US EditionKanye Appears in Court to Back Diddy
- Kanye, now known as 'Ye', attended Diddy's trial at a federal courthouse in Manhattan but did not enter the courtroom.
- Officials set up an overflow room for Kanye to watch the trial on a monitor, and he left after about 10 minutes.
- Judge Mathis noted that the prosecution has made progress on two counts against Diddy but needs to strengthen its case on other charges.
- Mathis mentioned that friends should support Diddy but did not condone his alleged actions.
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Kanye appears in court to back Diddy
US rapper Kanye West showed up at a Manhattan federal courthouse Friday to support music mogul Sean Combs, who is on trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, reported AFP. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, never entered the courtroom; he briefly watched the proceedings in an adjacent room on closed-circuit video with one of Combs's sons and then left. When asked by broadcaster ABC whether he was there to support Combs, the…
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Kanye West makes a dramatic court appearance to support ‘Diddy’
Kanye West made a brief but striking appearance on Friday to show support for his longtime friend Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Combs faces serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Dressed head to toe in white, Kanye arrived just before noon, accompanied by Combs’s son, Christian ‘King’ Combs. This stirred a buzz among onlookers and the media. KANYE WEST SHOWS ‘DIDDY’ SUPPORT When asked if he was there to back Combs, Kanye simply nodded and said …
The controversy rapper presented himself this Friday at the Manhattan court where P. Diddy's trial has been held for nearly a month, accused, among other things, of sex trafficking.
The prosecution accuses 55-year-old Combs of sexually abused women and men and forced them to participate in drug and sex parties with threats and violence.
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