Kanye West calls for Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' release from prison: ‘Free Puff'
Kanye West is calling for Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be released from prison.
The controversial 'Vultures' rapper took to X Thursday night to share his support for the disgraced music mogul who is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY.
'FREE PUFF,' West posted in capital letters.
'ALL THESE CELEBRITY N—-S AND BITCHES IS P—Y YALL A WATCH OUR BROTHER ROT AND NEVER SAY S–T,' he continued.
The Yeezy designer, 47, then dragged Chris Brown into his social media rant.
'WE ALL WATCHED THEM TRY TO CANCEL CHRIS BROWN AND AINT NOBODY DO NOTHING,' West claimed.
'I WAS P—Y THEN TOO CHRIS BROWN ITS TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF,' he added, seemingly referencing his new single, 'Wheels Fall Off.'
The 24-time Grammy winner then shared a video to his Instagram of himself on a FaceTime call with the Bad Boy Records founder's son Christian 'King' Combs.
Christian, 26, was seen smiling and talking in the clip with Ye though his voice was unclear.
'… FOR EVERY SON WHO DAD IS LOCKED UP WRITE [sic] OR WRONG I WANT YALL TO LISTEN TO DAVE CHAPELLES JOKES VERY CLOSE THIS TIME,' West wrote in the caption.
'LETS SEE HOW FUNNY IT GETS WHEN FAMILIES ARE SEPARATED ESPECIALLY BLACK FAMILIES.'
Notably, the 'All Falls Down' rapper now follows Sean on Instagram after previously only following his wife, Bianca Censori.
Sean, 55, is currently being held without bail in the Brooklyn facility as he awaits his sex trafficking and racketeering trial, which has been scheduled for May.
Last Thursday, federal prosecutors hit the 'I'll Be Missing You' rapper with a superseding indictment accusing him of coercing two additional women 'to engage in commercial sex acts,' per court documents.
Sean's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, denied the allegations in a statement obtained by Page Six.
'The latest Indictment contains no new offenses,' he said. 'The prosecution's theory remains flawed. The government has added the ridiculous theory that two of Mr. Combs' former girlfriends were not girlfriends at all but were prostitutes.
'Mr. Combs is as committed as ever to fighting these charges and winning at trial.'
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