Kanye shows up for Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' trial – but can't get in
New York: Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex-trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs to support his longtime friend – but wasn't allowed into the courtroom.
Dressed in white, Ye arrived at Manhattan federal court on Friday (New York time) while the trial was on a break and spent about 40 minutes in the building.
After emerging from an airport-style security screening, Ye was asked if he was at the courthouse to support Combs.
'Yes,' he responded with a nod. He then hustled to an elevator and did not respond when asked if he might testify on Combs' behalf when the defence begins its presentation as early as next week.
Courthouse security did not take him to the 26th-floor courtroom where the trial is being held. Admittance there is strictly controlled, with seats reserved for Combs' family and legal team, the media and spectators who wait in line for hours to get a seat.
The rapper was taken instead to a courtroom three floors below the trial floor. There, he briefly observed testimony on a large monitor.
As word of his presence spread, spectators trickled into the room where Ye sat in the front row with Combs' son, Christian, a bodyguard and another Combs supporter. Ye looked around the room before abruptly getting up and leaving.
He didn't answer questions as he left the courthouse and ducked into a waiting black Mercedes sedan.
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