Diddy's son Christian Combs meets Kanye West at Chateau Marmont after they both attended his father's trial
Kanye, 48, was not pictured but Christian, 27, was seen at the hotel with several friends and appeared in good spirits despite his father's ongoing sex trafficking trial in New York City.
Kanye is known to frequent the Hollywood hotspot and on Tuesday, his custom Maybach was towed away from the establishment.
Kanye has publicly supported Diddy on multiple occasions amid the music mogul's legal woes, and on Friday even attended the trial, where he was greeted by Christian.
The pair shared a hug outside the courthouse before entering together.
West caused chaos at the trial in Manhattan as he surprised crowds outside the courthouse. He wore an all-white denim outfit to the trial.
Kanye had not announced his arrival beforehand, with footage from crowds outside the courthouse showing their surprise as he made his entrance.
He was seen entering the courthouse, and briefly entered an overflow room, but did not enter the courtroom itself where Diddy has stood trial since May 5.
According to the New York Times, Kanye was not on the approved attendee list for the day and was instructed to watch the proceedings via a closed-circuit video feed in an overflow room.
He watched a closed-circuit video feed of the trial with Christian and Diddy's friend Charlucci Finney before departing, The Times adds. He was in the courthouse for approximately a half hour, the publication also reported.
It comes as Diddy faces up to life in prison for drug trafficking and racketeering charges, which he has pleaded not guilty to.
Over the weekend, Christian paid tribute to his dad with a gushing Father's Day tribute.
King shared a post of his father holding him when he was a child. He captioned the shot: 'Happy Fathers Day Pops!!' King said. 'I Love you & miss you !!! We waiting for you at [home].'
Diddy is father to seven children with four women.
His children are: Quincy, 33, Justin, 30, Christian, Chance, 18, twins D'Lila and Jessie, 18, and Love Sean, two.
Diddy faces life in prison on five federal charges: racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Prosecutors say Diddy used his fame and power in the music industry, along with violence and money, to coerce girlfriends for nearly two decades to submit to sexual performances involving male sex workers, sometimes on a weekly basis.
The sex marathons, called "freak-offs" and "hotel nights," sometimes lasted several days as Diddy watched, directed and sometimes filmed his girlfriends having sex with other men, according to testimony.
Two former girlfriends testified that they relied on drugs supplied by Diddy to stay awake - and numb - throughout the events. They both said they endured the sexual marathons because they were in love with Diddy and it enabled them to spend more time with him.
Defense lawyers say prosecutors are trying to criminalize sexual activity between consenting adults. They say their client was involved in domestic abuse, but had not committed the federal crimes of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Diddy has remained jailed without bail since his September arrest.
Meanwhile, more photos of damning evidence against Diddy came to light on Thursday, including a collection of high-powered rifles, drugs and hundreds of bottles of baby oil.
The trove of photos were released by federal prosecutors as the trial at Manhattan federal court was stalled due to the Juneteenth holiday.
The items were collected by Homeland Security officials during the March 2024 raid at the disgraced Bad Boy mogul's mansion in the exclusive Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.
Investigators also found bags containing ketamine, which were also photographed as evidence.
Last week, Homeland Security Investigations agent Andre Lamon testified he saw an overwhelming amount of both baby oil and lubricant when he and other agents searched the mansion.
The pictures show bottles of baby oil neatly lined in display cabinets, while dozen of boxes of the lubricant were also found stacked in the home.
Lamon testified he found 900 bottles of Astroglide and 200 bottles of baby oil at Combs' LA home.
Investigators also found bags containing ketamine, which were also photographed as evidence.
Evidence: The cache of photos also showed Combs' collection of baby oil, which were neatly displayed in one of the rooms inside the LA mansion
Federal prosecutors allege the drugs were used in marathon 'freak offs' Combs, his ex-girlfriends and male escorts participated in.
Defense Attorney Marc Agnifilo has said the star likes to 'buy in bulk like any other American' and claimed Combs participated in consensual sex.
One of the pictures showed a cache of weapons, including AR-15 style rifles and pump shotguns, next to a bag of tortilla chips.
Combs' has since placed his LA mansion up for sale at $61.5million. The 17,000-square-foot home that boasts 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms is still listed for sale as of Thursday.
Authorities also executed search warrants at Comb's Miami mansion on the exclusive Star Island the same day.
Armed agents entered luxury properties on both East and West coasts, with video footage showing helicopters circling overhead.
Narcotics: Agents also found drugs at Combs' LA mansion. Prosecutors said Diddy's marathon 'freak off' sex parties were fueled by drugs such and ketamine
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