Diddy trial stunned by shock appearance of Kanye West

Kanye West refused to answer all but one question after stunning bystanders when he arrived to watch the Diddy trial overnight Friday.

Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial Friday morning, entering the courtroom with one of Combs’ sons.

When West - who goes by Ye Ye - came to the courthouse around 11.10am, screams could be heard from bystanders, who shouted questions at him and recorded with their phones.

West - wearing all white denim pants and jacket and black sunglasses - was asked, “Are you here to support Combs?”

“Yes,” the fellow rapper responded.

He did not respond to questions about whether he’s been following the trial, which has been running for five weeks.

He was met by Combs’ son Christian “King” Combs, who walked with the rapper inside.

Once West was cleared through the courthouse security, he got in an elevator and went to the 23rd floor to watch the trial on a television screen inside a less-used secondary overflow room.

Two overflow courtrooms have been available throughout trial so the public can still view the trial in case the main courtroom reaches capacity.

The main courtroom, however, was not full Friday.

West briefly observed inside the room, before other reporters caught wind of his surprise visit, apparently prompting him to leave.

West spent about 40 minutes total inside the courthouse before leaving with Combs’ son and someone who appeared to be security.

West’s wife, Bianca Censori, was not in attendance or seen at the courthouse.

West didn’t answer questions as he got into a black car and drove away.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

A day earlier, one of Diddy’s alleged victims, former gal pal “Jane,” gave shocking testimony about an unnamed, world-famous rap “icon” whom she said was into a “similar” sex-crazed, “freak-off” lifestyle as the Bad Boy Records founder.

West didn’t respond to reporters’ questions about whether he was the “iconic” rapper described on Thursday.

One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged victims and his one-time gal pal “Jane” testified that she attended a January 2024 Las Vegas party hosted by a famous rapper who was throwing a birthday party for his girlfriend.

Jane said she was flown on the rapper’s private plane to Sin City, where a group of attendees went to a play, then to a birthday dinner, before going to a strip club and capping the night off with an afterparty in a hotel room.

Jane said at the afterparty she saw an escort named Antoine having sex with a woman as the rapper, his girlfriend and others watched.

Jane said she and Diddy had hired Antoine several times to join in “freak-offs” with them. And when she saw Antoine at the party, he told her he travelled around with the mystery rapper and his girlfriend.

Kanye West arrives at the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial in New York to offer support on June 14 2025. Picture: TikTok

Jane also said she recommended to the rapper another escort she and Combs hired because, similar to the “I’ll Be Missing You” rhymer, the mystery rapper was into a “similar” sex-crazed “lifestyle.”

Jane said Combs was upset with her when he found out she went to the rapper’s party and subsequent “freak-off”.

Diddy, 55, is accused of using his fame, fortune and many businesses to run a decade-long scheme in which he controlled and manipulated his longtime girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, 38, and others including Jane using violence and threats, forcing them into “freak-off” sex marathons that went on for days.

The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He faces life in prison if convicted.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission

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