Kanye West appeared in the trial of “Diddy” Kobs.

Wearing white clothes and sunglasses, the rapper told a journalist that he came to the Federal Court in Manhattan to show his support for Bad Boy Records tycoon, who is accused of illegally trafficking in people for sexual exploitation, blackmail.

West, who has publicly supported Diddy and has called for his acquittal, arrived hours after the start of the court on Friday and was welcomed by the son of a rapper, record producer and businessman, Christian King King, outside the court.

Providing possible distraction, judicial officers gave journalists instructions and the public to have their eyes forward and quiet, regardless of who enters the courtroom. West headed to a separate room away from the jurors and the press, where he could watch the trial via a video next to his bodyguards and Christian Komps. The rapper sat down and watched the trial carefully, but when journalists and people flooded the room, he allegedly left the court after less than half an hour.

West appeared in the trial just a day after his former Comrade Jane, who had filed for six whole days in court, arguing that the Combus was pushing her into marathon sexual encounters with male attendants while under the influence of drugs. Jane, who lodged under a pseudonym for the sake of protecting her privacy, said that her cums attacked her physically in June 2024.

CNN reported on Thursday that West was in New York and had contacted Christian Kobs to attend the trial. The rapper is also alleged to work on a musical project with Christian Komps.