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Kanye West Denied Entry After Surprise Appearance at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial

Prosecutors are set to rest their case next week, clearing the way for Combs’s defense team to present evidence.

Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as lawyer Teny Geragos (not seen) cross-examines "Jane" during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 12, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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/Larry Neumeister)
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Overview

  • Ye arrived at the Manhattan federal courthouse on June 13 in an all-white outfit and was greeted by Combs’s son, Christian “King” Combs, as he confirmed he was there to support the embattled music mogul.
  • Court officers barred West from the main trial courtroom, and he spent roughly 35 minutes watching the proceedings on a closed-circuit feed in an overflow room before departing.
  • Combs has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting individuals for prostitution and faces life in prison if convicted.
  • Prosecutors have called multiple high-profile witnesses, including former partners Cassie Ventura and a woman known as “Jane,” and expect to conclude their presentation next week.
  • Combs’s defense has moved for a mistrial citing prosecutorial misconduct and is preparing to call its own witnesses as the judge reviews a juror’s inconsistent residency statements.