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.