KANYE West has pleaded with President Donald Trump to free his “idol” and jailed music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
Combs, 54, is currently locked up and awaiting trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges with Ye, 47, now fighting for his release online.
Kanye West has called for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be released from jail[/caption]
Combs with Trump and Melania Trump in 2008[/caption]
Kanye went on a foul-mouthed posting spree on X where he pleaded with the newly-inaugurated President to free Combs despite the looming allegations.
The first of dozens of deranged Kanye posts simply read: “FREE PUFF.”
He wrote a similar message on Instagram.
In another, Ye tagged President Trump and begged: “PLEASE FREE MY BROTHER PUFF.”
Kanye and Trump have had a close relationship in the past with the pair growing close in the run up to the Republican’s first election win in 2016.
They were pictured together in The White House in 2018 with Trump describing Ye as a “complicated” but “really nice guy”, last year.
The Graduation rapper also called Combs his “idol” and “hero” as he urged his celebrity pals to support the jailed music mogul because he “gave his life to us”.
He caused further controversy on Thursday when he announced plans to sell merchandise from a joint project between the pair from before Combs was arrested.
On the Yeezy website, Kanye showed a series of Sean John shirts – in red, white, blue, black and gray.
Sean John is a fashion lifestyle company created by Combs back in 1988.
Ye described it a business arrangement between him and Combs which he alleges was agreed to prior to Combs’ spell behind bars.
A social media post from Ye said: “YEEZY SEAN JOHN COLLAB AVAILABLE @ YEEZY.COM ME AND PUFF SPLITTING THIS 50/50 LIKE WE DISCUSSED BEFORE THEY LOCKED HIM UP.”
Several of the other posts described a concerned Kanye saying Combs is set to “rot” in jail.
Combs was first arrested on September 16 in Manhattan by Homeland Security on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
He has been holed up in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center ever since.
Combs has constantly pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges placed against him.
Across the past few months, Combs has been hit with dozens of additional civil lawsuits for rape and assault including against children as young as 9.
Combs is accused of abusing several women and leading Bad Boy Records as a “criminal enterprise” for more than a decade.
He has also been caught up in legal battles over racketeering and prostitution charges – which he vehemently denies.
In recent days, two more women have come forward and become part of a newly filed New York indictment against Combs.
Federal prosecutors have added “Victim-2” and “Victims-3” to his bombshell case, according to TMZ.
Charges against the music mogul initially only listed “Victim-1,” who is believed to be his former girlfriend, singer Casandra Ventura, also known as Cassie.
Diddy was previously charged with subjecting “Victim-1” to sex trafficking.
But new court documents now claim all three women were transported by the music mogul to “engage in prostitution”, according to TMZ.
Diddy‘s attorney Marc Agnifilo has claimed this shock update in the rapper’s sex crime probe was “flawed.”
Inside Kanye and Trump’s unlikley friendship
The pair have been friends for years but their relationship has not been without its ups and downs.
2009 – Trump was allegedly not an early fan of Kanye after he interrupted Taylor Swift’s Grammys speech. According to TMZ, he felt like the rapper’s behavior was “disgusting” and urged people to boycott him to ensure “this kind of thing doesn’t happen again.”
2014 – His attitude towards Kanye then changed over the years and he reportedly sent the rapper well wishes for his wedding to Kim Kardashian. “I certainly wish them the best of luck,” he told Extra. “I know them well and they’re both very nice people.”
2015 – Kanye announced he was running for President in 2020, and Trump told Rolling Stone he supported his move. “He’s actually a different kind of person than people think. He’s a nice guy,” he said. “I hope to run against him someday.”
2016 – Kanye went on a 25-minute rant during his Saint Pablo Tour in San Jose in which he discussed politics and endorsed Donald Trump. He was later hospitalized after suffering from exhaustion. He met up with Trump after he was released and tweeted that they had discussed “multicultural issues.”
2018 – Kanye caused a stir when he decided to wear a MAGA hat during a guest performance on Saturday Night Live. He started to rant about politics and was later cut off. After the show aired Trump tweeted his support for Kanye. “He’s leading the charge,” he told followers. Later on that year he visited the Oval Office and delivered a 10-minute speech.
2020 – As he began his campaign for the White House, Kanye told Forbes he was no longer a Trump supporter, explaining he was “taking the red hat off”. But his presidential campaign later fell apart and Joe Biden became the next President of the United States.
2021 – Kanye declared he was once again supporting Trump in a wide-ranging interview with REVOLT TV’s “Drink Champs”.
2022 – Kanye reportedly annoyed Trump by turning up to a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Florida with Nick Fuentes and the meeting prompted an avalanche of criticism. Trump claimed he didn’t know of his guest’s background. Trump reportedly later claimed that Kanye had betrayed him by ambushing him.
2023 – Kanye claimed he was still planning to run for President in 2024 but the campaign eventually fell apart for the second time, and he was filmed by paparazzi expressing his support for Trump.
2024 – Kanye and Bianca were seen stopping by a Trump rally in Los Angeles and the rapper continued to openly support the future President before he was elected for the second time.
2025 – He explained during a podcast interview with Justin LaBoy that he was invited to Trump’s inauguration but was asked to apologize again to the Jewish community and declare he is not an antisemite, which he refused to do.
Kanye and President Trump at Trump Tower in New York in 2016[/caption]
