Kanye West pleads with Donald Trump to free Sean Combs.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Jim Watson/AFPWithSean ‘Diddy’ Combsawaiting trial on multiple sex trafficking and abuse charges,Kanye Westis attempting to leverage his friendship with PresidentDonald Trump.The 24x Grammy winner came to Diddy’s defense Thursday on social media, calling for Trump to pardon the rapper ahead of his trial, which is set for May 5, after he haspleaded not guiltyand wasdenied bail three times.“FREE PUFF,” wrote West onX. After supporting Trump in the 2016 election, the Yeezy mogul wrote in anotherpost, “@realDonaldTrump PLEASE FREE MY BROTHER PUFF.”Related StoriesLegalSean “Diddy” Combs Sex Trafficking Trial Gets Start Date; More Charges May Be Coming From FedsNewsDonald Trump Signs TikTok Executive Order, Pardons About 1,500 January 6th Defendants; New POTUS Holds Impromptu Live Oval Office Press ConferenceIn his profanity-laden rant, West went on to call out fellow celebs who “WATCH OUR BROTHER ROTAND NEVER SAY S—,”adding: “WE ALL WATCHED TAKE CHRIS BROWN AND AINT NOBODY DO NOTHING I WAS P— THEN TOO CHRIS BROWN ITS TO THE WHEELS FALL OFF.”West’s comments came after Trumppardoned nearly 1,500 January 6th defendantsduring the first day of his second term.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ye (@ye)Arrested by the NYPD on September 16 in a Big Apple hotel lobby, Combs is charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Already behind bars and repeatedly denied bail, the heavily lawyered-up Combs’ trial is set to start May 5. If found guilty, he is looking at life in prison.Also sometimes known as Puff Daddy, Puffy and P. Diddy, the 55-year-old three-time Grammy winner — who has had 10 Top 10 solo singles including three No. 1s — also is fighting dozens of other sexual assault cases in federal and state court including one with Jay-Z as a co-defendant. Among the 40 or so individuals, female and male, that say Combs raped and abused them, there are several minors –including a 10-year-old boy.Must Read StoriesHide ArticlesSebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong On Why ‘The Apprentice’ Is “More Of A Horror Movie”Lopez’s ‘Spider Woman’ Ready To Tempt Buyers; Shipka & Grace Lead ‘Nowhere Game’SAG-AFTRA Weighs In After Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech Calling Out LabelsCostume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Nosferatu’ & ‘Conclave’ Win – Updating LiveRead More About:CrimeDonald TrumpKanye WestSean CombsTrials1 CommentsSubscribe to DeadlineGet our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.Sign Up1 CommentJavaScript is required to load the comments.Loading comments…
