NEW YORK — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, showed his support for Sean "Diddy" Combs Friday, making a brief, surprise appearance at the courthouse amid his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering trial.

Cameras captured the “Gold Digger” rapper walking into the federal courthouse Friday morning, where he was spotted greeting Combs’ youngest son, Christian “King” Combs.

Wearing an all-white ensemble, Ye was asked by a reporter if he was there in support of Combs, to which he responded, “Yes.” When asked if he would be testifying on behalf of the music mogul, he did not respond.

Ye arrived at about 11:30 a.m. and was inside the courthouse watching the testimony from day 23 of the trial in one of the overflow rooms before leaving after about an hour, per court personnel on the scene.

In March, Ye publicly proclaimed his support for Combs in a song he released titled ”Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” which features both hip-hop moguls and their kids.

“LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE new song by PUFF DADDY feat. His son KING COMBS my daughter NORTH WEST and new Yeezy artist from Chicago Jasmine Williams,” Ye captioned his post on X at the time.

Ye also advocated for Combs’ release from prison posting on X, “FREE PUFF.”

The duo have stayed in touch since Combs has been locked up at the the Metropolitan Detention Center. In a leaked jail call between the the pair, Combs warns West that people are trying to “end” them.

“You be careful out there,” Combs says. “Cause they definitely trying to end us.”

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(With Molly Crane-Newman.)

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