Kanye West Drops Song With North West and Diddy—Against Kim Kardashian’s Request

Kanye West appeared to go against his ex Kim Kardashian’s wishes by releasing new music featuring vocals by their daughter North West and Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is awaiting a sex trafficking trial.

A new dispute between Kanye West and ex-wife Kim Kardashian appears to be brewing.

The rap producer released a new song by Sean “Diddy” Combs—to whom he has showed support in the wake of the Bad Boy Records founder’s ongoing sex trafficking case—titled “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine.” The track, dropped on X March 15 and deleted one day later, features North West, 11, Ye and the Kardashians star’s eldest daughter.

Kanye says Kim tried to block the track’s release. Another since-deleted X post Kanye also reportedly shared shows an apparent text conversation with Kim, who allegedly wrote that she “sent paper work over so she wouldn’t be in the Diddy song to protect her,” and acknowledged trademarking North’s name at birth.

“I asked u at the time if I can trademark her name,” another text allegedly from the SKIMS founder reads. “You said yes. When she’s 18 it goes to her. So stop.”
Kanye allegedly responded to Kim, whose family regularly trademarks their and their kids’ names, “Amend it or I’m going to war. And neither of us will recover from the public fallout. You’re going to have to kill me.”

Citing multiple sources familiar with the situation, TMZ reported that the SKKN by Kim founder sent out cease and desist letters to Ye over the song and that an emergency hearing with a mediator and a judge was held. Kanye did not join it, but did allegedly promise not to drop the track, the outlet said.

Hours after releasing the song, which Ye said also features Combs’ son Christian “King” Combs, 26, and musician Jasmine Williams, the rap artist demanded more input into the lives of his and Kim’s children—North, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 5.

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“I don’t want to just ‘see’ my kids,” Kanye, whose divorce from his ex was finalized in 2022 after eight years of marriage, wrote on X. “I need to raise them.”

Kanye, who has been helping North produce her debut album, has occasionally used social media to air his grievances over arrangements involving his and Kim’s kids. In recent months, he has also used it increasingly to praise late Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and share pics of swastikas and other anti-Semitic content.

In February, he took to X to express support for Combs, who is awaiting a May trial on sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and other charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

“FREE PUFF,” Kanye wrote Feb. 6, referring to one of Combs’ former stage names, before adding in a separate message, “PUFF WE LOVE YOU.”

Read on for more on Combs’ legal case…

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Search Warrants Executed on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ L.A. and Miami Properties

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed search warrants at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami properties on March 25, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.

The sources told the outlet the warrant was out of the Southern District of New York, and a spokesperson for HSI New York confirmed to E! News it “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”

Law enforcement sources told NBC News the music mogul was in the Miami area when the search warrants were executed.

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News about the investigation broke after Combs faced allegations of sexual misconduct in lawsuits filed by multiple accusers starting in November, with the musician denying the allegations. 

“Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday,” he wrote in a December statement posted on Instagram. “Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”

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Diddy’s Attorney Speaks Out

The day after HSI executed the search warrants at Combs’ L.A. and Miami properties, his lawyer spoke out.

“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” attorney Aaron Dyer said in a March 26 statement to E! News. “There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”

Dyer noted Combs “was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”

“Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way,” his lawyer’s statement continued. “This unprecedented ambush—paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence—leads  to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”

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And Dyer expressed Combs’ intent to defend himself.

“There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations,” he added. “Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”

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Details About the Raid Revealed

As for what actually went down during the searches, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the warrant told NBC News authorities with the Department of Homeland Security seized phones from Combs’ home in Miami before he was scheduled to travel to the Bahamas, and several sources familiar with the matter added that guns were discovered during the search.

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One source familiar with the matter also told NBC News three women and one man were interviewed by prosecutors and investigators from the Southern District of New York about allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms purportedly tied to Combs.

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Diddy’s Associate Brendan Paul Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Possession

On the same day the search warrants were executed at Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles properties, one of his associates, Brendan Paul, was arrested by the Miami-Dade police on suspicion of drug possession, a law enforcement source familiar with the matter told NBC News.

According to the Miami-Dade arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet, Paul was taken into custody for allegedly possessing suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy.

Prison records obtained by NBC News show Paul was released on March 26 after posting bond.

“We do not plan on trying this case in the media,” Paul’s attorney Brian Bieber said in a statement obtained by the outlet, “all issues will be dealt with in court.”

In May, Paul accepted a plea deal, with his lawyer Bieber telling People, “Brendan accepted the prosecutor’s offer to permit his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety.”

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Diddy Arrested in New York

He was arrested in the lobby of a New York hotel on Sept. 16, 2024, according to NBC News. It’s unclear what Combs has been charged with and if the arrest has any potential connection to the raids.

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to E! News. “He is an imperfect person but Is not criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.”

The lawyer added, “Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
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Diddy Charged With Sex Trafficking & Racketeering

After Combs was arrested based on the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed on Sept. 17.

The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; as well as transportation to engage in prostitution, according to court documents obtained by NBC News.

The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” for more than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported behavior started around 2008.

“To do so,” the documents stated, “Combs relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled—creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

According to NBC News, Combs pleaded not guilty and was denied bail.

“He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might,” his attorney Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside the courthouse prior to the arraignment, “and the full confidence of his lawyers.”

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Diddy Is Held Without Bail in New York Facility

Following his arrest, Combs was held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center where he was denied a $50 million bond. The music mogul was also placed on suicide watch, which a source told E! News is a customary procedure for high-profile inmates. He was since taken off.

He was assigned the same area of the jail as cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, a source told NBC News.

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Comedian Jeff Wittek Says He Attended “Freak Off”

Comedian Jeff Wittek, 34, came forward Sept. 29 to say he attended one of Diddy’s “freak off” parties around 2010 in a Miami mansion.

“It was like eight stories high and it just kept going up,” Wittek said on Jeff FM, “and the higher you went, the weirder s–t was going on.”

“I saw live sex happen that night,” he continued. “That’s the first time I saw that happen ever in my life. And did I partake? No, but I got f–king drunk there.”

As Wittek put it, “It’s just crazy. I was literally there. I lived through it.”

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Diddy Accused of 120 New Sexual Assault Cases

In an Oct. 1 press conference, attorney Tony Buzbee detailed that 120 people had come forward with new sexual assault allegations against the rapper.

The allegations against Combs, Buzbee noted in a press conference with NBC News, include, “violent sexual assault or rape, facilitated sex with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual abuse of minors.”

A lawyer for the rapper, Erica Wolff, later responded to the allegations, emphasizing that Combs maintains his innocence.

“He cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus,” she said. “That said, Mr. Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors.”