Ye Supports Lil Durk at Chicago Rapper’s Murder-for-Hire Trial, Posing With ‘Free Durk’ Shirt
Footage of West draped in all-black strolling into the downtown Los Angeles federal courthouse emerged in the afternoon.
In Chicago rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles, Kanye West showed his support by attending the proceedings in a courthouse downtown. West, also known as Ye, was seen walking into the federal courthouse dressed entirely in black. The rapper was photographed posing with Durk associate Doodie Lo while holding up a "Free Durk" T-shirt.
This image has since circulated on social media. On the same day, fellow Chicago native and rapper Meek Mill also tweeted to call for Durk's freedom, tagging Ye in his post. Prosecutors argue that Durk became consumed with revenge after the murder of King Von, a close associate, in 2020 and subsequently ordered the murder of Quando Rondo in a 2022 shooting at a Los Angeles gas station.
Rondo's friend, Lul Pab, was killed in the crossfire. West, who has long supported Durk, isn't the only high-profile artist to show up for the rapper. In fact, mogul and rapper Kevin Gates made an appearance at the courthouse on Monday, when the trial began.
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