Kanye West

Some of the posts by the rapper on Instagram and Twitter were widely deemed antisemitic.

Ye's Twitter account is still active but he can't post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. Ye had returned to Twitter on Saturday following a nearly two-year hiatus, reportedly after Instagram locked his account. On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports.

Mike Dean says sharing private DMs "is the single most thirsty thing a person can do,” after Kanye West posted his texts with Diddy.

While acknowledging Kanye West is a “free thinker”, he declared the “Black Lives Matter” movement is not to be played with. “On this Sunday, I hope we as a people stop all the Coonin’ and baffoonin! When a fan responded, “Diddy low key threatening ye with every text he sends.

"This man is no icon, he has no wisdom I care to hear," the conservative commentator wrote following the rapper's antisemitic comments.

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A US TV host has unloaded on Kanye West over his since-removed Twitter posts, calling him out for what she called “poisonous” comments.

You’re never going to be president.” [Flash](https://servedby.flashtalking.com/click/7/147293;5439999;50126;211;0/?ft_width=1&ft_height=1&gdpr=%24%7BGDPR%7D&gdpr_consent=%24%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&us_privacy=%24%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&url=https://www.flashnews.com.au/?offername=&pg=flash-default&extcamp=ncaeditoriallinkbelindalink-edt-new-lnk-awr-acq-var-fla&channel=ncaeditorial&campaign=ncacontra&voucher=&utm_medium=textlink&utm_campaign=belindalink&utm_content=flashncaeditorial), the musician [took a shot at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/kanye-west-slams-kim-kardashian-putting-ass-out-in-magazine/news-story/f16fec9c6e4edeff51743f8d16b9477e) for putting her “ass out” in a magazine and using ideas from his brand. [“White Lives Matter”](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-photos/kanye-west-debuts-yeezy-line-with-controversial-white-lives-matter-tshirt/news-story/f4606db297a68418a0aac524c664b12c). It is likely he meant DEFCON 3, a reference to the US military’s alert system. Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SarahKSilverman/status/1579179927848759298?s=20&t=bKTS4MNMhNNSMJiqC_E95g). [shared his tweet](https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/1579071323795779584?s=20&t=UQugRb31tWhQNSQf3U8vlg) with her fans as she pleaded with Ye to stop his harmful rhetoric. McCain, a former View co-host, took aim at the musician, writing that his behaviour is “poison” and “trash”. [violated the platform’s policies](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/kanye-west-explodes-in-late-night-twitter-rant-says-hell-go-to-death-con-3-on-jewish-people-amid-antisemitism-accusations/news-story/147b74717b58c119a3012cea0f1bf913). [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kanye-west-ye-instagram-anti-semitic-rcna51340). [The rapper](https://www.news.com.au/topics/kanye-west), who has legally changed his name to Ye, was locked out of both Twitter and Instagram over weekend for making anti-Semitic comments, according to [The Wrap](https://www.thewrap.com/meghan-mccain-trashes-kanye-west-conservatives/).

Under their policies, the two social networks prohibit the posting of offensive language. Ye's Twitter account is still active but he can't post until the ...

Ye’s Twitter account is still active but he can’t post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. That’s an apparent reference to the U.S. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records.

Twitter confirmed Sunday that it had removed a tweet by Ye, the musician and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, and temporarily prohibited him ...

Kanye West, who goes by Ye, had his social media accounts restricted after a series of antisemitic posts.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York also weighed in on Ye’s tweets, saying that, “There is absolutely no room in this country or world for antisemitism. “The behavior exhibited this week by @kanyewest is deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period. He went on to criticize Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, which owns Instagram, for removing him from the platform.

John Legend, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Silverman and more celebrities are speaking out against Kanye West's anti-Semitic social media activity.

“How you gonna kick me off Instagram?” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/1579071323795779584), “The holiest day in Judaism [Yom Kippur] was last week. The former “The View” co-host, 37, added, “I have zero tolerance for this s–t. … This is poison and yet another example why this man and his behavior are trash.” “We all need to get onto it,” the journalist, 66, wrote. The silence is so loud.”

Jamie Lee Curtis has accused Kanye West of "inciting violence". The 'Stronger' rapper has sparked outrage with an anti-Semitic post on Twitter and though it has since been removed and he has been blocked from the platform, a string of stars have spoken ...

“This man is no icon, he has no wisdom I care to hear. – it is a cancer and it is everywhere. It is an existential threat to American life and our Jewish friends and family both in our country and outside of it. She posted: “We all need to get onto it. Conservatives always claim to hate celebrity but jump and get excited like a teenage girl at a Harry Styles concert any time any of them show our side attention. She posted on Instagram: “A reminder – antisemitic hate crimes are at their highest levels in America in decades.

Instagram and Twitter have suspended Kanye “Ye” West after the rapper shared a series of antisemitic statements on both social media platforms.

[TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/04/black-lives-matter-responds-kanye-west-white-lives-matter-candace-owens/), the Black Lives Matter Grassroots organization opposed West and conservative pundit Candace Owens wearing the “White Lives Matter” shirts in Paris. [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kanye-west-ye-instagram-anti-semitic-rcna51340). According to a Meta spokesperson, Instagram may temporarily restrict violators from posting, commenting or sending direct messages. Amid widespread criticism from the fashion community and beyond, West [doubled down on the stunt](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-03/kanye-west-candace-owen-white-lives-matter-shirts) and called the Black Lives Matter movement “a scam.” A representative for Twitter also confirmed Monday that the app had locked West’s account for breaking its rules. [a “White Lives Matter” shirt](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-05/kanye-west-vogue-white-lives-matter-shirts-controversy) to Paris Fashion Week.

Kanye West is once again embroiled in controversy. The rapper who is legally known as Ye made antisemitic posts on Twitter and Instagram and the social ...

He also said he was suspicious of any COVID-19 vaccine, calling it “the mark of the beast.” On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports. “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend,” posted Musk, who last week renewed his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter following a monthslong legal battle with the company. It was later revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. West soon decided to scrap the entire tour. And on Saturday, Instagram locked out posts by the rapper-entrepreneur over content violations. In one antisemitic post on Twitter, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records, making an apparent reference to the U.S. 3 he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt while debuting his latest fashion line in Paris, prompting harsh criticism. His Twitter account was locked Sunday. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, White Lives Matter is a neo-Nazi group. Ye has alienated even ardent fans in recent years, teasing and long tinkering with albums that haven’t been met with the critical or commercial success of his earlier recordings. NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West once suggested slavery was a choice.

Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye, that were widely deemed antisemitic.

Ye's Twitter account is still active but he can’t post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records. That's an apparent reference to the U.S.

The candid film shows West helming his business operations, previewing new music, and provoking Adidas executives in a confrontational meeting.

Later in the film, he goes to see North West play basketball at a school and the Kardashian-West family briefly reconvenes. He proposes “Dondafying” the space by removing all the lights and swapping out stairs for ramps, then confides in Yeezy investor Shervin Pishevar about his difficulty being kind to people. Then the film pivots into a reality format, with West hearing pitches, securing business deals, and driving around listening to his own music.

Kanye West Drops 30-Minute Documentary Featuring Combative New Song: 'You Don't Really Love Ye/ Go Listen to Drake, B—h'. The rambling film finds West seemingly ...

With no clear narrative through line, the doc jumps from footage of Ye getting a massage to film of him rapping the Donda 2 song “First Time in Long Time” in a car. The film, shot as if through a round, fish eye-like lens, then meanders to footage of West watching a video about high-nutrient plants and then to an odd segment in which he seemingly shares a pornographic video with a pair of Adidas executives in order to make a point about loyalty. The final segment finds West is on the sidelines for daughter North West’s basketball game, fumbling with his phone as he tries to snap a pic and then chatting with ex Kim Kardashian on the sidelines in an extended bit at the end with muted audio. While the video steers clear of tackling any of the most recent controversies, following the Drake-baiting it segues into what appears to be a meeting with a fashion industry figure in which they discuss the pros and cons of different fabrics before Ye appears to make an offer to buy the man’s company. “You don’t have no idea what it take, b—h,” he continues, encouraging fans to listen to Lil Baby or Future if they don’t like what he has to say. “You a fake b—h/ You don’t really love Ye/ Go listen to Drake, b—h,” the MC who now goes by Ye raps over a muffled beat as he mouths along while riding in a car.

Kanye West showed a pornographic video to shocked Adidas executives during a recent business meeting that he captured for a YouTube video titled "LAST WEEK.

He referred to the former as a “fake Yeezy made by adidas themselves.” “We terminated the Gap relationship, and they knew they did wrong,” the man said. But Adidas may beat him to the punch. This is a different level of nuclear activity that no one will recover from.” I’m not arguing about ideas with people with lesser ideas than me.” “The whole concept of this video is that the guy had cheated, so then the girl was like, ‘Well then I’m going to do the thing that’s your worst nightmare.'” And there’s grounds for that, in my opinion.” These are all children of his mind, and you’ve kidnapped them. Your worst nightmare is not me playing the porn. Your worst nightmare is not me screaming. “Your worst nightmare is not me hitting you. 12

In his new documentary Last Week, Kanye West attempted to intimidate Adidas executives by showing porn during a meeting.

West points to one blurred-out face and says, “I’m only going to work at Adidas if he’s the CEO,” and the statement is met with silence. So then the girl is like, ‘Well, I’m going to do the thing that’s your worst nightmare.’ This is your worst nightmare,” he says, again pointing to his pick for CEO. “He’s got the same voice, doesn’t he?” Ye says, pointing to the executive. West motions for him to look at the screen. West moves the camera closer to his face. Ye can be seen shoving a phone displaying a pornographic video in an executive’s face in an apparent attempt to intimidate the man.

West previously teased that he was interested in buying San Antonio Shoemakers in the wake of his social media fight with Adidas. Controversial rapper Kanye ...

"That being said, keep my godamn city and our 21 out of your fucking mouth." [@kanyewest]Yo, loved the hell out your first two albums. That being said, keep my goddamn city and our 21 out your fucking mouth! "Yo, loved the hell out of your two albums. ." West didn't finish the thought. "It was so in-synced, the information.

His comment drew a sharp rebuke from the Anti-Defamation League which called the tweet 'dangerous', 'antisemitic'.

His Twitter account was locked Sunday, just a day after he returned to the platform following a nearly two-year hiatus — and was welcomed back by Elon Musk. Twitter took action on nearly 4.3 million accounts between July and December of 2021, according to the latest available data from a transparency report it publishes twice a year. [ last week renewed his $44bn offer to buy Twitter](/news/2022/10/5/musks-twitter-deal-back-on-what-you-need-to-know) following a months-long legal battle with the company. On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports. He called the COVID-19 vaccine “the mark of the beast”. In one post on Twitter, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE”, according to internet archive records, making an apparent reference to the United States defence-readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.

Perhaps that's because they don't have a problem with it. ... American rapper and producer Kanye ...

[said in a series of tweets](https://twitter.com/AGToddRokita/status/1579214805583306753): “The constant hypocrisy from the media is at an all-time high. Which the party also did not appear to mind. So it was fully unsurprising to see conservatives [embrace and give props to](https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2022/10/07/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-shirt-trump-fox-mxp-knowles-cprog-vpx.hln) Kanye West after he wore a “white lives matter” T-shirt at his Paris fashion show last week. [go back](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/donald-trump-congresswoman-racist-tweets)” to the “totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came,” a US congresswoman [speaking](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/02/majorie-taylor-greene-nick-fuentes-speech) at an event put on by a white nationalist, a US senator [publicly declaring](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/ron-johnson-blm-capitol-riot) he wasn’t afraid of the January 6 rioters but would have been worried if they were Black Lives Matter protesters, or the complete and total hysteria over children learning about [systemic racism](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/gops-critical-race-theory-fixation-explained/618828/), truly nothing unites this group of people like demonizing anyone who isn’t white. The left is dividing us, not uniting us.” Facing a wave of backlash, Rokita attempted to backpedal, writing: “My post was specifically and clearly aimed at the hypocrisy of the media and Hollywood elites, not anything to do with other comments. To date, it does not appear that any major Republicans have publicly condemned West’s comments. I have an obvious, clear and substantial Congressional and public record of being 100% supportive of the Jewish community and Israel.” The Republican Party once stood for limited government and tax cuts, but at this point, it would not be hyperbolic to say the GOP might as well be selling “Honk if you heart racism” bumper stickers and T-shirts. [welcomed](https://twitter.com/KaivanShroff/status/1579073453168431106) West back to Twitter shortly before the “death con” tweet, in case you were wondering [what the site will be like under his ownership](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/elon-musk-twitter-deal-donald-trump-right-wing-hate) (Because Musk does not own Twitter yet, West has had his tweet removed and account suspended.) They have now gone after Kanye for his new fashion line, his independent thinking, & for having opposing thoughts from the norm of Hollywood. The media will steamroll anyone if they do not kowtow to their way of thinking. [accused](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11296055/Kanye-West-posts-disturbing-tweet-claiming-hes-going-def-3-JEWISH-PEOPLE.html) the fellow rapper of being controlled by Jewish people, West, who changed his name to simply “Ye” last year, [tweeted](https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/kanye-elon-trump): “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” While it was not clear if he’d meant to write “Defcon,” or actually meant “death con,” neither would be great, given the persecution that Jews have historically faced, including that one period in which more than 6 million of them were wiped off the face of the earth.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita came under fire over the weekend after defending rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West. Rokita, a Republican, tweeted a link ...

[IndyStar obtained documentation](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/07/14/ohio-abortion-10-year-old-indiana-todd-rokita-dr-caitlin-bernard/65373626007/) from the Indiana Department of Health that Bernard had reported the abortion and indicated the patient had suffered abuse, Rokita said [he would continue to investigate Bernard](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/07/27/indiana-ag-rokita-still-investigating-ob-gyn-dr-caitlin-bernard-lawyer-says/65384533007/). 1 news conference](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/09/14/indiana-attorney-general-todd-rokita-office-declines-to-share-info-on-dr-bernard-complaints/69493958007/), Rokita was asked about the status of the investigation into Bernard and said it was "ongoing." Caitlin Bernard providing abortion services to a 10-year-old girl from Ohio, Rokita [said on Fox News](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/07/14/indiana-attorney-general-todd-rokita-says-he-is-looking-into-ob-gyn-caitlin-bernard/65373487007/) he would investigate Bernard and whether she reported the procedure. IU Health [also said that ](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/07/15/iu-health-says-indiana-doctor-did-not-violate-hipaa-laws-in-10-year-old-abortion-case/65374295007/)Bernard did not violate HIPAA. “As he himself stated, the post was clearly aimed at the hypocrisy of the media and Hollywood elites," Stevenson said in a statement emailed to IndyStar. Ye was locked out of his Instagram and Twitter accounts after posting antisemitic messages and violating guidelines on both platforms, [USA Today reported.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/10/10/ye-kanye-west-twitter-instagram-antisemitism-hollywood-reacts/8232983001/) "My post was specifically and clearly aimed at the hypocrisy of the media and Hollywood elites, not anything to do with other comments," Rokita said. In his defense of Ye, Rokita claimed the media was unfairly targeting the rapper for his "independent thinking" and "opposing thoughts." The tweet linked to an interview between Ye and Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, where Ye defended himself and the shirt. "He actually articulated his message on Saturday morning," Stevenson said. 6 MSNBC story](https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-ye-rcna51006) that criticized Ye, prominently focused around the rapper donning a "White Lives Matter" shirt at a recent fashion show. "They have now gone after Kanye for his new fashion line, his independent thinking, & for having opposing thoughts from the norm of Hollywood."

Some images of poor mental health from relatively recent films: in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a deeply traumatised teenage boy (Logan Lerman), ...

Yet I would bet that many of the same people who are demanding West be held accountable for his actions would be horrified at the idea of sending a mentally ill person who commits a terrible crime to prison. Now, people talk openly about taking “mental health days” and being “triggered” by unpleasant comments or images, demanding that people make allowances for them and their fragile mind. Back when I was in hospital, having mental health issues was embarrassing, as though you were some kind of Jason Vorhees figure from the Friday the 13th movies, or locked in a cell with a muzzle over your face like Hannibal Lecter. Not necessarily, but poor mental health makes you say a lot of crazy stuff, because it’s not about being sexily impetuous or soulfully sensitive. West’s attacks on Karefa-Johnson prompted the model Gigi Hadid to write on his Instagram “You wish u had a percentage of her intellect” and called him “a bully and a joke”. Many are talking about him being “cancelled”, whatever that even means when we’re talking about one of the most famous artists in the world. There has been an enormous amount of talk about mental health over the past two decades. This latest episode started with his fashion show in Paris for his label Yeezy, for which he and his models wore t-shirts emblazoned with the logo White Lives Matter. Things spiralled from there, with — and I’m condensing here, for all of our sakes — West posting messages in which he accused Puff Daddy/Puff Diddy/Diddy of being controlled by Jewish people, and then he accused his ex-wife Kim Kardashian of hiding his kids from him. The woman who pulled out all the hairs in her eyebrows and eyelashes. Which brings me to Kanye West, now known as Ye, and probably the most famous mentally ill person in the world right today. The man who came into the TV room, dropped his trousers, and started masturbating (to Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, of all people, so you knew he was really crazy).

He's a Black man parroting white supremacy, while far too many brush it off, continue dancing to his music and wear his clothes.

West is often described as a “freethinker,” but in the political space, he isn’t. After the latest outcry over the “White Lives Matter” shirt he wore at Fashion Week, West continued his publicity seeking by going on Fox News to elaborate. He’s a Black man parroting white supremacy, while far too many brush it off, continue dancing to his music and wear his clothes. Last week, West caused a firestorm by wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his fashion show in Paris. He wrote for public consumption, which is to say that he was a professional in a way few composers are anymore. So I wrote the song ‘New Slaves.’ So I took the Confederate flag and made it my flag. Of course, Mozart was a genius beyond dispute, but the idea that he was a tortured one may be a myth. While Mozart had his share of sorrow and loss and frustration like the rest of us, he was fundamentally a happy man. But it has always seemed to me that West is aching to be considered a modern Mozart: the tortured genius. West is a brooding, narcissistic attention addict and praise junkie. I will let others debate whether his talents as an artist, which are remarkable, rise to that of genius. Among Kanye West’s defenders, the thinking goes like this: He is a genius, a freethinker, an elevated conscience.

The road to rehabilitation is long, and if anyone can, Kanye can.

Sticking to geopolitics, he said that “the media” want Lizzo, a portly flautist noted for showing her bottom in public, to stay fat, in the name of the “demonic” idea that stuffing your face is healthy. There will be meetings with rabbis, a trip to the Western Wall, and another high-profile interview to apologise about the previous one. “It’s a genocide of the black race,” West explained. [suspended from Twitter and Instagram](https://www.thejc.com/news/news/kanye-west-says-hell-go-'death-con-3-on-jews-in-now-removed-tweet-4uAVN4ibRf7523jKIeitjz) for antisemitic statements; the president of Iran is still holding the fort. Kim Kardashian, and then, apparently having mislaid some of his marbles, a brand called “Ye”, because, as he explained to the radio host Big Boy in 2018, “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means ‘you’. Compare West to Roger Waters, who turned up over the High Holy Days in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. The road to rehabilitation is long. He has had a busy time, beginning with wearing a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt at a fashion show in Paris last week. “Why do you think they would want to promote unhealthiness?” Carlson asked. From the bleachers at the wrong end of the stadium, we could make out a little speck of a man running around the stage and up and down the runway, waving his arms and shouting furiously. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On Jewish People,” he A few years ago, I went to see The Rolling Stones.