(RELATED) Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West amid anti-Semitic backlash
Online commentators quickly began to speculate that Kanye West would soon be back on Twitter after Elon Musk – a self-proclaimed ‘free speech absolutist’ – successfully took over the social media platform. .
Earlier in the week, a former executive who worked with West alleged the rapper had an open “obsession” with Adolf Hitler and used to reminisce about the “great things” he and the Nazi Party had done for Hitler. Germany, CNN reported.
The executive, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, and other sources told the outlet how West, who legally changed his name to Ye, once floated the idea of naming a album after the disgraced Nazi leader.
“He would praise Hitler saying how amazing it was that he was able to amass so much power and talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party did for the German people,” the statement said. individual in a CNN interview.
Earlier today, Ye returned to his newly restored Instagram account after being locked out for sharing anti-Semitic remarks earlier this month on the social media platform.
The rapper posted a series of messages overnight Thursday, naming Endeavor CEO Ari Emmanuel and 50 Cent, among others.
Kanye West addresses Adidas fallout on Instagram comeback: ‘I lost $2 billion in one day’
ICYMI: Kanye West has returned to Instagram to deal with the significant drop in his fortune – according to Forbesfrom $2 billion to $400 million – after Adidas and other brands cut ties with the rapper over his anti-Semitic remarks.
On Thursday, the rapper returned to his newly reinstated Instagram, which was banned after a series of anti-Semitic remarks, to reflect on the news that he “lost $2 billion in one day” in the fallout from his comments.
In the message, addressed to Ari Emmanuel, CEO of entertainment and media agency Endeavour, and captioned: “Love speech,” West wrote: “Ari Emmanuel. I lost $2 billion in one day and I’m still alive. It’s a love speech. I still love you. God still loves you.
Read Chelsea Ritschel’s full report here.
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 3:00 p.m.
ICYMI: Kanye West Reportedly Dumped By Sixth Divorce Lawyer Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy
ICYMI: Kanye West has reportedly been dropped by a sixth divorce attorney in his ongoing divorce proceedings from Kim Kardashian.
West was dropped by New York divorce attorneys Bernard Clair and Bob Cohen of Cohen Clair Lans Griefer Thorpe and Rottenstreich LLP, according to Page 6.
“The company no longer represents Kanye West,” a source told the outlet.
The Independent contacted West and his former attorneys, Clair and Cohen, for comment.
Meredith Clark has the full report here.
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 2:00 p.m.
Law firm Greenberg Traurig decides to sever ties with client Kanye West
Greenberg Traurig, a Florida-based law firm that currently represents Kanye West in two pending cases, said in a statement shared with The Financial Times that she is severing ties with their famous client following his anti-Semitic remarks.
“We are taking action in response to reported remarks in accordance with ethical obligations and court rules,” the firm said, according to FT. “We condemn anti-Semitism and all hate speech or bigotry, which is contrary to the fundamental values in which we believe and live.”
“This company was founded by people who were discriminated against and many of us have lost ancestry to this kind of hatred and prejudice,” the company added in its statement, highlighting how its founders – Larry Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert Traurig – were all Jewish.
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 1:00 p.m.
Fans started celebrating the possible return of Kanye West, Trump with Elon at the helm of Twitter
With Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter formalized, online commentators fans of Kanye West have begun celebrating his possible return to the social media platform after he was put on lockdown. -out for sharing anti-Semitic posts earlier this month.
“Imagine how good Twitter will be when Trump Kanye West Alex Jones Roger Stone and Nick Fuentes are all back here,” wrote one Twitter user, fully aware that the company’s new owner previously called himself an “absolutist freedom of speech” and left many speculating whether he would allow online trolls, such as the former US president, to return to the platform.
USA Singers, a group of self-proclaimed resistance singers, joined in the speculation and tweeted jokingly that “Elon Musk will likely hire Kanye West to be the PR manager for Twitter.”
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 12:20 p.m.
Nick Cave calls Kanye West’s anti-Semitic remarks ‘deeply disappointing’
Nick Cave, speaking at an event in London on Thursday night, called Kanye West’s recent anti-Semitic remarks “deeply disappointing”, but noted that he still considers the rapper “the greatest artist of our generation.
NME reported that an audience member asked the Australian singer during the evening’s Q&A how to separate an artist’s work from controversial aspects of his personal beliefs.
“There’s Kanye right now, making anti-Semitic slurs,” the musician replied at one point. “Kanye, to me controversial, is, in my opinion, the greatest artist of our generation. I love his music. ‘Yeezus’ and those gospel records…those gospel records are like nothing I’ve ever seen. never heard before.
“But for me, for him to come out with these anti-Semitic tropes, I think it’s, personally, shameful. Does this person need to come down from such great heights to such tedious bullshit that we’ve heard so It’s deeply disappointing to me, and for a while it might be hard for me personally to listen to a Kanye record, but at the same time I appreciate the release more, on some level.
Before he finished answering the audience member’s question, he added, “At the end of the day, I’m enjoying the release more, and I know that over time I’ll be able to get over it and feel free to listen again. Kanye’s music. That he won’t forever be trapped in the worst side of his character, and the music he makes is a journey away from the worst side of his character, like all of our music.
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 12:00
NBA player Jaylen Brown defends Donda Academy in series of tweets
NBA player Jaylen Brown has pulled out in a series of Twitter posts to come to the defense of Kanye West’s Donda Academy, an unaccredited K-8 school run by the rapper who told parents Wednesday night that would close until September, effective immediately.
The temperature first reported an email sent to parents on Wednesday evening that revealed the private school would remain closed until the fall of 2023.
Brown, who announced earlier this week that he would be leaving Donda Sports, the agency West founded, took to Twitter on Thursday to share his feelings about the school closure, which he says he was lucky to have. witness up close.
“A lot of great teachers, parents and students are affected by this. fully accredited,” the Celtics player said, while citing a Twitter post about the California school closing.
He added: “Anti-Semitism should be treated with sensitivity and respect, inequalities/lack of opportunities in our education system should be treated with sensitivity and respect, a school with academic and athletic resources/opportunities was abruptly removed without prior notice.
Johanna ChisholmOctober 28, 2022 11:25 am
ICYMI: Vogue “has no intention” of working with Kanye West again
ICYMI: vogue has “no intention” of working with Kanye West again amid the multiple controversies surrounding the rapper.
West has made headlines in recent weeks after making anti-Semitic slurs and sending models down the catwalk wearing “White Lives Matter” t-shirts during his Yeezy SZN 9 presentation at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month. -this.
On October 21, a spokesperson for vogue Told Page 6 that neither the fashion publication nor editor Anna Wintour had any intention of working with West in the future.
The Independent contacted vogue and West for comment.
Wintour and West have had a long-standing relationship since she first invited him to the annual Met Gala in 2009.
The Independent has the full report below.
Graeme MassieOctober 28, 2022 11:01 am
Essentials Playlist Removed from Apple Music
ICYMI: Kanye West’s Essentials playlist appears to have been removed from Apple Music.
The move comes as the rapper continued to face backlash after making a series of anti-Semitic remarks in interviews and on social media.
There has been no official statement from Apple Music on the development yet.
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Graeme MassieOctober 28, 2022 08:31
Madame Tussauds London moves Kanye West wax figure
ICYMI: Madame Tussauds has removed its wax figure of Kanye West from public view.
The model of the American rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye, has been transferred to an archive by the museum.
Charlotte McLaughlin reports:
Graeme MassieOctober 28, 2022 07:01
What Kanye West Did: Explained
ICYMI: Kanye West is facing a backlash after making a series of anti-Semitic comments in interviews and on social media.
The rapper, who has been embroiled in various controversies over the years, was let go by Adidas and Balenciaga over the “hateful and dangerous” comments.
A number of celebrities also condemned his behavior.
Isobel Lewis explains the latest controversy, her words and the criticisms surrounding it:
Graeme MassieOctober 28, 2022 06:05
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