The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused. Ye’s apology, posted to X and Instagram, follows reports that the release of his new album, “Vultures,” has […]
Adidas’ breakup with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is a pricey one. The company warned Thursday that it’s expected to lose $1.3 billion (1.2 billion euro) in revenue this year because it’s unable to sell the designer’s Yeezy clothing and shoes. Adidas ended its nine-year partnership with the rapper last October because of his […]
SYDNEY—American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, may not be suitable for an Australian visa because of his history of anti-Semitic remarks, a government minister said on Wednesday, as pressure mounted to deny the award-winning rapper entry. Minister for Education Jason Clare condemned Ye’s “awful” anti-Semitic comments involving Hitler and the Holocaust, saying others […]
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has revoked an honorary doctorate awarded to Kanye West, as the fallout from the rapper’s remarks about black and Jewish people continues. The prestigious art college announced the decision on Thursday, saying in a statement that “the School of the Art Institute of Chicago condemns and […]
Former President Donald Trump issued a statement after reports and claims indicated he had dinner last week with rapper Kanye West at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida amid a chorus of negative media coverage. “So I help a seriously troubled man, who just happens to be black, Ye (Kanye West), who has been decimated in […]
Rapper and fashion designer Ye, also known as Kanye West, says he visited former President Donald Trump to ask him to be his running mate. Ye says Trump screamed at him at the end of the meeting, allegedly telling Ye that he’ll lose his presidential bid.
Kanye West appears to have confirmed that he will be running for president in 2024 in an attempt to move “towards the future” after giving up on his White House bid in 2020. In a since-deleted video posted to Twitter by the account Patriot Takes, West, whose legal name is Ye, can be seen alongside conservative […]
Elon Musk said Twitter had restored the account of Kanye West before he acquired the social media company for $44 billion. “They did not consult with or inform me,” Musk wrote on Friday. West, who has changed his legal name to Ye, had his Twitter account suspended earlier this month for violating the platform’s policies, […]
Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Friday that he did not have a hand in reinstating rapper Kanye West’s account, which was suspended by the micro-blogging site earlier this month for posting anti-Semitic remarks. The billionaire said Twitter had restored the account of the rapper, now known as Ye, before the completion of the social media […]
Musician Kanye West is back on Instagram after a lockout and said in a post Thursday that he had lost $2 billion in a single day after Adidas cut ties with him and Forbes said he had dropped off its billionaire list. “I lost 2 billion dollars in one day,” West wrote. “And I’m still […]
Kanye West has dropped off the Forbes list of billionaires after Adidas cut ties with the businessman rapper over comments he made on social media that have been called offensive and antisemitic. West, whose legal name is Ye, had an estimated net worth approaching $2 billion before Adidas announced in a press release it was […]
Adidas announced the termination of its partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over the rapper’s comments on social media. Ye (his legal name), one of the most famous and successful black American entrepreneurs in history, has an estimated net worth of $2 billion. The controversial artist and fashion designer has made a series of […]
Athletic clothing giant Adidas announced on Oct. 25 that it cut ties with billionaire Kanye West, also known as Ye, over his recent comments on social media. A New York judge ruled to reinstate all city workers who were fired over the vaccine mandate, as President Joe Biden gets his third booster shot.
A film studio has shelved a documentary about rapper Kanye West after he made a number of recent remarks in interviews and on social media that were accused of being anti-semitic. Executives from MRC Entertainment said it was shelving a completed documentary about West, saying the company “cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.” In […]
The Justice Department on Oct. 17 recommended that Steve Bannon serve six months of jail time for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 Committee. Musician Kanye West is in the process of buying Parler, a conservative social media platform that advocates free speech.
Billionaire musician Kanye West is buying Parler, the free speech-championing social media app that rose to prominence amid allegations that rival Twitter was suppressing conservative voices. Parler, which bills itself as “the world’s pioneering uncancelable free speech platform,” announced the purchase agreement in principle in a press release on Oct. 17, the same day that […]
JPMorgan Chase has decided to end its business relationship with rapper Kanye West’s company Yeezy, according to conservative commentator Candace Owens, which comes after West was suspended from social media after posting content accused of being antisemitic. Owens shared a letter reportedly from JPMorgan Chase indicating that the bank will terminate its business relationship with […]
Rapper Kanye West has been locked out of his Twitter account for violating the company’s policies after posting an allegedly anti-Semitic tweet on Sunday. West returned to Twitter for the first time since November 2020 after his Instagram account was restricted just one day prior for violating its policies following a string of other allegedly anti-Semitic posts. The rapper’s return to […]
Hip-hop artist Kanye West touched on a range of hot-button topics in an Oct. 6 interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” including why he donned a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter” and revealing he received death threats for his embrace of former President Donald Trump. The musician, also known as “Ye,” turned heads […]
