Tag Archives: Kanye West

GOP Indiana Attorney General Defends Kanye West

Mediaite reports: Politicians with a normal sense of propriety and self-preservation don’t normally go around rushing to defend unhinged celebrities who declare war on Jews, but Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) seems to have not gotten the memo. This weekend, Kanye West did his best to disprove the adage about “all press is good press,” following up some highly-watched …

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Kanye West Continues Antisemitic Rants On Twitter

The Jerusalem Post reports: American rapper Kanye West threatened Jewish people about a supposed conflict with him over a Jewish agenda and said that he couldn’t be antisemitic because black people are Jews also, in a now-removed tweet on Sunday morning. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [sic] on Jewish people,” …

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Instagram Restricts Kanye West For Antisemitic Post

The Daily Beast reports: Kanye West’s tumultuous week began with backlash over a “White Lives Matter” shirt and culminated with Instagram restricting his account after he made anti-Semitic posts. West posted a screenshot of his text conversation with Sean “Diddy” Combs, where he insinuated Combs was being controlled by Jewish people. The American Jewish Committee, an anti-hate group, called out …

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Adidas Puts Partnership With Kanye “Under Review”

Reuters reports: German sporting goods maker Adidas on Thursday said it has put under review its business partnership with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. “After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review. We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period,” the company said. CNBC, which …

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Kanye Drops Out Of Coachella After Grammys Ban

Variety reports: Kanye West has pulled out of his scheduled appearance at the Coachella festival, a source confirms to Variety. Reps for West and the festival did not immediately respond to requests for comment; West had been scheduled to play the closing night of the two-weekend festival, which runs April 15-17 and April 22-24. The reason for his cancelation was …

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REPORT: Kanye Barred From Performing At Grammys

Variety reports: Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his “concerning online behavior,” a rep for the artist confirms to Variety. Reps for the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on the claim early Saturday. West’s rep cited a report in the Blast posted late …

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Australia To Kanye: Don’t Come If You’re Not Vaxxed

Reuters reports: Hip-hop artist Kanye West will have to be fully vaccinated if he wants to give concerts in Australia, Scott Morrison said on Saturday, after media said the performer planned an Australian tour in March. “The rules are you have to be fully vaccinated,” Morrison told a news conference on Saturday. “They apply to everybody, as people have seen …

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REPORT: Kanye West Claims Pete Davidson Has AIDS

The New York Daily News reports: Kanye West has hit a new low. The rapper is reportedly telling pals that Pete Davidson, who’s dating his ex, Kim Kardashian, has AIDS, sources close to the “Saturday Night Live” star told TMZ in a report out Friday. “Kanye’s been telling everyone within earshot” that the comedian has the virus, reportedly leading to …

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Kanye West Plans Meeting With Putin, Home In Russia

The New York Daily News reports: Kanye West is headed to the Kremlin. The Grammy-winning hip hop superstar, who recently referred to himself “Young Putin,” is reportedly planning to travel to Russia to meet his highest idol. West’s confidant and strategic adviser, Ameer Sudan, is planning the jaunt, which include the gospel-themed Sunday service concert, where President Vladimir Putin will …

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“GOP Elites” Were Secretly Behind Kanye’s Campaign

The Daily Beast reports: New documents show Kanye West’s doomed White House campaign—styled as an “independent” third-party effort—appears to have disguised potentially millions of dollars in services it received from a secretive network of Republican Party operatives, including advisers to the GOP elite and a managing partner at one of the top conservative political firms in the country. Potentially even …

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Kanye West’s Publicist Threatened GA Election Worker

Reuters reports: Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes. The publicist knocked on the door and offered to help. The visitor, Trevian Kutti, gave …

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Because Jesus: Kanye’s Full Legal Name Is Now “Ye”

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports: Don’t call him Kanye anymore. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved a petition by rapper Kanye West to officially change his name to be known simply as “Ye,” with no middle or last name. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court gave her nod to the request by the singer, who filed …

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Politico: Carlson Tells Fox Guests He Voted For Kanye

Politico reports: He’s one of Donald Trump’s most vociferous backers. But Tucker Carlson has told multiple people that he voted for pop star Kanye West last year instead. Shortly after the presidential election, the Fox News host started telling some program guests that he had cast his ballot for West, according to two people familiar with those conversations. Given Carlson’s …

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FEC Eyes Kanye West For Slew Of Campaign Violations

The Daily Beast reports: Former Birthday Party presidential contender Kanye West has not yet terminated his campaign, but he has disabled donations and removed merch from his website after receiving a notice from the Federal Election Commission and numerous complaints about extended shipping delays from some of his zoomer donors hopeful that their federal contribution would return a black-market payday. …

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Wife Of Failed Presidential Candidate Files For Divorce

The New York Post reports: Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage, Page Six can confirm. Kardashian’s well-known divorce lawyer Laura Wasser filed the papers on Friday. The couple had already been in the process of dealing with property settlements, and while West was photographed this week still wearing his wedding band, separate …

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$30 Million Class Action Lawsuits Claim Kanye West Stiffed 800+ Gospel Performers And Support Staffers

The Christian Post reports: Rapper Kanye West is facing multi-million-dollar lawsuits in which former employees of his Sunday Service shows and the opera production “Nebuchadnezzar” claim they were mistreated or not paid. Two class-action lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles last summer by employment lawyer Frank Kim and entertainment attorneys Harris & Ruble on behalf of 500 performers and 300 …

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REPORT: Kanye West And Kim Kardashian To Divorce

Page Six reports: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are over. Multiple sources tell Page Six that “divorce is imminent” for the Hollywood couple, with Kardashian hiring divorce attorney to the stars, Laura Wasser. “They are keeping it low-key but they are done,” says a source. “Kim has hired Laura Wasser and they are in settlement talks.” Kim, 40, hasn’t been …

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Kanye West Earned Just 57,000 Votes Across 12 States

The Daily Beast reports: The math was never on West’s side—no combination of votes in those states would get him to the 270 electoral votes needed to take the Oval Office. The most recent polling on West’s campaign forecast he’d capture 0.0 percent of the vote. By the time California polls closed, that more or less looked true. The rapper …

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Kanye West: I Will “Manifest” A 200,000 Seat Stadium

The Christian Post reports: Kanye West made an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Saturday and revealed that he’s launching a gospel university. West talked for nearly three hours about his relationships with God, the music industry, his presidential run, abortion, racism and wanting to lead a free world. In the episode, he also disclosed that he would be …

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Kanye West Asks Campaign Staff Not To “Fornicate”

The New York Times reports: Kanye West wants to bring back prayer in schools, give more government support to religious groups and has even asked his campaign staff to refrain from “fornicating” outside of marriage, according to people aiding his candidacy. Mr. West, the billionaire hip-hop artist and fashion mogul turned Christian revivalist, is not running for president, but “walking,” …

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