Kanye West news

Kardashian, who was married to West from 2014 to 2021, tweeted and posted on Instagram that “hate speech is never OK or excusable” and said, “I stand together ...

[anti-Semitic protestors](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/anti-semitic-media-seen-throughout-los-angeles/) in Los Angeles were spotted celebrating his comments on Saturday, holding signs reading “Kanye is right about the Jews” and performing Nazi salutes over a 405 Freeway overpass. Forbes estimates that Kim Kardashian is worth $1.8 billion, and Kylie Jenner was worth $600 million in June. Adidas, which has distributed West’s Yeezy line since 2013, has not commented on his hate speech, but after West displayed “White Lives Matter” shirts at a recent fashion show, the brand said it was putting its relationship with West under review. Balenciaga said Friday it had severed ties with West and has no future plans to work with him. [More antisemitic hate seen in L.A. Earlier on Monday, Kim’s sister Khloé Kardashian, mom Kris Jenner and half-sisters Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner shared a post on Instagram that said “I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.”

CAA, the prominent Hollywood talent agency, has stopped representing Ye amid a growing call to boycott the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

[Balenciaga](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-21/balenciaga-fashion-kanye-west-antisemitism), a close fashion collaborator with Ye, has ended business relationships with the artist, who previously cut ties with J.P. [impossible for companies](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-10/kanye-west-twitter-instagram-locked-antisemitic-tweets-posts) to defend working with him, causing some brands such as Adidas to review their relationship with the rapper. Ye was [suspended from Instagram and Twitter](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-10/kanye-west-twitter-instagram-locked-antisemitic-tweets-posts) earlier this month. [wrote in a tweet](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1584562418927415296?s=20&t=2arJWkhrXE1EzbzD5XV03g). His recent appearances with Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and provocations such as wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt, have proved too controversial for some firms to bear. The company said it is under review. “The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or antisemitism in general is dismaying but not surprising. 24, 2022An earlier version of this article said Adidas ended its relationship with Ye. What is new and sad, is the fear Jews have about speaking out in their own defense.” Other leading entertainment industry figures including Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel called on all companies that work with the musician to cut ties with him after he tweeted he wanted to go “death con 3" on Jewish people. “But we can’t support hate speech, bigotry or anti-semitism.” Emanuel’s position drew support from colleagues.

Antisemitic comments from US rapper has led to further industry backlash, as film is dropped and major talent agency CAA cuts ties.

[severed tied with West](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/kanye-wests-biggest-high-fashion-connection-has-cut-ties) following an appearance last week on the Drink Champs podcast. West then told the Drink Champs podcast: “I can literally say antisemitic shit, and they can’t drop me … Floyd’s daughter Roxie Washington has since [filed a $250m lawsuit](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/kanye-west-george-floyd-family-sues-drug-abuse-fentanyl-overdose) against West for defamation. I can say antisemitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Please support the boycott of Kanye West,” Zimmer wrote in a company-wide email. In a story posted to her Instagram, Kardashian wrote that hate speech is “never OK” or “excusable.” [condemned](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/us/los-angeles-demonstrators-kanye-west-antisemitic-remarks/index.html) demonstrations in support of West’s antisemitic comments, in which a small group of people made the Nazi salute by a freeway and held signs encouraging drivers to “honk if you know” alongside “Kanye is right about the Jews”. [mounted on sportswear company Adidas](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/pressure-mounts-on-adidas-to-cut-ties-with-kanye-west) to also separate from West, which had already put their business relationship with West [“under review”](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/business/kanye-west-adidas-partnership-review) following his [appearance in a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/04/kanye-west-white-lives-matter-t-shirt-paris-fashion-week) during Paris fashion seek. Twitter removed the posts and suspended West’s account. [Andscape](https://andscape.com/features/exclusive-the-shop-pulls-episode-featuring-kanye-west/). Agency heads Ari Emanuel of Endeavor, Bob Gersh and UTA’s Jeremy Zimmer have all called for Hollywood companies to sever working relationships with West. [wrote in a statement](https://deadline.com/2022/10/kanye-west-documentary-scrapped-by-mrc-amid-anti-semitic-statements-company-leaders-speak-out-1235153382/#recipient_hashed=58e80303eb86ef6e1590496f3313a95182cb7e47e4431739bdb854b95b0768c7&recipient_salt=7e749829dd8fdacaf3affd4f51643a323740a6b6883a45b85c04133fdf95e512) on Monday.

The antisemitic outbursts and provocations by the artist now known as Ye have raised questions about how much offensive behavior companies are willing to ...

His remarks prompted outrage from the Floyd family and [an apology from the show’s host, N.O.R.E](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/entertainment/nore-kanye-west-george-floyd/index.html). Owens accompanied him to an interview with [TMZ Live](https://www.tmz.com/2018/05/01/kanye-west-tmz-live-slavery-trump/) the following month in which he called American slavery a “choice,” spurring outrage. [“The Life of Pablo,”](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/arts/music/kanye-west-life-of-pablo-review.html) was his latest No. While his Season 4 show on Roosevelt Island in September 2016 [proved a debacle](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/fashion/kanye-west-fashion-week-season-4.html), his potent combination of reality-TV celebrity, music stardom, sneaker success and establishment disruption was impossible to resist for an industry that often felt stuck in the last century. [pictures](https://www.balenciaga.com/en-us/summer-23) and [videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_1K9s6UV0) of the show. Trump](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/arts/music/kanye-west-trump-conservatives.html); launched a quixotic campaign [for president](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/politics/kanye-west-president-2020.html) in 2020; and [split with Ms. Lawyers for Ye argued that Gap broke “contractual obligations.” Gap said it was “deciding to wind down the partnership.” Ye has suggested that he may open his own line of retail shops. [“Donda,”](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/arts/music/kanye-west-donda.html) he included industry pariahs like Marilyn Manson, who had been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, and DaBaby, who had made [homophobic remarks](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/arts/music/dababy-lollapalooza-canceled-homophobic-comments.html) and waffled about apologies. Abrams, the Anti-Defamation League’s regional director there, [released a statement](https://twitter.com/ADLSoCal/status/1584275380789051392?s=20&t=D9wkjsHUVjsVYBOzwojNIg) that concluded, “Decisive action against antisemitism by Adidas is long overdue.” Ye [ended his Yeezy Gap partnership](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/business/kanye-west-yeezy-gap.html) last month, before the latest controversies erupted, but in recent days Gap sent out promotional emails for the Yeezy Gap hoodie. In recent years he has been condemned for saying that Harriet Tubman “never actually freed the slaves” and that centuries of slavery had been “ [a choice](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/arts/music/kanye-west-charlamagne-interview-tmz.html)”; polarized fans with his [embrace of right-wing politics and former President Donald J. He [withdrew from headlining this year’s Coachella festival](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/arts/music/kanye-west-coachella-swedish-house-mafia-weeknd.html) just over a week before it began.

In light of his recent antisemitic comments, the studio behind the doc “cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”

[Adidas](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/pressure-mounts-on-adidas-to-cut-ties-with-kanye-west)’s deal with the Yeezy line is “ [under review](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/business/kanye-west-adidas-partnership-review)” but has yet to be officially disbanded. [Balenciaga ended its partnership](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/kanye-wests-biggest-high-fashion-connection-has-cut-ties) with West on Friday. [White Lives Matter](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/kanye-west-the-white-lives-matter-gabriella-karefa-johnson)” shirt to Paris Fashion Week and made antisemitic comments in various forums. Oz’s Senate Campaign](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/dr-oz-dog-killing-pennsylvania-senate-race?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-101122)? [Marriage Problems](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-10-year-old-marriage-problems-going-on-forever-divorce?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-101122)Are Reportedly “10 Years Old” UTA head Jeremy Zimmer sent a company-wide memo [urging a boycott of West](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/uta-kanye-west-boycott-jeremy-zimmer-letter-staff-1235412225/) on Sunday. They continued, “The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or antisemitism in general is dismaying but not surprising. [Best Horror Movies](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/best-horror-movies?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-101122)to Keep You Up at Night “Kanye is a producer and sampler of music. JPMorgan Chase [reportedly](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/14/kanye-west-bank-jp-morgan-chase-cuts-ties-with-rapper) dropped him prior to the comments and shirt. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kanye-west-documentary-canceled-antisemitic-comments-1235412625/) reports. Last week he sampled and remixed a classic tune that has charted for over 3,000 years—the lie that Jews are evil and conspire to control the world for their own gain.”

After weeks of Kanye West making anti-Semitic and controversial remarks, companies including CAA and Balenciaga have severed ties with the rapper, ...

Demands for the brand to cut ties with West intensified over the weekend, when a small group of anti-Semitic protestors in Los Angeles were spotted holding signs that said “Kanye West was right about the Jews.” Members of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus responded Monday by [saying](https://twitter.com/CAJewishCaucus/status/1584622685027328001?s=20&t=JjZP-zR_0gnIceLKf8bb4g) “any company—including Adidas—that continues to do business with Kanye West is party to this attack on Jews.” Music, is no longer linked to Def Jam, the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/arts/music/kanye-west-adidas-balenciaga-yeezy.html?searchResultPosition=2) reported Monday. West was also restricted on Instagram after sharing a post in which he accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of being controlled by Jewish people. Last month, West ended what was supposed to be a 10-year-long partnership with Gap, after he accused them of breaking their contract. West has made repeated anti-Semitic remarks over the last month, including saying he would go “death con 3 on Jewish people,” a remark that got him restricted on Twitter. [Kim Kardashian Condemns Anti-Semitism As Kanye West Draws Backlash](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/10/24/kim-kardashian-condemns-anti-semitism-as-kanye-west-draws-backlash/?sh=22c8aad841dd) (Forbes) [Kanye West Anti-Semitism Backlash Gets More Powerful, Political—As Adidas Stays Mum](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/10/24/kanye-west-antisemitism-backlash-gets-more-powerful-political-as-adidas-stays-mum/?sh=44d0a63e6921) (Forbes) [Kanye West’s Anti-Semitic, Controversial Behavior—Here’s Everything He’s Said In Recent Weeks](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/10/21/kanye-wests-anti-semitic-controversial-behavior-heres-everything-hes-said-in-recent-weeks/?sh=3393b99053f7) (Forbes) [Kanye West Dropped By Balenciaga—First Company To Sever Ties Amid Controversy](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/10/21/balenciaga-severs-ties-with-kanye-west/?sh=7093e9d06eda) (Forbes) As West began making inflammatory comments at the start of this month, it was reported bank JPMorgan Chase severed ties with him, but West was informed of the bank’s decision before his recent bizarre actions began, sources told the [called](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/10/20/anti-defamation-league-calls-on-adidas-to-drop-kanye-west-after-anti-semitic-remarks/?sh=2de77fc17c9c) on Adidas to drop West. [told](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/uta-kanye-west-boycott-jeremy-zimmer-letter-staff-1235412225/) staff in a memo on Sunday to “please support the boycott of Kanye West,” and the Endeavor talent agency’s CEO Ari Emanuel said companies that make money from West like Spotify and Apple should drop the rapper—though it's not clear what relationship the two companies have with West. [said](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/10/21/balenciaga-severs-ties-with-kanye-west/?sh=45fd4bfe6eda) Friday it “has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” making it the first major company to publicly cut ties. [Forbes reported Thursday](https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurendebter/2022/10/20/the-house-of-ye-chaos-antisemitism-white-lives-matter---and-steady-unbothered-sales/?sh=33c303d0374f), and his own label, G.O.O.D. [several](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/caa-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-as-hollywood-boycott-calls-grow-1235247333/) [news](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-10-24/hollywood-talent-agency-caa-cuts-ties-with-ye-after-anti-semitic-tirade) [outlets](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kanye-west-documentary-canceled-antisemitic-comments-1235412625/) reported Monday, citing unnamed sources.

Karen Bass, LA mayoral hopeful, told Adidas to sever ties with the rapper while talent agency CAA reportedly dropped him as a client.

On Monday a source told the Los Angeles Times that CAA, West’s talent agency, will no longer represent him. The heads of Hollywood’s top agencies have called for a boycott of West. “This will have real world consequences for the Jewish people.” The growing outrage over West’s comments does appear to be gaining traction. Where is the outrage?” He generated further outrage for wearing a “white lives matter” T-shirt during his runway show at Paris fashion week earlier this month.

A legal stoush between a Melbourne burger shop and US rapper Ye - originally known as Kanye West - has escalated.

Most recently she was a police reporter at the Geelong Advertiser.Connect via [Marta Pascual Juanola](/by/marta-pascual-juanola-h1ep4c)is a crime reporter at The Age.Connect via [Sign up here](/link/follow-20170101-p57ogt). The burger store also abandoned menu names playing on Ye song titles, including a fried chicken burger called Golddigger, a breakfast burger named Good Morning, and a Cheezus burger named after album Yeezus. The Federal Court action follows legal letters Ye’s lawyers said they sent to Elkhouri in February and June asking him to stop referencing the rapper and his branding in his business operations. In a 43-page statement of claim filed on Friday, Ye’s legal team took particular issue with the use of the business name College Dropout Burgers, noting The College Dropout was the title of their client’s debut album, released in 2004. A legal fight between a Melbourne burger shop and US rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has taken a bitter turn, with lawyers claiming College Dropout Burgers continues to have food on its menu named after the artist’s 2004 album.