Kanye West on anti-Semitic comments: I’m ‘happy’ I ‘crossed the line’
Kanye West isn’t letting it go.
Speaking to Page Six as he left the screening of Candace
Owens’ new documentary on Wednesday night, West addressed all of the brands
that have dropped him since his most recent social media rants, including
Adidas and JP Morgan Chase.
“Hey, if you call somebody out for bad business, that means
you’re being anti-Semitic. I feel happy to have crossed the line of that idea
so we can speak openly about things like getting canceled by a bank,” he told
our photographers, before calling himself “the richest black man in American
history.”
West, 45, continued talking about JP Morgan Chase
specifically but was interrupted when a truck drove by. He then decided to
“speak at a different time.”
Earlier today, Owens herself revealed that JP Morgan Chase
had given West until November to find a new banking institution to hold his
multibillion-dollar company Yeezy.
“I was told there was no official reason given, but they
sent this letter as well to confirm that he has until late November to find
another place for the Yeezy empire to bank,” she tweeted along with a photo of
the notice.
The letter read, “Dear Ye, We are sending this letter to
confirm our recent discussion with [redacted name] that JP Morgan Chase Bank,
N.A. (The Bank) has decided to end its banking relation with Yeezy LLC and its
affiliated entities.”
JP Morgan Chase dropping West comes after he made several
anti-Semitic comments over the weekend.
On Instagram, he shared a screenshot of a text conversation
with Diddy, where he told him, “This ain’t a game. Ima use you as an example to
show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or
influence me.”
He was locked out of his account shortly after.
West then moved on to Twitter, where he proceeded to post,
“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH
PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people
are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball
anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
He was locked out of that account as well.
Last week, Adidas announced that its partnership with West
was “under review” following the rapper’s “White Lives Matter” shirt scandal.
“After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation,
we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review,” the company
announced in a statement Thursday, per CNBC.
“We will continue to co-manage the current product during
this period.”
West, 45, replied to the statement on Instagram, writing,
“F–K ADIDAS I AM ADIDAS ADIDAS RAPED AND STOLE MY DESIGNS.”
Back in August, West began to speak out against the brand
regarding his frustrations with the company, which allegedly made decisions
about their collaboration without his consent.
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