Apparently, one bizarre act after another has become just too much for the court of public opinion to bear. Kanye West — who now goes by the name ‘Ye’ — has officially been canceled.
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It’s been a horrible week for Ye. Best known for a string of rap hits including “Jesus Walks” and “Gold Digger” and for being married to Kim Kardashian, Ye has seen former friends turn their backs on him and business partners slam doors in his face.
Unless you’ve been living on the dark side of the moon, you’re aware that the artist formerly known as Kanye (who said in 2018 he believes slavery was a “choice”) is under rapid fire from all ends for 3 recent and extremely damaging events: he created and then wore a WHITE LIVES MATTER t-shirt to a Yeezy Season 9 fashion show; he joined forces with crackpot Candace Owens to purchase the ultra-conservative MAGA/QANON site “Parler,” saying he wanted his fellow conservatives to have a voice; he made anti-Semitic remarks, saying those who are upset at his anti-Blackness are agents “sent” by Jewish people and that he wanted to go “death con 3 on Jewish people.”
Now, before we celebrate the downfall of this genius rapper, let’s make it clear that Kanye ‘Ye’ West is suffering from an acute mental illness and is certified bipolar. So, it’s safe to say that he rarely recognizes what he’s doing and saying or the weight of his words.
Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped almost everyone from cutting ties with the rapper once and for all.
JP Morgan Chase decided they no longer wished to be Ye’s bank of choice. Soon thereafter, French fashion house Balenciaga announced they were cutting ties with the talented rapper and his designs.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of Hollywood’s largest and most powerful representatives of talent opted to no longer work with West. Endeavor/William Morris Agency CEO and entertainment heavy hitter Ari Emanuel urged all companies that do business with the Chicago rapper-producer to sever ties with him. Def Jam Records canceled his deal and dropped him from the label.
Vogue is done with Ye. MRC nixed a documentary film it was working on with him. The GAP decided to terminate its association. Adidas also canceled its reportedly $1.5 billion business relationship with the rapper (effectively ending his boasts of being a billionaire). Additionally, both Twitter and Instagram permanently deleted his accounts and banned him from their platforms.
The late George Floyd’s family said they are planning to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye after he said during a national podcast that former Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin’s knee “wasn’t even on [George Floyd’s] neck like that.”
His one-time friendships with John Legend, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, and other music icons appears permanently severed.
“I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me,” Ye boasted last week. “Now what?” he sneered while taunting the public that his millions of dollars, millions of fans, and high-powered connections made him virtually untouchable and above reproach.
Listen to Kanye here: “the thing about it being Adidas I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me … now what … now what …” @adidas pic.twitter.com/Qu5LcZnmJj
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 20, 2022
Well, too bad for him but not only could Adidas drop him, but they DID drop him. And so did just about everyone else. In fact, the multiple cancellations after cancellations have all taken an instant toll on Ye’s cash flow and negatively affected his net worth.
Kanye West has “become so submerged in his ego that he’s essentially deciding to trade off his cultural ubiquity to be a beacon of hate for a small minority of conservatives who desire Black people as lapdogs for their beliefs. He’s also galvanizing Nazis like the ones in L.A. who said he ‘was right’ last weekend,” said Andre Gee of Rolling Stone. “It’s questionable if these people have any interest in buying his clothes, listening to his music, or coming to his shows for the foreseeable future. But these Nazis do want to kill Jewish people, and his recent comments helped push their hateful perspective into the mainstream.”
Gee went on to say he believes Kanye will never be able to make a comeback from this round of dastardly deeds. Sadly, he may be right.
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The fall of Kanye ‘Ye’ West.
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Athletic shoe company Skechers said in a statement Wednesday that two of its executives escorted embattled musician Kanye West from one of its Los Angeles buildings.
The company said West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation.” It said he was engaged in “unauthorized filming” and he was escorted out “after a brief conversation.”
“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said in its Wednesday statement. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.”