On Instagram - Kanye West: "I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community"
Kanye West has publicly asked for forgiveness after repeated anti-Semitic slurs. "I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintentional outburst of anger caused by my words or actions," the rapper and entrepreneur wrote in Hebrew on the Instagram platform on Tuesday night. It was not his intention to hurt or degrade people and he regrets any pain he caused.
Kanye West has repeatedly attracted attention for anti-Semitic slurs
"I am committed to starting with myself and learning lessons from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future," the 46-year-old continued. West, who also claims to be struggling with severe mental health problems, has repeatedly attracted attention for his hatred of Jews in recent years.
A year ago, the Wiesenthal Center, which is dedicated to the fight against hatred of Jews, even ranked these statements at the top of the ten worst anti-Semitic incidents of 2022. West, who now calls himself Ye, had "used hatred, fanaticism and ignorance as weapons", the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles said at the time.
In the meantime, West's Instagram and Twitter (now X) accounts had been blocked because he repeatedly spread openly anti-Semitic messages and Nazi propaganda.
West was also often shocking offline: at Paris Fashion Week, for example, he wore a T-shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter". The Anti-Defamation League organization classified the phrase as a racist reaction to the "Black Lives Matter" movement. At the end of October 2022, sporting goods manufacturer Adidas terminated the collaboration and ceased production of the "Yeezy" brand.
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- The apology from Kanye West made headlines in the entertainment sector, as it was shared on his Instagram account, where he expressed regret for any unintentional anti-Semitic slurs and asked for forgiveness from the Jewish community.
- Following his anti-Semitic comments and hate speech, both Instagram and Twitter (now known as X) temporarily blocked Kanye West's accounts due to his continued spread of Nazi propaganda and offensive content.
- Amidst the controversy, various top news outlets and organizations, such as the Wiesenthal Center, have highlighted Kanye West's (now Ye) anti-Semitic rhetoric and its impact on the Instagram and Twitter platforms, potentially affecting his musical collaborations, like Adidas' "Yeezy" brand, in the future.
Source: www.stern.de
