Kanye West is the subject of a new Change.org petition calling for his removal from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The petition was published on Thursday (March 17) amid Ye’s 24-hour Instagram ban for violating the platform’s bullying and harassment policies.
Anyone who’s been following Kanye’s recent antics have seen the 44-year-old artist go after his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, her new boyfriend Pete Davidson, comedian D.L. Hughley, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, numerous media outlets and Saturday Night Live guest writer Dave Sirus.
“We have watched Kanye harass, manipulate, and hurt Kim, Pete, and others for over a year now,” the description. “No one seems to want to stand up to him, and the ones that do, he puts under fire as well. Most recently, he has been threatening actual bodily harm on others.
“This is ridiculous that he is allowed to freely do this. Coachella (along with other brand names that are still working with him) should be ashamed of themselves and should not be giving him any more of a platform.”
Coachella takes place from April 15-17 and the following weekend of April 22-24 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Headliners (for now) are Kanye West (officially billed as Ye), Harry Styles and Swedish House Mafia.
Other performers include Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Doja Cat, Run The Jewels, Vince Staples, Baby Keem, City Girls, Denzel Curry, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Brockhampton, Mako Kream, and JID.
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As for Kanye’s Instagram account, the page is fully functional and all of his defamatory posts have been scrubbed, including the one in which he calls Trevor Noah a “koon.” Noah addressed the comment before the post was deleted and expressed empathy for the seemingly struggling rapper.
“You’re an indelible part of my life Ye. Which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this,” he wrote in part. “I don’t care if you support Trump and I don’t care if you roast Pete. I do however care when I see you on a path that’s dangerously close to peril and pain. You have every right to fight for your family.
“But you have to know the different between that and fighting your family. I’ve woken up too many times and read headlines about men who’ve killed their exes, their kid and then themselves. I never want to read that headline about you.”
Check it out below.
Is this about Kanye losing his marriage, or that he was vocal about supporting Trump?
I’m confused. Lil Wayne vocally supported Trump, but I don’t see anyone treating him like this. Yeah, Kanye is extravagant and overly theatrical; but for him to get this much hate is crazy to me. Y’all hate him like y’all hate Em. The reasons are different. Hate is the same.
Don’t mind me, I just post on here to complain,whine, counterargument, and bitch about whatever topic is being discussed because I’m a bored lonely house hermit virgin who doesn’t understand how the world works. Please ignore everything that I say from here on out.
fuck coachella fuck a festival fuck babylon system – getting paid in 22 our way. Get Cher to headline
People feel more offended for celebs than they do about shit that is actually happening to them every day. People get so organized and pro active when it’s their five celeb but their rights get violated every day and the news lies every day to them and zero emotion towards it.
That would be a valid point if change.org was only used to fight the good fight against celebs. It isn’t though; so it’s not.
domestic violence should not be allowed bullying and harrasement no one should be allowed at chochella with this behavior
I SIGNED OFF ON THIS. I HAD TO.