Kanye West isn’t willing to retract his recent anti-Semitic comments, despite widespread backlash and disruption to his multi billion-dollar business empire.
The Chicago rap mogul addressed the controversy after attending the premiere of Candace Owens’ new documentary The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM in Nashville on Wednesday (October 12).
While speaking with a photographer outside the venue, Kanye explained his comments stemmed from “bad experiences” with Jewish executives in Hollywood, while saying he’s “happy” he “crossed the line,” according to TMZ.
When asked if he wishes harm on Jewish people, Ye replied: “No. No way. But I do feel that in Hollywood, especially with Black entertainers, I’ve had a lot of bad experiences. And then people use that anti-Semite idea to cover up bad business, to say, ‘Hey, if you call somebody out for bad business, that means you’re being anti-Semitic.'”
He continued: “So I feel happy to have crossed the line of that idea, so you can speak openly about, you know, things like being canceled from the bank. A lot of this stuff with me is the richest Black man in American history. I put $140 million in JP Morgan and never even had a chance to — not even get a deal from” before a truck drove by and drowned him out.
“We’ll speak at a different time,” Kanye told the photographer as he ended the conversation and stepped into an awaiting car.
Kanye West’s comments came shortly after Candace Owens — the controversial rightwing commentator he’s aligned himself with in recent years — claimed the billionaire rapper’s bank account with JP Morgan Chase had been abruptly closed.
“Earlier today I learned that @kanyewest was officially kicked out of JP Morgan Chase bank,” Owens tweeted on Wednesday. “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.”
In the alleged email, JP Morgan Chase informed Kanye that it has “decided to end its banking relationship with Yeezy, LLC and its affiliated entities” and asked him to “promptly transfer your business to another financial institution before November 21.”
The bank didn’t provide an explanation behind its decision.
The fallout follows Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments on social media that resulted in his Instagram and Twitter accounts being restricted.
In a text conversation with Diddy shared online last week, Ye claimed the Bad Boy boss was being controlled by Jewish people after he criticized the controversial “White Lives Matter” shirt he wore at his Yeezy Season 9 fashion show in Paris.
Kanye also vowed to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE” in a since-removed tweet, writing: “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.”
The G.O.O.D. Music founder reportedly made further anti-Semitic remarks while taping an appearance on LeBron James’ YouTube series The Shop earlier this week, resulting in the episode being axed.
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Meanwhile, Kanye West’s attendance at the premiere of Candace Owens’ Black Lives Matter documentary spawned another bizarre twist as he reunited with Ray J, the ex-boyfriend of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian who famously co-starred in their 2007 sex tape.
The two were photographed on the red carpet together alongside Owens and UFC fighter Colby Covington, himself an outspoken critic of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kanye was also seen hanging out and sharing a laugh with fellow Trump supporter Kid Rock at the screening.
This is so fucking stupid, beyond retarded. People too fucking sensitive always trying to make business personal. Business is never supposed to be personal. Thats why Jay Z aint even trying to give his opinion. Fuck cancel culture. Hope Ye sues.
yeah but bro its been WELL established here that you are a man of little brain that doesn’t know anything at all so WHY would any of us consider your childlike hot takes that make no sense. just another self hating right wing fuccpig
Your opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. The only thing established here is that you have no good arguement to bring to the table. So instead you attack me like if you know anything about me personally. Like I said business should never be personal. You obviously disagree. You want it to be persona sol youre attacking a screen name of someone you know nothing about. Shut your little bitch mouth unless you gonna come up with an arguement as to why Chase should be closing random bank accounts. I think Kanye might be able to sue and win. Not giving a reason on the e-mail of any violation of policy was a poor decision on Chases part. It could come back to bite them in the ass. Cancel culture people are too stupid to realize this. They are fueled by pure passion, not brains.
Everything is personal. That business is personal saying was to quiet the conscious of all the people doing evil things for money. Everything you so is personal. Slavery was business but it was most definitely personal, private prisons are business but it’s most definitely personal. Everything you so affects someone mentally, emotionally and spiritually Karma is real do your research on all the shady business practices and the karma they developed, they’d all say they’d do things differently bc you get back what you put out.. You can’t tell the Universe or any higher power it was strictly business all those business men die slow painful lonely deaths who knows what they experiences in the spirit world but it’s not comforting bc it’s all personal..
Its nothing personal in a business context means acting in the company its best interests (financially speaking), which if this is even true (blacked out names are a bit sus) is what the bank did – for example by no longer being affiliated/good PR.
I know ur trolling, but for the youngsters who like his comment: Its nothing personal in a business context means acting in the company its best interests (ie finances) which, if this is even true as the black out names are pretty sus, could be through means of no longer being affiliated to Kanye/good PR. Ps: Feel free to read other discussions with Real Talk OG and see for urself whether u should seriously consider his takes
Word of advice. Never read Real Talk OG’s comments. Save you some time. Always has the dumbest comment on every article and it’s usually the length of a short story. Then there’s always a guy who comes in like you and proves him wrong.
I know ur trolling, but for the youngsters who like his comment: Its nothing personal in a business context means acting in the company its best interests (ie finances) which, if this is even true as the black out names are pretty sus, could be through means of no longer being affiliated to Kanye/good PR. Ps: Feel free to read other discussions with Real Talk OG and see for urself whether u should seriously consider his takes
i can smell how poor you are talkin like that
Kanye West is the truth.
Kanye West is the truth…for corny, low I.Q. nerds.
for uneducated bigots that don’t read books and think we choose to be slaves.
Can a bank just do that shit. Close an account. There must be a policy or law.
Chase does it all the time
Looking at the letter, Candace blacked out what appears to be 2 names. I’m willing to bet those 2 names are the same. The first line then reads “this letter is to confirm our recent conversation with…”
To me this is nothing. Someone in Kanye’s camp that has a relationship with the bank canceled the account. I highly doubt JPM did this on their own.
Why would they make it up? And why hasn’t JP Morgan released a statement? Think harder bro.
Lol why is ray j there?!!
NEED TO JUST KILL KANYE, CANDACE OWENS, AND ALL WHITE PEOPLE FOR THAT MATTER. BLMO, BLACK LIVES MATTER ONLY!
Why is it that it’s always BLM supporters and just leftists in general calling for the violence and death against people who disagree with them? Asking for a friend.
Because the left just vents their frustrations, the right storms government buildings and kills people in an act of treason trying to overthrow the government.
The right are literal crazed killers but they get their fee fees hurt by the left tweeting mean words. That’s the worst type of cornball shit there is.
So the BLM riots in 2020 were just a figment of our imaginations? Nothing more than vented frustrations where there was billions of dollars damages and dozens of deaths? Or the bombing of pro life facilities this past year? I don’t think we live in the same reality.
what riot? I can remember all those white people rioting at the capitol, but all the BLM protests only saw police being violent or white boys shooting each other.
or what? you a white boy, i can smell it
Why do you have to kill him? He’s not bothering you. You should be worried about getting a bag and supporting your family. I swear you internet dudes be weird as hell
kanye right about the “chosen people”
It’s crazy because the government is ridiculously corrupt and we should absolutely storm the white house. Yet somehow the group that committed such an act have been made into villains. I don’t have a side but the irony in some reality seems scripted.
They tried to overthrow the government and stop the electoral count. They did all of this rioting because donald trump lost the election. Try storming the White House, and you’re going to get met with live bullets.
Right wing people are crazy lol
Ye is the trump of the music industry