Kanye West’s recent anti-Semitic remarks are nothing new, according to Van Lathan.
The media personality claimed on his Higher Learning podcast on Tuesday (October 11) that Ye professed his love for Adolf Hitler and Nazis during his infamous visit to TMZ in 2018, where the rap mogul said slavery was a “choice.”
Lathan, who worked at TMZ until 2019, revealed he brought up the Holocaust while rebuking Kanye to illustrate the ignorance of his slavery comments. In response, Ye allegedly said he “loved Hitler and the Nazis.”
That portion of the interview, however, was edited out.
“I’ve already heard him say that stuff before,” Van Lathan said. “I mean, I was taken aback because that type of anti-Semitic talk is disgusting. But as far as him, I knew that that was in him because when came to TMZ, he said that stuff and they took it out of the interview.
“If you look at what I said at TMZ, it goes from me saying like, ‘Hey Kanye, there’s real-life, real-world implication to everything that you just said there.’ What I say after that — if I can remember, it’s been a long time — was, ’12 million people actually died because of Nazism and Hitler and all of that stuff,’ and then I move on to talk about what he said about slavery.”
He continued: “The reason they took it out is because it wouldn’t have made sense unless they kept in Kanye saying he loved Hitler and the Nazis, which he said when he was at TMZ. He said something like, ‘I love Hitler, I love Nazis.’ Something to that effect.”
Van Lathan also revealed that a Jewish staff member at TMZ challenged Kanye West over his comments about Hitler and Nazis. “One of the producers at TMZ actually stood up and said, ‘I’m Jewish and that is offensive to me what you just said,'” he recalled.
Having been privy to his anti-Semitic views in the past, Kanye West’s recent remarks came as no surprise to Van Lathan, who added: “When I saw this, I was like, ‘Oh, I knew that this was eventually coming.’ As a matter of fact, I had anticipated it coming, like, way earlier than this.”
Although Kanye West’s anti-Semitic remarks were left on the cutting room floor, Van Lathan said viewers can actually detect where that part of their conversation was edited out in the final version.
“If you go back and watch that clip, I say what I say and there’s a cut right there. People might think they stitched this together to make me seem more eloquent,” he said. “But they stitched it together to take out my reference to the Holocaust.”
Kanye West Invited To Holocaust Museum Following Anti-Semitic Comments
Van Lathan’s bombshell claim comes on the heels of Kanye West’s Instagram and Twitter accounts being restricted due to anti-Semitic posts.
In a text conversation with Diddy shared on Instagram last week, Ye claimed Puff was being turned against him by Jewish people after the Bad Boy boss criticized the “White Lives Matter” shirt he wore during Paris Fashion Week.
Kanye later vowed to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE” in a since-deleted tweet, in which he also wrote: “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.”
Kanye reportedly made more anti-Semitic comments during an appearance on LeBron James’ YouTube series The Shop earlier this week, resulting in the episode being pulled.
“Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes,” Maverick Carter announced in a statement.
“We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate.”
he so woke I wouldn’t be surprised if laythen liked raceplay when he be with them snowbunnies, he overvalues his opinions just like kanye…real ngaz ain’t checking for guy
Weirder and weider. His anti-semitism outbursts makes that credible. It’s possible.
* weirder
* anti-Semitic (was typing too fast)
Everything he say or do has to be extreme. Straight narcissist behaviour.
* narcissistic behaviour
This proves one thing: ConYe West is a heartless snake oil salesman. I swear his lawyers will use their ‘get out of jail free card’ and plead bipolar and some dumb asses will stand by him even though he despises them
this proves one thing: you believe literally anything you here. so heres one you can believe. $l!M€’s mom can take 10 inches. well i guess its true now. this never happened. STOP TAKING PEOPLE AT FACE VALUE. this guy only gets pub from that one interview with kanye.
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At the rate he’s going he’ll have a mental breakdown one of these days.
This man really ended his own career. Ive been a fan through it all, but I can’t anymore. Gotta delete now.
Once his mom passed away it was a slow descension into madness. It really is sad to see.
Madness with lots of censored truth sprinkled in.
Nah not Kanye, I don’t believe it… He would never say something like that.
If you believe that I got some swamp land to sell you. They cant stand that he isn’t playing by their rules, enter the media takedown lol
Don’t forget to take your medication on time. Hahaha
“That portion of the interview, however, was edited out.”‘ < SOUNDS LIKE BULL$H!T TO ME.
Yeah, because those tnb dudes would took out an opportunity for such huge and controversial views generating news. Stop the lies
The hol0caust is the biggest lie in the history of mankind.
How and why?
Most died of starvation. Then, multiple massacres blamed on Germany in ww2 were in fact committed by Russians. The Polish knew this (polish were massacred, blamed on Germany) but they helped cover it up to side with the victors of the war in the trials (Russia, USA, etc). Putin even admitted multiple massacres that Germans were charged with had been committed at the command of Stalin. The holocaust is misleading in its portrayal of what occurred.
You are an imbecile and should shut the duck up or get shut down
Exactly haha. I should be “shut down” because you don’t like my views. How about you discredit them instead of requesting I be silenced? Can’t handle the truth. Now go be an economic slave for the rest of your life.
How about you go to Oswiecim and then tell holocaust was not real you stupid fuck. Learn some history
Fax is right to some extent. Look up the “Katyn Massacre”. Russia legit admitted to it years ago. Yet german men were charged for that specific war crime. Thats considered fact. On history Channel, in putins own words, and much more.
You gotta be kiddin me. Katyn was a war crime but it was an execution on polish oficers made by the soviets. It has nothing to do with holocaust you stupid duck
You gotta be kiddin me. Katyn was a war crime but it was an execution on polish oficers made by the soviets. It has nothing to do with holocaust you stupid duck
If some fire music can come out of it constructive criticism then i’m down.
If this is true, let’s hear it. If not then why make accusations? Sounds like another hit piece. The minute you disagree with anything the man stream says, this is the response.
no he didn’t. if he did your stupid ass would of said it immediately. this is the same guy who kanye owned during the interview. i remember the interview. “theres black people who dedicate their lives to black on black violence in chicago” – Van Lathan “so theres people who dedicate their lives to nothingness?” – US Grant
no he didn’t. if he did your stupid assss would of said it immediately. this is the same guy who kanye owned during the interview. i remember the interview. “theres black people who dedicate their lives to black on black violence in chicago” – Van Lathan “so theres people who dedicate their lives to nothingness?” – US Grant
It just makes me sick how comfortable everyone is with reverting back to racism, on every side. It makes me wonder where you people are from, because having grown in a ‘hiphop’ environment, how did you not learn that a person’s character has nothing to with race? You didn’t meet good people, and bad people, of every race? I did, by the time I was in 3rd grade. Racism is a characteristic of stupid people, period. I know a stupid person never thinks they’re stupid, so let me remind you of the obvious. Racism is ignorance, self-hatred, and often jealousy, turned outward. There’s not a person on EARTH, that is hateful on the outside and happy on the inside. It’s impossible.
A lot of the people here that say they are hip hop fans are not really fans (a lot of racist hypocrites and losers here itself), just like how many Christians who always want the worst out of others are not really Christians. They are just using it as a means to spread as much hate, ignorance, and toxicity as possible while only being fans of or focusing only on said worst parts.
so kanye has something to say put it a rhyme homey you got to get creative if you have something you really want to say people will be down with that.
So you want Kanye to turn into Stormtroopers Of Death?
Maybe Ye heard Carnivore and thought that shit was real too? He got mental issues that people misinterpreted as genius. Get him help before he goes full blown Apt Pupil or there is no turning back.
Lmao, Im just happy someone knew what I was refrecing
Show me the footage. It sounds a bit like BS to me. When Kanye said slavery was a choice, he was talking about modern day America, not the early 1800s. People didnt get it. Maybe it could have been better worded to avoid criticism. He was attacking the “victim mentality” where people blame their failures on something that happened 200 years ago. Subscribing to that notion is definitely a choice.
Meanwhile Kanye did the exact same thing numerous times. Do you ever listen to your own bs? Then again you are that same dummy that defended Kodak Black’s pedo self, so I’m not surprised in the slightest.
slavery was a choice back then as well. the stories of harriet tubman and nat turner are literally about slaves choosing to be free and run or fight back
yup.
plus the wytes wuz good.
If any one of you believe this you’re brain dead. It’s fucking tmz they would release it in a second if he said Van Lathan is a Uncle Sam cuck
Anyone, Black, Brown, White, Yellow, Red or in between who condones the Kanye’s disgusting comments is as much a racist as he is and is only empowering White Supremacists and everyone else who justifies their own racist poison, irrespective of who the objects of their hatred targets. We should all take a page from the Mennonites and SHUN Kanye and ALL his commercial interests. He’s a PIECE OF TRASH!
Agreed. We can’t talk bad aboit people running media, banks, politicians, presidential, countries, etc. They are untouchable, and not to be criticized under any circumstance! Just plain, never complain about how every president does the same BS, or banks being evil, or wall street being controlled, and so on. Don’t ever complain about these things if you can’t point out the main culprits without being “racist” . Your idea of “racism” is no different than saying it’s racist to have pointed out white men were colonists centuries ago.
I’ve been trying to avoid Kanye-related topics altogether, but I really hope media outlets stop booking him for interviews and we as a public stop supporting all of his work. Stop buying his shoes and stop listening to him. He’s clearly not well, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s a narcissistic, asshole that needs to work on himself. He needs to take his pills, seek therapy, and examine why he believes all the bs he does. He’s only gotten worse because we’ve all let him slide for so long. It’s almost impossible for a billionaire with millions of fans to ever face real consequences for anything, but the least we can do is stop booking him and letting his message be even louder.
Fake news LOL
How many names do you have that you just want to switch to? I wouldn’t be surprised if you actually have a lot more.
Expect a Kanye news article every day. When you read about his antics and always wonder, ‘What is next?’
Legally, Ye is this person’s name. He changed his name (again). Call him Ye.
We’ll call him Kanye if we want to. Don’t trip over a name.
Lmfao get a life!
He should legally change his name again from Ye to just Y. Just drop the e. So dude can be Y because all his weird behaviour makes you wonder why?
This reminds me of playing Among Us. Anyone can say you’re “sus” and the whole forum believes it. Now you’re the “imposter”
I didn’t catch the anti-semitism they keep screaming about. Where is that? Another false flag.
Lmfao wake up! The article clearly says they edited out ( removed ) his anti-Semitic comments! Did you get past a 3rd grade education?
its weird how all you Kanye and trump supporters never “Catch” what these people are saying. Also funny how you beg the internet to prove it to you instead of just googling or going to non extreme right wing sites.
he says he’s going to go off on some people he did business with who share the same religious belief – at no point does he say anything about all people in a certain group. but hey you can be anti black all day on their platforms the minute they feel like their agenda is threatened first they say you are “phobic” of something then it’s you’re an “anti-semite” if they had the same energy for anti black racism none of this would be an issue anywhere in the world. until then may have to be war
wtf r u talking about? ?
Do you need to go check in with your handler. It seems like your pro white supremacy argument is lacking.
the media loves to get everyone scared and stir the pot and people love to share it as gospel but the manipulation is plain to see……..you don’t like what a person is saying then don’t listen to it or read it, the dummy spitting out and crying that the person needs to be shut down and censored is pathetic and weak……the double standards of society is laughable, people wanna spout their opinion but can’t stand anyone else having one and it’s all about right and wrong but who made the rules?.Right and wrong is a different thing for everyone so no wonder the kids heads today are messed tf up, they don’t know where they stand and are petrified of saying something wrong……….I pray for a meteorite because this society needs to start over again, its a mess
hate speech is not an opionion. stfubro
lol ‘false flag’ i don’ know if you ever worked in production but they never throw anything away. There is raw footage. And if they ‘cut it’ its in the raw. I say about 7 days until it’s released. Drip drip drip .