Kanye West is BACK at Elon Musk’s
Kanye West has returned to Elon Musk’s
The 46-year-old rapper was initially removed from the app in December 2022 after a series of offensive and anti-Semitic messages – one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and the Star of David.
His account was subsequently reinstated in July, but he is now active on the platform again.
West used one of his first posts to tout his “liberation from Adidas” after the retailer ended its partnership with him, estimated to be worth $1.5 billion, over his anti-Semitic rants.
The Grammy-winning artist also unveiled his first Yeezy product since the deal expired, announcing it went on pre-sale on Friday.
Kanye West has returned to Elon Musk’s
The 46-year-old rapper was initially removed from the app in December 2022 after a series of offensive and anti-Semitic posts. His account was subsequently reinstated in July, but he is now active on the platform again
The Grammy-winning artist used
West’s first post to X on Wednesday was to share the news that he had hired Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy as the company’s head of design.
The next day, he returned to the platform with a message for Nicki Minaj, saying, “Hi, it’s Ye. Can I call you about releasing new body on the new album.’
The rapper then announced on Friday that his first Yeezy product since the end of the collaboration with Adidas had been put on pre-sale.
“Yeezy introduces the foldable future of footwear, YZY POD,” his statement read.
‘Our first product since the liberation of Adidas goes on pre-sale today, $200,- on yeezy.com. Don’t accept limitations.’
The calf-high boot features a sock-like design with a packable knit upper and can be easily stored away when not in use. It is only available in three sizes and in black.
West’s last post before his account was initially suspended was on December 1, 2022.
In the months leading up to his suspension, he repeatedly made anti-Semitic comments in a series of offensive messages.
He was kicked off the field ‘for inciting violence’ after the rapper posted the photo of the swastika – the symbol of the Nazi party – together with the Jewish holy symbol.
The post came hours after an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, when West sparked outrage by declaring his “love” for the Nazis and his admiration for Adolf Hitler.
West’s account was initially blocked for 12 hours, preventing him from posting, and he was later suspended.
Musk, who bought the platform in October 2022 and was known for his more relaxed attitude to content moderation, told West: “Sorry, but you went too far. This is not love,” in a text message the rapper shared before the ban.
West replied, “Who made you a judge.”
“I did my best,” Musk wrote in a message after X deleted his offensive post and temporarily blocked his account.
“Despite this, he has once again broken our rule against incitement to violence. Account is being suspended.’
West imagined himself wearing his latest Yeezy product since the partnership with Adidas ended
West used one of his first posts to tout his “liberation from Adidas” after the retailer ended its partnership with him, which was estimated to be worth $1.5 billion, over his anti-Semitic rants.
West’s last post before his account was initially suspended was on December 1, 2022
Subsequently, his X and Instagram accounts were blocked and lucrative deals fell through.
After West’s series of despicable anti-Semitic comments, his reputation was left in tatters, prompting brands – including Adidas, Balenciaga, Vogue and GAP – to drop him en masse.
The artist was unrepentant and refused to apologize in multiple interviews.
As a result, his net worth plummeted. His divorce from ex-wife Kim Kardashian was also finalized the same week.
In October 2022, after being censored on Instagram, West returned to
He added, “The funny thing is, I can’t actually be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jewish too. You have played with me and tried to smear anyone who opposes your agenda.”
West previously suggested he would do ‘death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE’ while bringing back his ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirt
“I did my best,” Musk wrote in a tweet after X deleted West’s offensive post and temporarily blocked his account
West posted screenshots of his angry text exchange with Elon Musk, who warned him, “You’ve gone too far” after he posted an image of a swastika in a Star of David
That renewed attack on Jewish people came just a day after sharing screenshots on Instagram revealing messages sent to Diddy in which West accused the rapper of being controlled by Jewish people for trying to silence his “White Lives Matter” message lay.
The post led to his Instagram account being suspended.
West’s profile on
X reinstated Ye’s account after receiving assurances that he would not use the platform to share anti-Semitic or otherwise harmful language.
Musk had earlier restored former US President Donald Trump’s account after about 14.8 million X users voted in favor of the restoration.
While the report of right-wing conspiracy theorist Jones was allowed back on the platform on Sunday after an opinion poll.
By the time the poll closed, nearly two million votes had been cast, with about 70 percent voting in favor of his reinstatement.