The rapper, 45—who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021—said on the social media platform last month that he wanted to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”
“The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because Black people are actually Jew also,” he continued in his October 9 post. “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
The tweet was later removed and his account was locked.
In late October, Ye’s account was temporarily reinstated—a decision that new Twitter CEO Elon Musk said was not up to him.
“Ye’s account was restored by Twitter before the acquisition. They did not consult with or inform me,” Musk said on October 28.
On November 20, West checked to see if he was still locked out by tweeting: “Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked.”
In a follow-up message hours later, he said, “Shalom : )”
People were quick to reply to the posts, with user @JrMoneyGetting—who boasts more than 63,000 followers on his verified account—calling the latter a “nice PR move.”
In the post, he shared the definition of “Shalom” that read: “Used as a salutation by Jewish people at meeting or parting, meaning ‘peace.’”
At the time of publication, the remark had garnered more than 3,400 likes.
“Oh he’s so wrong for this,” someone else said, while another added: “Absolutely vile.”
“His first tweet being shalom oh I will drag that man to the deepest pits of hell fr what a nasty pos,” a separate user chimed in.
Newsweek reached out to West’s representative for comment.
The dad of four—who shares kids North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm with estranged wife Kim Kardashian—has seen a significant decrease in his fortune following his antisemitic remarks.
Adidas cut ties with the “Gold Digger” artist on October 25 after mounting pressure to speak out.
“After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies,” the company shared in a statement to Newsweek at the time. “Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.”
Days later, on October 27, Ye seemingly spoke out about how the fallout had already affected his net worth.
“I lost 2 billion dollars in one day and I’m still alive. This is love speech. I still love you. God still loves you,” he said. “The money is not who I am. The people is who I am.”
Gap, Balenciaga, TJ Maxx, Foot Locker, Skims, Peloton and others have also stopped working with him.
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