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☆ Elon Musk suspends Ye's Twitter account after swastika post
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Kanye West attends the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France. Ye's Twitter account was suspended again on Friday for violating the social media platform's rules on "incitement to violence," CEO Elon Musk said Friday. The rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, appeared to post an image of a swastika, a symbol synonymous with the Nazis, inside a Star of David, a prominent symbol of Judaism. This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee deleted their Oct. 6 tweet that appeared supportive of Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after months of controversy over the rapper's antisemitic remarks. House Judiciary Committee Republicans did not immediately return a request for comment about the deleted tweet. A now-deleted Tweet from the House Judiciary GOP. He told NBC News that it was incumbent upon not just Republicans, but "the entire nation" to condemn Ye's remarks. The day after the tweet by the House Judiciary Committee Republicans, Ye posted a since-deleted post on Instagram where he said he would go "death con 3" on Jewish people.

☆ Kanye West says Adidas sued him for $275 million and froze all his bank accounts in a video announcing his 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In one clip, he claimed Adidas sued him for $275 million and froze all his bank accounts. The rapper-turned-businessman shared the video on Twitter at 6:30 p.m. PST on Thanksgiving, captioned only with his campaign hashtag "YE24." In the Thanksgiving video, footage of commentators and newsreaders talking about Ye's antisemitic comments is intercut with shots of the rapper sitting pensively in an empty Yeezy office in Los Angeles. Ye posted eight more times on Thanksgiving, including another video where he talked about meeting Donald Trump. Ye is currently promoting his 2024 presidential campaign, but is yet to file the paperwork to become a candidate.

☆ Kanye West returns to Twitter after ban over anti-Semitic remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, returned to Twitter over the weekend, writing "shalom" in one of his first posts since appearing to take a break from the platform after his account was restricted over anti-Semitic remarks. The exchange came as Ye continues to face backlash after making a string of anti-Semitic remarks, which saw both his Twitter and Instagram accounts restricted in October. Musk said last month that Ye's account had been restored by Twitter before he took ownership. However, Ye's last post on Twitter was on Nov. 4, a day after the rapper said he was taking a "verbal fast." Ye's Sunday tweets came as former President Donald Trump's Twitter account was also reinstated over the weekend after being blocked for nearly two years.

☆ Kanye West is still worth about $400 million despite being dropped by multiple brands. Here's how he spent his money.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Major companies have severed ties with Kanye West in the wake of recent antisemitic comments. West's net worth has been slashed, per Forbes, but he's still worth $400 million. He's now lost the long-sought title, but he's clung onto a healthy $400 million, per Forbes. West was dropped by big brands, including Balenciaga, Gap, Vogue, and — perhaps most crushingly — Adidas. was dropped by Def Jam, per The New York Times, and he's no longer represented by Creative Artists Agency.

☆ Kanye West told staff he was inspired by 'skinheads and Nazis' while planning the Yeezy fashion show where he wore a 'White Lives Matter' shirt, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rolling Stone reports that Kanye West said he was inspired by "skinheads and Nazis." It was described as a "casual remark," per Rolling Stone's report. Insider has not been able to independently verify the claims made in Rolling Stone's article. Rolling Stone's report now adds that some of the 90 employees commuted there by a weekly private plane from California. Adidas did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider on the contents of Rolling Stone's report.

☆ Cher reminds ‘haters’ that she can hold hands with anyone she wants
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Twitter may not be old enough to remember that Cher does what she wants. The icon, who is 76, was recently photographed holding hands with rapper and music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, 36, in West Hollywood. ?”Cher responded “Yes” to another person who asked over Twitter if she and Edwards met at Paris Fashion week. In what turned into a bit of a Q&A, Cher tweeted that Edwards treats her like a queen (using the crown emoji) and that everyone in her family has met him. Haters are Gonna Hate…,” Cher tweeted.

☆ Elon Musk says he was not involved in Twitter lifting restriction on Ye's account following antisemitic post
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

One user, however, questioned why Ye's account — which was temporarily restricted over an "anti-Jewish" comment — was "already restored." The Tesla CEO said in response that "Ye's account was restored by Twitter before the acquisition" and that he was not consulted about it. The tweet is no longer on Ye’s account, which has more than 31 million followers. Edward Berthelot / GC Images fileThe comment led to Instagram also restricting Ye's account. Ye's Twitter account was placed in a "read-only mode," which limits the user's ability to post tweets, re-tweets or like content.

☆ Ye mural in Chicago, where he grew up, covered after antisemitic comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Chicago mural celebrating Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and his roots in the city has been painted over as the artist continues to face backlash over his recent antisemitic comments. Video shared on social media appeared to show the West Loop mural being painted over with black paint. "Very crazy I’m witnessing this right now.. they’re painting over the Kanye mural in Chicago," the Twitter user who posted the video wrote. Later footage captured by NBC Chicago showed the final product, with Ye's image transformed into a silhouette. In addition to the Chicago mural being covered, the Wieners Circle, a local eatery famed for its mean customer service, made clear Ye was not welcome at the establishment.

☆ In the span of a month, Kanye West has destroyed his empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has lost deals to the tune of billions of dollars this month. Ye later sent a box of the shirts to homeless people on Los Angeles' Skid Row in a move one local advocate said made "a mockery and political prop of Black Angelenos." Adidas and Gap cut their ties with Ye this week. A day later, fashion magazine Vogue and its editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, said they had no plans to continue working with him. This week, famed talent agency CAA dropped Ye, and film and TV studio MRC shelved a finished documentary on him.

☆ Kanye West was kicked out of Skechers' offices after he showed up 'uninvited,' the company said
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was booted from Skechers’ corporate offices in Los Angeles on Wednesday after he showed up uninvited and unannounced, the company said. In a statement, the shoemaker said two executives escorted Ye and others from the company’s offices following a brief conversation and after he “engaged in unauthorized filming.”“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said, adding that it condemned recent antisemitic comments that prompted a backlash among companies that had business deals with the artist. Kanye West in Los Angeles, on Friday. Rachpoot / Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesRepresentatives for Ye, who has spoken publicly about his mental health issues and has a history of posting erratically online, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. These actions in LA are disgusting and should be condemned."

☆ People are urging Adidas to cut ties with Kanye West after his antisemitic comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Adidas is facing increased pressure from people online to cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after he made a string of antisemitic comments. Ye announced last month that he had terminated his collaboration with Gap over disagreements over the distribution of Yeezy Gap. But several people online pointed out that Gap appears to continue to market the Yeezy Gap collection. Gap told CNN last month that it will continue to sell its existing merchandise from Yeezy Gap in its stores and on its website. It said it will also continue to sell forthcoming collections from Yeezy Gap in the fall and into the first half of 2023.

☆ From Adidas to JPMorgan, these are all the companies cutting ties with Kanye West after his offensive behavior
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Companies are severing ties with YeDavid Livingston/Getty ImagesMajor companies have been severing ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, because of his "hateful and dangerous" comments and behavior. Incidents included wearing a shirt with the words "White Lives Matter," a phrase which has been linked to white supremacist groups, during Yeezy's show at Paris Fashion Week in early October. Ye told Fox host Tucker Carlson that he wore the shirt because it was "funny" and because he thought the motto was correct. Shortly after his appearance at Paris Fashion Week, Ye posted an antisemitic tirade on Twitter, including saying he was "going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE." "I can't be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jew also," he added.

☆ Resale site The RealReal joins the list of companies cutting ties with Kanye West and his Yeezy line after the rapper's antisemitic remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The RealReal said Tuesday that it would not be accepting new listings for Yeezy products on its site. Adidas announced earlier that it would be ending its production of all Yeezy products. However, Adidas still plans to sell Yeezy designs under its own branding starting next year, according to Bloomberg. Shortly after Adidas's announcement, a slew of retailers made moves to pull Yeezy products from their stores. Gap said Tuesday it was removing Yeezy products from its stores and began redirecting visitors from YEEZYGAP.com back to Gap's homepage.

☆ Corporate America is canceling Kanye West
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ye, also known as Kanye West, has become a controversy magnet. Later, West threatened on Twitter to “Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”Since Ye’s antisemitic comments, businesses have come under pressure to take further action against him. You still might see Yeezy Gap merchandise on the Gap site, though. BalenciagaKanye’s antisemitic comments were also the final straw for luxury fashionhouse Balenciaga, which severed ties over the weekend. He had collaborated with Balenciaga for a wildly popular Yeezy Gap line earlier this year.

☆ Talent agency CAA drops Ye, as film studio MRC ditches documentary because of his antisemitic remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kanye West attends the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France. Major Hollywood talent agency CAA on Monday dropped Ye, also known as Kanye West, as the rapper and business mogul faces intensifying criticism over his recent antisemitic remarks. The film studio MRC also said it was dropping a documentary about the artist. The moves come as athletic apparel maker Adidas faces growing calls to end its relationship with Ye. At least three legal organizations have written letters to the German company to cut ties with Ye due to his recent antisemitic comments.

☆ Kanye West has reportedly been dumped by talent agency CAA, and a film studio has scrapped a finished documentary about the rapper in the wake of his antisemitic remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Famed talent agency CAA is the latest company to cut ties with Kanye West following his recent antisemitic remarks. In addition, film and TV studio MRC said it's shelving a completed documentary about the rapper. Several brands have distanced themselves from West in recent weeks, including Balenciaga and Vogue, and others may follow suit soon. The same day, film and TV studio MRC said it's shelving a completed documentary on the rapper and Yeezy entrepreneur. On Monday, West's ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, appeared to address West's antisemitic remarks in a message of her own, writing on Twitter, "Hate speech is never OK or excusable.

☆ 'White Lives Matter' T-shirts were handed out on Los Angeles’ skid row. One woman decided to give unhoused people an alternative option.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Angela Yang | Angela Yang Is An Intern For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A Los Angeles woman is handing out plain T-shirts to unhoused people to provide them with an alternative clothing option after boxes of excess T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase“White Lives Matter” were recently dropped off on skid row. The Anti-Defamation League describes “White Lives Matter” as a “white supremacist phrase” and categorizes it as a “hate slogan.”“The answer to why I wrote ‘White Lives Matter’ on a shirt is because they do,” Ye said during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “It’s not about 'Black Lives Matter' or 'White Lives Matter,'” Raines said. “It’s about safety.”It’s not about 'Black Lives Matter' or 'White Lives Matter.' Out of the hundreds of people Raines crossed paths with, she said she met only one woman walking around with the "White Lives Matter" shirt.

☆ Balenciaga is the latest among these fashion brands to sever ties with Kanye West
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Balenciaga's parent company Kering issued a statement confirming the end of its professional relationship with Kanye West. Balenciaga is the latest fashion brand to sever ties with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, also known as Ye, after a string of controversial comments made by the artist online and during public appearances. On Thursday, Balenciaga's parent company said in a statement that it no longer had a relationship with Ye. Although Ye opened the fashion house's Paris Fashion Week runway show earlier this month, Balenciaga began distancing itself from the artist after several anti-Semitic and other offensive remarks he made recently. Here's a list of the labels that have had a professional relationship with Ye.

Now, amid the recent controversies surrounding the rapper, this college professor sees value in launching another course on Ye. He taught his first two Ye-inspired courses, titled The Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics, at Washington University in St. Louis starting in 2017. But unlike his previous ones, this class will be divided into three parts, “the old Kanye, the new Kanye, and the who Kanye,” and examine Ye’s recent behavior. “The course has never, ever been about Kanye,” McCune said. If the University of Rochester’s college curriculum committee approves the new Ye course, he plans to teach it during the spring or fall semester of 2023.

Attorneys for George Floyd's daughter and her mother have sent rapper Kanye West a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that he refrain from commenting publicly about Floyd's death as he did recently. Chauvin also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Floyd's civil rights. regarding" Floyd, his estate, his family and the circumstances surrounding his death, including, but not limited to, his manner of death. Video of Floyd's death recorded by bystanders spurred global protests against racism and police brutality. He was sentenced in July 2022 to just more than 20 years for violating Floyd's civil rights.

Oct 17 (Reuters) - American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent company Parlement Technologies said on Monday. Parler, which launched in 2018, has been reinstated on Google and Apple Inc's app stores after being removed following the U.S. Capitol riots in January 2021. Parler is one of several social media platforms, including Gettr, Gab and Truth Social, that position themselves as free-speech alternatives to Twitter Inc (TWTR.N). Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLast month, Parler created a new parent company, Parlement Technologies Inc, as part of an overhaul. The Parler deal came together quickly, CEO Farmer said, and Parlement was "presented with an opportunity."

George Floyd's family is considering suing Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, for making false claims about Floyd's death, a prominent civil rights lawyer said. Merritt said Monday that he had been contacted Sunday by Floyd's brother, Philonise, about whether legal action can be taken to prevent Ye from repeating debunked claims about Floyd's death. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of violating Floyd's civil rights by using excessive force under color of law and was sentenced to just more than 20 years in July. The medical examiner who ruled Floyd's death a homicide testified during Chauvin's state trial that Floyd's heart disease and drug use contributed to his death, but that police officers' restraint of his body and compression of his neck were the primary causes. In July, Kueng was sentenced in federal court to three years and Thao to three and a half years.

I no longer miss the “old” Kanye West, now known as Ye. I’m tired of hearing about the new Ye, and I wish we could stop talking about him altogether. Days before that, he appeared with far-right pundit Candace Owens flaunting “White Lives Matter” T-shirts during Paris Fashion Week. This includes to stopping asking for the “old Kanye” back. Chop up the soul Kanye, set on his goals Kanye.” At first, I sang the lyrics with hope that the “old Kanye” who once had such a hopeful swagger would return, that he would get past his ego and be born again as the creative powerhouse whose every move we followed with anticipation instead of dread.

☆ Chanel evokes cinematic glamour at Paris Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A model presents a creation by designer Virginie Viard as part of her Spring-Summer 2023 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel, during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna GeronPARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Chanel creative director Virginie Viard added a streak of Old Hollywood glamour to a slinky collection for spring and summer, sent down a catwalk lined with enormous screens projecting dreamy, black-and-white images of formal gardens and plush interiors. One of the largest labels to hit the runway for Paris Fashion Week, the show was held on the final day of events that have drawn crowds from abroad, marking the luxury industry's strong return from pandemic disruptions. It starred Kristen Stewart, who sat in the front row with South Korean singing star Jennie Ruby Jane. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mimosa SpencerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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