Kanye West apologizes for George Floyd’s comments: “I know what it feels like right now to have a knee on your neck”

Kanye West has spoken out again about his current chain of controversies, offering an apology for his inflammatory comments on the death of George Floyd while continuing to defend his recent anti-Semitic displays.

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On Friday night (October 28), West was accosted by a group of paparazzi, one of whom told the rapper that “anti-Semitic statements are not really good for anyone.” Regarding that statement, West responded, “I didn’t realize it could be considered anti-Semitic until I read one of the definitions of anti-Semitism… I didn’t realize it was anti-Semitic say, ‘Hey, you know, I have a lawyer. Jewish. I have a Jewish record label. I have a Jewish contractor…'”

West then challenged the idea that he should “retract” his anti-Semitism. Referring to his support for the conspiracy theory that Jews control the media, he cited a graphic identifying Jewish executives at companies such as Disney and MSNBC. When asked if he felt those executives “bonded together when they heard” West’s comments, the rapper explained that he had “an experience where he felt they bonded with him.”

Mr Kolman said he had met with Adidas executives for “intervention” earlier in the day: “Adidas felt that since everyone else was fighting over me, they had the right to take my designs,” he said. .

Comparing that to the concept of karma, he continued, “I feel like God was humiliating me right now…Often when I would say, ‘Oh, I’m the richest black man,’ in defense of I would use it for the mental health conversation – to say, ‘Oh, you say I’m crazy, but look at this, I made money.’ But that ain’t like God, bro.”

That gave way to the topic of West’s recent comments regarding the death of George Floyd on the podcast. Drink Champs, where West made the false claim that Floyd died from ingesting the drug fentanyl, rather than police brutality. The interview was later deleted from the web, and the NORE host expressed “regret” for being complacent in the situation. As a result, Floyd’s family began preparing a defamation lawsuit against West.

Referring to a video showing Floyd’s neck being kneed by Officer Derek Chauvin – who was convicted of Floyd’s murder last April – West told paparazzi: “When I watch that video as a black person, it hurts my feelings . And I know that the police have attacked, and that America is racist in general. And I understand that when we came to say ‘Black Lives Matter’, that thought felt good to us together as a community.”

“When the idea of ​​Black Lives Matter came up, it brought us together as people. Now, yeah, there were some things [con] the destination of the money, there were some things where it was used to push us to vote Democrat. There were people behind it… That’s what happened, but the general sentiment… When I said that, when I was questioning the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people – it hurt black people.

“So I want to apologize [por] They are hurt. Because God has shown me right now, through what Adidas is doing, and what the media is doing… that I know what it feels like right now to have a knee on your neck. So thank you, God, for humbling me and letting me know what it really feels like. Because how could the richest black man be humiliated, if not to become a billionaire in front of the whole world for one opinion?”

West later alleged that, after coming out in support of Donald Trump in the late 2010s, he was “diagnosed by a Jewish doctor” with “a disorder that would put me on medication at this point.” He continued, “At a time like this, if I were on medication right now, a pill could be changed, and it would be Michael Jackson and Prince again. But since I didn’t accept the wrong diagnosis, and I didn’t I accepted the correct diagnosis. take the medicine, I can talk to you clearly and transparently”.

Check out West’s full interview with the paparazzi below:

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West’s current streak of controversy stems from a stunt at this year’s Paris Fashion Week, in which he wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the white nationalist “White Lives Matter” whistle. The rapper was widely criticized for his attitude, leading him to double, triple and quadruple his attitude. In the process – publicly responding to an appeal from Sean “Diddy” Combs – West made an anti-Semitic comment on Instagram, after which he was kicked off the platform.

He then took to Twitter, where he also made an anti-Semitic comment and was quickly expelled. Several celebrities, politicians, and organizations have strongly condemned his anti-Semitism, including Jack Antonoff, John Legend, Elon Musk, David Schwimmer, Paul Stanley of KISS and Gene Simmons, Howard Stern, Eric André, Nick Cave, and former Jews. -wife, Kim Kardashian.

In addition, West was removed from an extensive list of brands and companies he was associated with. In addition to Adidas, these were Gap, Def Jam, JP Morgan Chase, Balenciaga, Foot Locker, and TJ Maxx, as well as his attorney and recruitment agency. Following the end of his deal with Adidas, West’s net worth dropped from $2 billion (£1.3 billion) to $400 million (£348 million). West responded to the fall by saying “money is not who I am.”

After being banned from Instagram and Twitter, West has reportedly struck a deal to buy the “free speech” platform Parler. One of the biggest companies that refuse to remove the rapper’s platform is Spotify; its CEO, Daniel Ek, said last week that since West’s music does not violate Spotify’s anti-hate policies, it would not be removed from its streaming service. West’s access to Instagram has also been restored.

It was also reported this month that an episode of LeBron James’ talk show, shop, He would not air a filmed interview with West after West spouted more anti-Semitism during the recording. At the same time, Interest footage of West’s interview with Fox News was released without comment, in which he also made racist and anti-Semitic comments; The channel has publicly canceled its support for the rapper.

In another television interview, West said he did not believe in the term “anti-Semitism.” Speaking to Piers Morgan (whom he referred to as “Karen”), he said he knew his anti-Semitic views were racist, explained why he was “jealous” of Jewish culture, and claimed that Quentin Tarantino stole the idea from him. django free, (something Tarantino has since denied).

West’s comments have also led to actual cases of abuse against Jewish communities. Earlier this month, for example, neo-Nazi groups in Los Angeles hung a banner reading “Kanye is right about the Jews” over a freeway.