Kanye West calls the attacks on Lizzo's weight loss part of a 'genocide of the Black race'

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Kanye West dragged his 'good friend' Lizzo's name into an explosive new interview where he slammed 'bots' and the 'media' for promoting the idea that being 'overweight is the new goal'. 'It's a genocide of the Black race,' he declared in a wide-ranging conversation on Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson Tonight on Thursday.

The interview comes after the actor wore a 'White Lives Matter' shirt at his Yeezy show during Paris Fashion Week, which has garnered a lot backlash and criticism, including from Vogue contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.

West infamously criticized Karefa-Johnson after she expressed her concerns over his 'White Lives Matter' apparel, posting derisive comments about the editor's appearance that have since been deleted from his account.

Kanye West dragged his 'good friend' Lizzo's name into an explosive new interview where he slammed the 'media' for encouraging the idea that being 'overweight is the new goal' He referenced Lizzo and said: 'The media wants to put out a perception that being overweight is the new goal when it's actually unhealthy''They had the idea that Ye was bullying… a 'body goals' Black woman,' he shared, in reference to Karefa-Johnson who has the distinction of being the first Black woman to style a Vogue cover.