Kanye West Compares Losing Deal With Adidas & Public Backlash To George Floyd’s Death
perezhilton.comKanye West is at it again. By now you know that the 45-year-old rapper has been facing the consequences of his antisemitic comments and problematic behavior as several brands and companies have severed ties with him – including Adidas.
He also currently faces a $250 million lawsuit from George Floyd’s family for spreading the false claim he died from fentanyl and not from former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinning his knee into his neck for more than nine minutes. Related: Quentin Tarantino Blasts Kanye Claim He Stole Django Unchained From Him! Now, Kanye has once again addressed his string of controversies.
Speaking with paparazzi on Friday night, the Yeezy fashion designer attempted to apologize for pushing the conspiracy theory about George’s death: He then continued to dig himself into a deeper hole by then comparing losing his Adidas deal and facing backlash for his recent actions by likening it to having “a knee on my neck.” Yeah, Kanye really said that.
And his comments did not end there. Kanye also touched on his display of antisemitism again, first saying he “didn’t realize I could be antisemitic until I read a definition of antisemitism.” The father of four continued: And again, instead of acknowledging how harmful his statements have been, Kanye just doubled down on the disgusting antisemitic trope and conspiracy that Jewish people control the media and entertainment industry.
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