Kanye West Defends ‘Art’ After His ‘Eazy’ Music Video Seemingly Depicting Pete Davidson’s Death Stirs Controversy

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Defending his art. Kanye West said he didn’t mean any harm with his “Eazy” music video.“Art is therapy just like this view,” the 44-year-old captioned an illustration of a church on fire via Instagram on Sunday, March 6. “Art is protected as freedom of speech.

Art inspires and simplifies the world. Art is not a proxy for any ill or harm. Any suggestion otherwise about my art is false and mal intended.”He didn’t call out the “Eazy” video by name, but it has stirred controversy since it was released on Wednesday, March 2.

The clip was perceived by many viewers as an attack on Pete Davidson.The track, which features The Game, directly references the Saturday Night Live performer, 28, who is dating West’s estranged wife Kim Kardashian. “God saved me from this crash / Just so I could beat Pete Davidson’s ass,” the Grammy winner raps on the song from his Donda 2 album.While the song made headlines upon its release earlier this year, the video — which West has since deleted from his Instagram — left many with concerns.

The clip included what appeared to be a claymation effigy of Davidson, and he was seen being kidnapped, decapitated and buried alive.“Every one lived happily ever after,” a title card in the video reads. “Except You Know Who.” The name Skete (West’s nickname for Davidson) appears crossed out after “except.”The visual was released the same day that a judge declared Kardashian, 41, legally single amid her divorce from the “Stronger” performer.