Trevor Noah responds after Kanye West banned from Grammys: ‘I said counsel Kanye not cancel’

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the rapper’s social media posts.Ye is said to be ‘banned’ from performing at this year’s ceremony following his ‘concerning online behaviour’ aimed at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson.Reacting to the news, Trevor, who is hosting the Grammys, penned: ‘I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye.’Although Trevor has publicly criticised the artist’s behaviour, a source close to the comedian told CNN that he had nothing to do with Kanye being axed from the schedule.His response comes after Kanye hurled a racist slur at him on Instagram, which led to the All Falls Down rapper’s account being suspended.In the now-deleted Instagram post, Kanye, 44, shared a screenshot of a Google search for Trevor, 38, with his South African heritage displayed underneath.

Reciting the lyrics from the kumbaya folk song – which originates in an African-American spiritual song evoking harmony – he changed ‘kum’ with a slur.I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye.Kanye’s post followed Trevor’s take on the highly publicised fallout between Kanye and Pete on his popular talk series The Daily Show.

Some fans managed to screenshot Trevor’s reported comment under Kanye’s offensive post, in which he appealed to the rapper on a heartfelt note. ‘It breaks my heart to see you like this,’ the comedian reportedly began. ‘Damn, here we go again, everybody sayin’ what’s not for him….

There are few artists who have had more of an impact on me that you Ye.’ Trevor went on to detail how he respects Kanye as an artist and even makes sure to wear his seatbelt in cars due to the rapper’s car crash in 2002.