Kanye West's Instagram And Twitter Accounts Are Suspended Following A Post He Made About "Going Death Con 3 On Jewish People"
Following a publicly messy divorce from socialite Kim Kardashian, rapper and billionaire entrepreneur Kanye West has been in the spotlight for a variety of inflammatory comments he has made on social media. His latest post has caused his Instagram and Twitter accounts to be suspended.
Kanye West has delivered a few rants on his Instagram lately about the Kardashian family, cancel culture, and the backlash toward his "white lives matter" shirt. He followed it all up with an interview with Tucker Carlson for Fox News, where he spoke extensively about his childhood and relationship with his father, the Kardashians' alleged ties to the Clinton family, and his pro-life position on abortion. He continued to share his thoughts about a few other topics on social media, but his latest post has resulted in a suspension.
Kanye West's Instagram and Twitter Accounts Are Suspended Following a Post He Made about "Going Death Con 3 on Jewish People"
On October 8, Kanye tweeted a few things, including a message to Mark Zuckerberg where he shared a photo of them together in the past. Elon Musk welcomed Kanye back to Twitter, which generated more than 450,000 likes. "Who do you think created cancel culture?" he tweeted. He then followed up with another tweet, "Iranian youth are leading a revolution against 44 years of dictatorship. The world needs to support them and honor their courage." However, there was another tweet thrown in there that upset many people.
"I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda," he wrote.
The tweet has since been removed, and his account has been suspended. He also posted similar messages on his Instagram, and they've been deleted as well. A Meta spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter that his Instagram account is still visible, but it's restricted, which is a standard move for accounts that have repeated violations.
There have been multiple celebrities and organizations (such as the American Jewish Committee) who have spoken out against Kanye's words, calling them "rants laden with racist and antisemitic undertones."
Kanye has yet to make an official statement about the suspensions or apologize for his posts.