Howard Stern and Kanye West.Photo: Debra L Rothenberg/FilmMagic; George Pimentel/Getty
Stern then began talking about West’s recent appearance onChris Cuomo’s self-titled show. “Kanye was on the Chris Cuomo show, and good lord, you gotta hear the s— this guy’s into, and f— this mental illness, self-defense thing that he’s into, you know, like, ‘Oh yeah, he’s just mentally ill. Don’t worry about it,’ " Stern said.
“If he’s so mentally ill, why don’t they appoint a conservator over his money like they did with the poorBritney Spears?” he asked.
Stern played a snippet from the Cuomo interview that included West, 45, referencing the “Jewish underground media mafia” and blaming them for why he’s never referred to as a billionaire or tycoon.
In response, thePrivate Partsauthor said, “Guess what, douchebag? When they write about me, they call me the shock jock. You don’t have control over… You are a rapper. That is what you are. That’s how you became famous,” Stern said.
“If a newspaper article doesn’t point out the fact that you’re some sort of designer or genius, maybe that’s not because he’s Jewish, but maybe because he just doesn’t put that much thought into who the f— you are and what your business is,” he said to co-host Robin Quivers.
“This is so depressing. I mean, Kanye used to be fun crazy. Now he’s like Hitler,” Stern concluded.
After West shared antisemitic posts earlier this month, Instagramrestricted his accountand deleted content from his page after he violated the social media platform’s rules and guidelines, according to NBC News andCNN, although a Meta spokesperson did not confirm to either outlet what content violated their rules.
HisTwitter account was later restrictedafter one of his tweets violated the company’s rules. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) also called out West’s language for perpetuating “antisemitic tropes like greed and control,” writing in a statement: “Kanye Westshould figure out how to make a point without using antisemitism. Over the last week, the musician has fomented hatred of Jews.”
“So you said it knowing it’s racist?” Morgan asked, to which West replied: “Yes. I fought fire with fire.”
Later in the interview, West offered an apology. “I will say I’m sorry for the people that I hurt,” he said. “I feel like I cause hurt and confusion, and I’m sorry for the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been through and that I use my platform where you say, ‘Hurt people hurt people,’ and I was hurt.”
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Earlier this week, it was announced thatWest is acquiring Parler, a controversial conservative social media site. In a statement on Monday, Parlement Technologies — Parler’s parent company — said it was “pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle for Ye, formerly known asKanye West, toacquire the Parler platform.”
“The acquisition ensures Parler a future role in creating an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome,” the statement continued.
source: people.com
