Kanye West takes to the stage for first time since anti-semitism scandal
Kanye West has made his first appearance since his anti-semitism scandal back in October. The rapper, who's legally changed his name to Ye, performed two tracks with fellow US rapper Travis at the Circus Maximus stadium in Rome on Monday night.
Travis, who shares Stormi and Aire with former partner Kylie Jenner, sister to Kanye's ex-wife Kim Kardashian, told the audience that he was deeply inspired by Kanye's music, saying: "There is no Travis Scott without Kanye West." Travis is one of the first few celebrities to publicly unite with Kanye since he made anti-semitic remarks, which saw him dropped by multiple brands and labels.
In October 2022, his Instagram account suspended after a now-deleted post which involved anti-Semitic tropes, accusing Sean "Diddy" Combs of being controlled by "the Jewish people". After getting locked out of Instagram, Kanye turned to Twitter to share a post for the first time in two years.
He posted a blurry photo standing alongside Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, writing: "Look at this Mark. How you gone kick me off Instagram." He later tweeted: "I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.
Travis embraced Kanye as he welcomed him on stage (SplashNews.com)
Kanye made his first on-stage appearance (SplashNews.com)"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." The post has since been removed.
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Kanye's remarks were recently brought to light in the BBC documentary The Trouble with KanYe, where Alex Klein, tech entrepreneur, former friend and business partner who created Kanye West’s Stem Player for his Donda 2 album, has told host Mobeen Azhar a never before heard story about when the pair parted ways following Ye’s anti-Semitic remarks.
Discussing the decision to no longer work with Kanye, who formally changed his name to Ye two years ago, Alex said: "We turned down 10 million dollars. Kanye was very angry you know he was saying ‘I feel like I wanna smack you’ and ‘You’re exactly like the other Jews’ – almost relishing and revelling in how offensive he could be, using these phrases hoping to hurt me."
Kanye apologised for the hurt he caused (AFP via Getty Images)Alex continued: "I asked him and I said ‘Do you really think Jews are working together to hold you back?’ and he said ‘Yes, yes I do but it’s not even a statement that I need to take back because look at all the energy around me right now. Without that statement, I wouldn’t become president."
During an interview with Piers Morgan late last year, Kanye apologised for the pain and hurt he had caused. He said: "I will say I'm sorry for the people that I hurt with the death con, with the confusion. I feel like I caused hurt and confusion and I am sorry for the families of the people who had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been through.
"I used my platform where you say, I hurt people, and I was hurt," he concluded.
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