Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, whose career collapsed in autumn 2022 after he went on an antisemitic tirade.
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Fast Forward Kanye West paid a settlement to a former employee over antisemitic rants in 2018, report says
West’s obsession with Hitler and antisemitic conspiracies reportedly predated his recent outbursts by years
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Opinion As a Black rabbi, I’m still processing Kanye West’s hate speech
Black Jews have been functionally overlooked in the public discourse, writes a rabbi and theater artist
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Opinion Kanye’s mental health issues do not excuse his antisemitism
Bigotry leaves lasting scars, and we must hold celebrities accountable for their behavior
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Culture We asked 8 Black Jews to weigh in on the Kanye West mess
Leaders, former fans ask why similar outrage wasn't expressed over rapper's anti-Black antics
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Sports Why Kyrie Irving — unlike Kanye West — won’t likely face consequences for antisemitic post
Four days after the NBA star shared an antisemitic film on Twitter, no player has spoken out to condemn it
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Fast Forward Kanye West suggests Jewish doctor may have wanted to kill him
The rapper said his mental health issues were ‘misdiagnosed’ by a Jewish doctor, and that he could have ended up like Michael Jackson and Prince
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Fast Forward Kyrie Irving’s ‘Jewish conspiracy’: What you need to know
The Brooklyn Nets star doubled down in the face of criticism after linking to an offensive film
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Fast Forward ‘Now that Elon is taking over’: Online antisemites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk
A hashtag campaign launched by online extremists has led lead to wave of hateful content as Elon Musk's reign at Twitter begins
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