This is 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 Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn’t mean his antisemitic comments
“I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person,” Bjørn Gulden said on a podcast
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Fast Forward Meta’s Oversight Board urges improved distinction between hate speech and criticism of hate speech
The exhortation comes after Instagram took down a post condemning Ye’s antisemitism because it repeated his comments
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Fast Forward A Kanye West impersonator wore a ‘Jewish Lives Matter’ shirt at NY Fashion Week. Why?
'People hire me to do bar mitzvahs, birthday parties, corporate events, meet and greets,' he said
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Opinion Should Jews leave Twitter after Musk reinstated Kanye?
Some feel morally compromised remaining on Twitter. Others don't want to cede a valuable platform to bigots
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Fast Forward Elon Musk reinstated Kanye West’s Twitter account. Jewish groups were not happy.
The ADL noted that West has refused to make amends for promoting antisemitic content and denying the Holocaust
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Fast Forward Kim Kardashian cries over Kanye West’s antisemitism in upcoming ‘Kardashians’ episode
Kardashian condemned her ex-husband's alarming comments in October around the time of their divorce
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Fast Forward Kanye’s Jewish ex-business partner alleges more antisemitic remarks
'You're exactly like the other Jews,' Alex Klein claims Kanye said
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Fast Forward Adidas says it will sell off Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds to those ‘hurt by Kanye’s statements’
The company had been stuck with unsold inventory since cutting ties with Kanye West over his antisemitic comment
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