Kim Kardashian condemns hate speech amid controversy with Kanye West
Video: Adidas ends cooperation with Ye due to anti-Semitic comments. Days after a celebrity urged her to remain silent in the face of anti-Semitic comments made by her ex-husband Kanye West, Kim Kardashian has released a statement condemning hate speech. Kardashian posted her statement on the Instatstories section of her Instagram account on Monday. “Hate speech is never normal or justifiable,” she said in a statement. “I stand with the Jewish community and call for an immediate end to the horrific violence and hateful rhetoric directed at them.” The post comes days after singer Boy George posted a video on his Instagram account asking why Kardashian hasn’t reached out to her publicly. ex’s behavior.”I’m appalled that Kim Kardashian hasn’t come out and joined this discussion because this woman has kids with Kanye so she should understand as a mother how little Jewish kids feel when they hear this ( abusive) comments, how demoralizing and horrifying it must be,” he said. West, who legally changed his name to E, has come under fire in recent weeks for social media posts that have been criticized as anti-Semitic. Also, in an interview after he posted the controversial tweet, which has since been deleted, West told Piers Morgan that he was sorry for the people he hurt, though he also said he didn’t regret making the remark. A spokeswoman for talent agency CAA confirmed to CNN on Monday that West is no longer a client.CNN’s Jamie Lynch and David Williams contributed to this story.
Video: Adidas ends cooperation with Ye due to anti-Semitic comments
Kim Kardashian has released a statement condemning hate speech, days after a celebrity called on her to remain silent publicly in the face of her ex-husband Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments.
Kardashian posted her statement on Instatstories her Instagram account on Monday.
“Hate speech is never normal and can never be justified,” she said in a statement. “I stand with the Jewish community and call for an immediate end to the horrific violence and hateful rhetoric directed at them.”
The post comes a few days after singer Boy George posted a video on his Instagram account asking why Kardashian hasn’t spoken out publicly about her ex’s behavior.
“I’m appalled that Kim Kardashian hasn’t come out and added her voice to this debate because this woman has kids with Kanye so she should understand as a mother how little Jewish kids feel hearing these (expletive) comments. , how demoralizing and horrifying it must be,” he said.
West, who legally changed his name to Ye, has come under fire in recent weeks for social media posts that have been criticized as anti-Semitic.
Also, in an interview after he posted the controversial tweet, which has since been deleted, West told Piers Morgan that he was sorry for the people he hurt, although he also said he didn’t regret what he did note
A representative for talent agency CAA confirmed to CNN on Monday that West is no longer a client.
CNN’s Jamiel Lynch and David Williams contributed to this story.