Charlie Puth has begged Kanye West to cease selling “extremely harmful” messages and referred to as out the rapper for promoting a Swastika tee.
Over the previous weekend, West – now generally known as Ye – shared a collection of weird and controversial tweets he posted on X/twitter earlier than his account was deactivated. The rapper and vogue mogul launched a string of controversial posts that noticed him withdraw his apology to the Jewish neighborhood for previous anti-Semitic feedback, in addition to declaring himself as “a Nazi”.
He had additionally tweeted “I really like Hitler”, praised billionaire and X-owner Elon Musk as “essentially the most lit individual that [has] ever been on Twitter” and claimed that each one different folks look as much as him. Musk himself had drawn criticism and allegations of Nazism earlier this 12 months when he made two Nazi-like gestures throughout Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.
Ye additionally wiped his Yeezy web site aside from a single merchandise that was on sale – a white t-shirt with a big swastika on the chest listed as “HH-01”. The garment was priced at $20, with the itemizing’s title of “HH-01” probably a reference to the ‘Heil Hitler’ chant that will accompany Nazi gestures.
Kanye West actually is promoting swastika Shirts lol pic.twitter.com/1nYv5mI0tq
— Libs Of Reddit (@RejectDegenercy) February 10, 2025
Final evening (February 10), Puth took to his official Instagram Tales and straight tagged Ye whereas sharing an announcement that learn: “The message you’re sending out to the world is extremely harmful. Please man, I urge you to cease. You’re promoting a T shirt with a Swastika on it, and MILLIONS of persons are influenced by you. Please I BEG you to cease, PLEASE.”
Mates star David Schwimmer had beforehand referred to as on motion to be taken in opposition to rapper for his hate-filled “Nazi” posts, arguing that “silence is complicity”.
That was not the one merchandise Ye was promoting. Previous to the discharge of the offensive t-shirt, the ‘Heartless’ hitmaker was additionally slammed for promoting a hoodie seemingly an identical to the one Cassie wore when disgraced rap mogul Diddy was captured on movie assaulting her in 2016.
The ‘Carnival’ artist posted a picture of what he dubbed the “LOVE HOODIE” facet by facet with a screenshot of footage from the incident. Obtained and revealed by CNN in March, the video appeared to indicate Diddy beating his former accomplice Cassie, and throwing an unidentified object at her from a close-by desk.
The footage aligned with testimony the singer had beforehand given in a lawsuit filed in opposition to the rap mogul, through which she claimed Diddy “turned extraordinarily intoxicated and punched [her] within the face” on the lodge, then adopted her into the hallway and throwing glass vases at her after she tried to go away when he was asleep.
Social media customers have referred to as West’s transfer to make use of that incident to promote hoodies “past evil” and “probably the worst factor he’s accomplished“. Per The Normal, Ye additionally shared a publish that learn: “Hey query if somebody had been to beat up their girlfriend in public, would that be thought of home violence, or is that outside violence, or is it simply public indecency? ….Im simply asking for a good friend.”
A spokesperson for Marketing campaign In opposition to Anti-Semitism beforehand shared an announcement with reference to Ye’s antisemitic rant on X/Twitter which learn: “As soon as once more, Ye has gone on an antisemitic rampage on-line. It couldn’t be any clearer that he’s an unrepentant, proud antisemite. Extra folks have seen these posts than there are Jews on the planet.”
At this very second, @kanyewest is occurring yet one more antisemitic rampage.
It couldn’t be any clearer that he’s an unrepentant, proud antisemite. Extra folks have seen these posts than there are Jews on the planet.
It’s apparent that Ye has not discovered his lesson the primary… pic.twitter.com/qXeXQsjb4F
— Marketing campaign In opposition to Antisemitism (@antisemitism) February 7, 2025
“It’s apparent that Ye has not discovered his lesson the primary time, when Adidas ended its partnership with him, following our name to take action,” the assertion continued. “At a time of unprecedented antisemitism, there might be no mistaking this incitement for precisely what it’s. We name on Elon Musk to take away him from X.”
In different information, Ye not too long ago revealed that he’s a fan of Kendrick Lamar‘s current Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present, calling it his “favorite” since Michael Jackson‘s iconic 1993 efficiency.
