OMG! Julia Fox thinks it’s perfectly fine she was linked to Kanye West despite his string of antisemitic remarks?? Yeah, you’ll never guess what she said!
02.11.2022 - 04:01 / perezhilton.com
If Kanye West was hoping to sell a bunch of “White Lives Matter” shirts to right-wing followers, he’s got another thing coming!
As we’ve been reporting, Ye dumped a whole bunch of those shirts among the homeless population down on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. That little stunt has caused its own set of problems for those struggling to survive down there. But there’s a reason Ye didn’t sell them instead: because he can’t!
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Capital B reports that two radio hosts — Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, who helm the show Civic Cipher out of Phoenix, Arizona — are the owners of the “White Lives Matter” trademark. Oh, and did we mention Ja and Ward are Black?!
Yep!!!
So in order to legally sell shirts with that slogan emblazoned on it, Ye (or his Paris Fashion Week ‘WLM’ stunt partner Candace Owens, or anyone trying to push white supremacist messages) has to license the hosts’ trademark. And so far that hasn’t happened.
The news outlet interviewed Ja about how he and his co-host came about owning the commercial rights to such a shocking statement. Ramses detailed how a listener of theirs actually bought the trademark first, and then handed it off to the two public figures:
Wow!
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Not a bad theory, honestly. If some bigot is going to try to profit off that awful slogan anyways, why not make them pay hand-over-fist to have access to it, ya know?! Ja explained:
Ja also said that while there are no plans for them to use the trademark themselves, they are open to making someone pay a s**t load of money to license the phrase! That money, the radio host said, could be
OMG! Julia Fox thinks it’s perfectly fine she was linked to Kanye West despite his string of antisemitic remarks?? Yeah, you’ll never guess what she said!
Kanye West is dominating the news lately, but definitely not in good ways. His antisemitic remarks on social media, combined with various interviews where he seemingly continues to either double down on the comments and say other inflammatory things have led to boycotts and serious business consequences for the rapper.
Let’s all say it together — F**KING FINALLY!
Khloé Kardashian subtly addressed her former brother-in-law Kanye West's antisemitism controversy on Sunday. The Stronger rapper, who used to be married to Khloé's sister Kim, has been hitting headlines throughout this month by making controversial and offensive remarks about Jewish people on social media and in a series of interviews. On Sunday, Khloé became the first member of the Kardashian-Jenner family to address Kanye's antisemitic comments on her Instagram Stories.
Even if you’re a billionaire businessman and musical icon, you can’t run away from spreading hate speech. Over the past week or so, we’ve seen the fall from grace of rapper Kanye West.
Kanye West is really out here stirring the pot, and what for? That’s what a bunch of folks in Los Angeles are trying to figure out right now after the artist pulled the ultimate stunt.
Kanye West‘s most recent record label, Universal Music Group, has shared a statement denouncing antisemitism.West has made a slew of antisemitic comments over the past weeks. A post directed at the Jewish community led to West being suspended from Instagram and later Twitter, where he wrote that he “[would be] going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE”.While not referencing West directly, UMG have now shared a statement in which they promoted an ongoing partnership with the American Jewish Committee.“There is no place for antisemitism in our society,” the statement read.
Kanye West will face a 250 million dollar (£221 million) lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd, following recent remarks the rapper made about his death. Lawyers representing the family issued a cease and desist letter to West and said his comments were a “repugnant attempt to discount George Floyd’s life and to profit from his inhumane death”.
The family of George Floyd has announced plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Kanye West following his comments on Floyd’s death over the weekend on Drink Champs. A Houston NBC affiliate reports that the lawsuit has already been filed.
Ice Cube has taken to Twitter to refute comments made by Kanye West in an interview linking the rapper to West’s antisemitic views.In an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast – in which he made several inflammatory statements, and which has since been taken down from online platforms – West referenced Cube multiple times. At one point, West claimed that Cube had “really influenced” him to “get on this antisemite vibe”.West has made a slew of antisemitic comments over the past weeks. A post directed at the Jewish community led to West being suspended from Instagram and later Twitter, where he wrote that he “[would be] going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE”.West’s comments were criticised by the likes of David Schwimmer, John Legend, Jack Antonoff and KISS‘ Paul Stanley.
Twitter and Instagram posts of Ye’s former fashion protégé, Ian Connor, appear to show the 29-year-old handing out boxes and boxes of the controversial YZY SZN 9 tees to the homeless people gathered in the dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood. “Courtesy of Kanye West,” a man, presumably Connor, says in a video as the camera shows a busy street and a sprinter van stocked with boxes. “Load 1 – Skid Röw,” Connor tweeted with a picture of a woman showing off the oversized long sleeve white shirt.
Kanye «Ye» West's appearance on a recent episode of Revolt TV's , the family of George Floyd announced their intention to file a lawsuit against the rapper, his business partners, and associates for «harassment, misappropriation, defamation and infliction of emotional distress.» The suit is seeking $250 million in damages.In a statement released on Tuesday, it was revealed that Roxie Washington, acting on behalf of her minor child — who serves as the sole beneficiary of Floyd's estate — has retained the Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon & Dixon Attorneys at Law to file the suit. The attorneys for Floyd's family have already issued a cease-and-desist letter to West after he made false claims about Floyd’s death on the podcast hosted by N.O.R.E.
Kanye West is sharing his thoughts about recent co-parenting issues he seems to have faced. The rapper, who recently revealed his admiration for Bad Bunny, explained during a recent interview that his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, is trying to turn his daughter Chicago “into a problem.”This is not the first time the singer and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian face co-parenting issues, as Khloé Kardashian recently defended her sister Kim against Kanye’s allegations.This time Kanye admitted that he is worried about his 4-year-old daughter and even took a moment to talk about their new reality show ‘The Kardashians,’ streaming on Hulu.“Chicago is either gonna be a blessing or she gonna be a problem,” Kanye said, adding that he is concerned “as a father.” He continued, “I feel like Hulu, and I feel like Kris are trying to turn her into a problem.”Kanye previously said that he did not want Kris to advise his kids on future career decisions, in reference to Kim and Kylie Jenner’s cover of Playboy magazine.“Don’t let Kris make you do playboy like she made [Kylie] and Kim do,” he said.
Rolling Stone), with a voice in the background stating “courtesy of Kanye West”. Connor has previously been accused of sexual assault by at least half-a-dozen women.West faced controversy after he wore the shirt emblazoned with the slogan when he introduced his latest Yeezy line after making his catwalk debut at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show.He also doubled down on his views, writing on his Instagram Stories that the Black Lives Matter movement “was a scam”, adding “Now it’s over…you’re welcome”.He then responded with a new Instagram post which featured a picture of the long-sleeved tee in question: “Here’s my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO.”As Rolling Stone noted, the phrase – an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter slogan – has been adopted by white supremacist organisations in recent years, and is categorised by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate slogan.Load 1 – Skid Röw pic.twitter.com/F9Fh4KGlzp— Ian Connor (@souljaian) October 17, 2022According to Rolling Stone, a source close to the drops has said that there are plans for a second round of free handouts.