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21.03.2022 / 14:23
Trevor Noah says “counsel Kanye, not cancel Kanye” after Grammy performance is pulled
Kanye West has reportedly had a performance at the 2022 Grammys cancelled over “concerning online behaviour”.The gig, which wasn’t announced as part of the initial wave of performers for the ceremony, was apparently pulled last week in response to an Instagram post where West repeatedly directed a racial slur at Trevor Noah, who is set to host the 2022 event.The insults came after Noah said the ongoing harassment West is directing at former wife Kim Kardashian was “terrifying to watch” on an episode of The Daily Show. “What we’re seeing is one of the most powerful, one of the richest women in the world, unable to get her ex to stop texting her, to stop chasing after her, to stop harassing her.”“It shines a spotlight on what so many women go through when they choose to leave,” he added.Taking to Twitter to clarify what he said on his show, Noah wrote: “I said counsel Kanye, not cancel Kanye.”I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye.— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 20, 2022According to The Independent, Noah responded to Kanye’s initial outburst in a now deleted Instagram comment.