Kanye West Said Jewish People Are "Holding Him Back" In New Doc

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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 02: Kanye West aka Ye is seen wearing a Balenciaga boxing mouthguard, outside Givenchy, during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 - Day Seven on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images)
Comments Kanye West made about Jewish people popped up in a new documentary.

The predominant story relating to Kanye West in the past year was his series of anti-Semitic outbursts. His words ended up costing him millions in various sponsorships and collaborations. Ultimately, that ended with him being removed from almost all social media sites. Now a new documentary is shedding light on some of the things West may have said behind the scenes. The Trouble With KanYe is a new BBC documentary. According to All Hip Hop, it explores how Kanye's beliefs descended into rabid antisemitism and features interviews with various people who interacted with him.

One of those interviews is with tech entrepreneur Alex Klein who worked on Donda 2. Kanye West reportedly told Klein that he was "exactly like the other Jews.” In response, Klein asked him if he really believed that all Jews were working together to hold him back. The rapper replied "Yes." Following some of his public outbursts last year many former associates have shared their experiences. Many have prior experience with West's prior antisemitism. Additionally, director of The Trouble With KanYe made a statement explaining why he made the film. “Like many people, I have watched his politics shift, and his views shift in recent years. I’ve been kind of frustrated, angry, confused by a lot of the things that he’s put out there.”

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Kanye West aka Ye is seen on October 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

The new documentary isn't the only trouble for Kanye West recently. Likewise, he's involved in an ongoing lawsuit related to a space in LA that Gap rented out for their collaboration. The space reportedly had substantial changes made to it that broke the original agreement all parties had signed. Kanye denies responsibility for the damages. Consequently, Gap also denies responsibility for Kanye's actions.

Additionally Kanye West has been subject to many strange stories. The strangest of the bunch was his 46th birthday party. West reportedly had numerous celebrities in attendance while he served sushi off the bodies of nude women. Celebrities in attendance included Chloe and Freddie Gibbs. What do you think of Kanye West's recent comments from the documentary? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria
Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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