Candace Owens Apologizes To Kanye West Over "Blexit" Design Confusion

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20223.4K Views

Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval office of the White House on October 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.

"To those who have donated and supported BLEXIT, I would like to clarify that in no way are you supporting the work of Kanye West."

Kanye West revealed that he will be distancing himself from politics after Candace Owens said that he was behind the design of her #Blexit merch. 'Ye said that he realized he was being "used" to push messages that he doesn't believe in. Owens penned an open letter today titled "808s and Heartbreak," apologizing to West about his name being involved in the #Blexit movement.

"If I had to imagine what it would feel like to have a bullet pierce my heart, it would be exactly like the moment I learned Kanye told the world he felt I had used him," she wrote on her blog. "I never once said that Kanye designed the t-shirts for BLEXIT... Kanye was completely right to feel used in that regard and as I have done personally, I would like to publicly apologize to him for any undue stress or pain the effort to correct that rumor has caused him, his business relationships, or his family. He simply never designed them."

She added, "I would also like to publicly apologize to President Trump, as I know that Kanye’s tweets were rapidly misinterpreted as a shot to this administration."

Owens also mentioned that anyone who's donated or supported BLEXIT are in "no way are you supporting the work of Kanye West.

'Ye clarified that he didn't mention Trump's name to TMZ when he said he felt like he was being "used." Either way, 'Ye "distancing" himself from politics comes at a very convenient time since he has an album dropping in a few weeks.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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