For one hour and 40 minutes, shock jock British commentator Piers Morgan and Kanye ‘Ye’ West had what can only be described as a bizarre back-and-forth rant.
Taking place this week on Sky News’ Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan said his aim for the interview was to give West a platform to explain himself and not “soundbite” him.
For context, West’s recent actions have been met with condemnation. After fellow rapper, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent a private message to Kanye, pleading for him to “stop” after West unveiled his ‘White Lives Matter’ t-shirts at his Paris Fashion Show, West accused Diddy of being controlled by Jewish people.
What followed was a string of anti-Semitic comments, which we’d prefer not to republish again here, and instead you can read an opinion piece about his actions here.
West was recently removed from social media platforms following these anti-Semitic statements.
Following on from Morgan’s interview with West, here are the main takeaways, as well as the reactions from the public and Kim Kardashian’s statement on the matter.
In the interview, West said: “I am a person that is classified as Black, I classify myself as Jew. I want to prove that first of all I am Jew also. Do your research on it. We have got our culture ripped from us.”
Read the article by Isabella Ross on Mamamia.