- Kanye West is locked out of his Twitter account following his antisemitic comments, Buzzfeed News reported.
- Twitter confirmed to Buzzfeed that West violated the platform's policies.
Kanye West's Twitter has reportedly been locked following the rapper's antisemitic rants over the weekend.
"The account in question has been locked due to a violation of Twitter's policies," a spokesperson confirmed to Buzzfeed News on Sunday.
Twitter's decision comes after West ranted about Jewish people on Saturday in a tweet that was removed by the social media platform for violating its guidelines. The rapper tweeted that he was "going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE," adding, "I can't be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jew also."
The tweet continued: "You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda."
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The tweet was one Ye's first on the platform since 2020 and came after his Instagram account was restricted. Shortly after returning to Twitter, the fashion designer posted a photo showing him with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with a caption: "Look at this Mark. How you gone kick me off Instagram."
Elon Musk, the billionaire tech giant in negotiations to purchase Twitter, replied to the tweet, which included a blurry of Ye and Zuckerberg, welcoming West back to the platform.
West has been under fire for antisemitism following his remarks on a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson accusing Jared Kushner, who is Jewish, of brokering the Abraham Accords for personal profit, as Insider's Joshua Zitser reported.
The "Hurricane" rapper also shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a text exchange between him and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs in a now-deleted Instagram post. He claimed he was going to use the Bad Boy Records founder "as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me."
Multiple Jewish groups denounced Ye's comments, including The American Jewish Committee. The advocacy group blasted the rapper for using Jewish stereotypes and urged him to "make a point without using antisemitism."
Last week, West faced criticism from activists and celebrities after he sported a "White Lives Matter" shirt during his Yeezy fashion show in Paris. A photo posted online of West rocking the shirt with conservative pundit Candace Owens was met with immediate backlash, including from actor Jaden Smith who reportedly walked out of his YZYSZN9 show, and Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones.
Model Gigi Hadid also called out West after he attempted to discredit a Vogue editor, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who called his "White Lives Matter" shirts "pure violence" and "hugely irresponsible."