Trevor Noah Rejects Claims He Has ‘Beef’ Kanye West.
daily show The 38-year-old host responded to an audience member who asked why he was “mad” at the artist, now officially known as Ye. Clip posted on the show’s official TikTok account.
The interaction took place during a segment break in the show and took place months after Noah Talked about West’s treatment ex-wife’s Kim Kardashianon Instagram.
West, 45, once shot for a TV host after Noah. commented West was then Instagram suspended for calling Noah a racist slur on social media platforms.
“Why am I beefing with Kanye? Beef has to go both ways, so that’s an interesting way to express it,” Noah said in the video. In our limited understanding, beef has always been a common occurrence between two hip-hop artists. Kanye West. I was curious Kanye West.”
West now faces scrutiny for anti-Semitic comments he made on Twitter, and has since said in several interviews, notably drink champ, Which host NORE claims to regret now platforming.
The rapper has recently been criticized for his false claims related to the death of George Floydand what many call bullying trend Editor Gabriela Kalefa JohnsonAt the Yeezy Season 9 Paris Fashion Week show in early October, West wore a long-sleeve shirt printed with the phrase “White Lives Matter,” which is considered a “hate slogan” by the Anti-Defamation League. It stood alongside right-wing critics. candace owens.
In a new clip, Noah wondered why the media continues to give West a platform in what he considers to be a possible sign of mental health concerns. For weeks, the ‘stronger’ crooner was interviewed Piers Morgan, Tucker Carlson When Chris Cuomo following his comment drink champand after being restricted by both Instagram and Twitter.
“If someone tells me that I have a mental health problem and I can’t control myself if I don’t take medication, everyone ignores that person even if they have an episode.” – and they screw the person up and set them up.
He went on to point out that his grandfather had bipolar disorder and was “behaved a certain way and could do certain things” during mental health episodes. West himself has, although he didn’t claim to have talked about in the past — Noah said it was “strange” that others were more concerned about “going viral” as a result of West’s comments.
“I don’t get along with anyone who has openly stated that they are dealing with a mental health issue.” “Hey, maybe this isn’t the time to put the mic in your face and say it all.” But since you told us so, I’m not going to sit down and say it.
Noah admits he’s still playing West’s debut album college dropouthe reiterated that he does not have “beef” with artists. I promised myself I would never be the one to act like I wasn’t part of it, saying, “Too many mourn your death and say nothing when you’re alive.” So I don’t know where to end, but that’s it.”
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The host’s comment arrives as Balenciaga terminates contract with West On Friday, parent company Kering said in a statement that it “is no longer associated with the artist and has no plans for related future projects.”
Separately, the father of four children recently separated from Gap, Yeezy has terminated the contract between the brand After 2 years of running. A multi-year collaboration with adidas that began in 2016, Conflict between self and brandon the similarities between Adidas shoes and his popular Yeezy slides.
