Kanye West sparked controversy when he wore a White Lives Matter shirt at his Yzy Szn 9 event on Monday during Paris Fashion Week. Many called him out for his “incredibly irresponsible and dangerous” look. Among his critics were Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, whom he went on to ridicule online, resulting in further criticism of the star. Here’s what you need to know.
Kanye West Explains Why He Wore A White Lives Matter Shirt To Paris Fashion Week
Jaden Smith walked out of his event Monday, while Gigi Hadid would go on to call him “a bully and a joke.” Now, in an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Tucker Carlson Tonight, he says the backlash involving Karefa-Johnson and Hadid was a “setup.”
“There’s a group mob,” he says, as he also discusses ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Lizzo and more in his bombshell interview.
On his decision to wear his White Lives Matter shirt, he explains: “I do certain things from a feeling. I just channel the energy. It just feels right. It’s using a gut instinct, connection with God and just brilliance.”
He adds: “If you asked Tonya Harding how she did the triple flip or the triple spin, she was in so much practice that when it was time for her to skate in a competitive format, it just happened… That’s what’s happening. God is preparing us for the real battles. We are in a battle with the media. The majority of the media has a godless agenda…
“[But] what I was saying [with] the comparison of Tonya Harding about the White Lives Matter [shirt], my dad is an educated ex-Black Panther, and he put a text to me today, he said ‘White lives matter, hahahaha.’ I said, ‘I thought it was a funny shirt. I thought the idea of me wearing it was funny.’ And I said, ‘Dad, why do you think it was funny?’ And he said, ‘Just a Black man stating the obvious.'”
The Grammy winner also covered other topics, including being anti-abortion, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and his thoughts on higher education in the Black community. The conversation was part of a larger interview featured on Carlson’s show. More of the interview will be aired Friday evening, Carlson said.
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