Kanye West Defends Sean 'Diddy' Combs in Antisemitic, Slur-Ridden Rant

Mar. 15, 2025

Kanye West in 2025.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

West also mentioned X ownerElon Musk’s concerning one-armed saluteat the inauguration, writing that the Tesla CEO stole his “Nazi swag.” (Musk pushed back on the accusations at the time, writing, “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.") West also called antisemitism “just some bulls— Jewish people made up.”

Elsewhere in his X posts, West defended his wifeBianca Censori’s naked look at the 2025 Grammysafter making his first appearance at the awards show in 10 years on Sunday, Feb. 2.

Kanye West in 2024.Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

He ultimatelywalked the red carpet, posed for pictures and then left. Despite online chatter, PEOPLE confirmedthey were not kicked out from the event.

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These new posts are the most recent instance of West’s history of online hate speech. In October 2022, West shared antisemitic posts online, including that he was going to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” perThe Hollywood Reporter.

His hateful posts ultimatelylost him brand deals with Adidas, Balenciaga and Gap.In a statement online, Adidas said their company “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech.”

“After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies. Adidas will stop the adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.”

He was alsosuspended from Xand restricted onInstagramfor his hateful rhetoric.

A former Adidas employee alsoclaimed West praised Hitler or Nazisin business meetings. West denied the claims but ultimately paid an undisclosed settlement to the employee in November 2022. Other former employees claimed that he mentioned conspiracy theories about Jewish people and complimented Hitler.

source: people.com