Hollywood has turned on Kanye West after he made a slew of anti-Semitic rants and started selling swastika T-shirts in his latest outrageous stunt.
The rapper, 47, has caused controversy by selling a $20 white T-shirt with a swastika on his Yeezy website and by making anti-Semitic remarks. His behavior has outraged many people.
Following a spree of offensive tweets that included racism, sexism, and homophobia, numerous celebrities, such as Isla Fisher and David Schwimmer, have condemned his actions.
An AI-generated video has been created showing digital versions of high-profile Jewish celebrities condemning Kanye’s vile actions.
The video has in turn proved controversial though, with some stars furious about their likeness being used without their approval.
Actress Scarlett Johansson has called on legislators to regulate the unauthorized use of AI after a video featuring her was released. She criticized the misuse of AI, emphasizing the importance of controlling its messaging.
In a blistering criticism of West, Fisher declared him as ‘monster’ and urged her fans to unfollow him, saying she has ‘no tolerance for this s**t’.
The Australian actress, who converted to Judaism to marry her former husband Sacha Baron Cohen in 2010, penned on Instagram: ‘Hey friends, can you please unfollow Kanye? Did you know this is the only thing for sale on his website after placing a Super Bowl commercial?
‘F**k this monster forever. No Tolerance for this s**t,’ Isla said.
Meanwhile, Friends icon Schwimmer branded West a ‘deranged bigot’ and said his ‘hate speech’ is fueling real-life violence as he called for Elon Musk to remove his account from X, saying ‘silence is complicity’. The star’s X account has since been taken down.
Hollywood has turned on Kanye West after he went on a slew of anti-Semitic online rants and started selling swastika T-shirts in his latest outrageous stunt
An AI-generated video has been created showing digital versions of high-profile Jewish celebrities including David Schwimmer
Hollywood has already condemned Kanye with Isla Fisher slamming him as a ‘monster’ and urging her fans to unfollow him, saying she has ‘no tolerance for this s**t’
He penned: ‘I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own) or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point. Silence is complicity.’
Yeezy.com has now disappeared from the internet after Shopify said it violated his term.
Adding to the barrage, the now-viral unauthorised footage features AI versions of many A-list stars wearing a T-shirt mimicking Kanye’s shock swastika top.
It shows a generated white T-shirt featuring a hamsa with a raised middle finger and a Star of David on it, printed above the word ‘Kanye’, directly mocking the musician’s offensive T-shirt design.
A hamsa is a hand-shaped amulet that symbolizes protection and unity and is often used throughout North Africa and the Middle East.
AI versions of Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jack Black and Jake Gyllenhaal all ‘wore’ the T-shirt in the video.
‘Adam Sandler’ closed out the video by giving the middle finger to camera and smiling, before the words, ‘Enough is Enough. Join the Fight Against Antisemitism’ appeared on screen.
However, not everyone included has been in support of their likeness being recreated without their knowledge, with Black Widow star Scarlett, 40, calling for limits to be placed on AI in response to the viral video.
Scarlett noted that while she does not have any tolerance for ‘hate speech’ or anti-Semitism, she denounces the ‘misuse’ of AI for any purpose.
‘It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an A.I.-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction,’ she told People.
However, not everyone included has been in support of their likeness being recreated, with Black Widow star Scarlett, 40, calling for limits to be placed on AI in response to the viral video (her likeness is pictured in the AI footage)
The footage, seemingly made without the celebrities’ approval, features AI versions of various Hollywood stars wearing a T-shirt mimicking Kanye’s shock swastika top. Pictured: AI Adam Sandler
‘I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind.
‘But I also firmly believe that the potential for hate speech multiplied by A.I. is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it.’
Scarlett – who voiced an AI operating system in 2013 movie Her – has been vocal in her concerns surrounding AI and previously accused OpenAI of deliberately copying her voice on ChatGPT without her knowledge, which the company denied.
The Kanye AI footage was shared to X – formerly known as Twitter – by Israeli self-described generative AI expert Ori Bejerano alongside a list of reasons why Kanye’s actions are offensive and not a ‘gimmick’.
He penned: ‘F*** You, Kanye West. In recent days, Kanye West has once again crossed every possible red line.
‘The man who previously declared ”I am a Nazi”, praised Hitler, and spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, used one of the biggest stages in the world – a Super Bowl commercial broadcast – to spread antisemitism and hate.’
‘This is not a mistake, not a gimmick, and not ”artistic provocation”. This is a deliberate incitement against Jews,’ he added.
‘This is the normalization of Nazi symbols in front of tens of millions of people. This is a call for violence disguised as pop culture.’
Isla, who converted to Judaism to marry her now-ex-husband Sacha Baron Cohen in 2010, has been vocal in her opposition to Kanye’s vile actions
Kanye became embroiled in controversy when he launched a three-day online rant containing a string of offensive anti-Semitic, racist, sexist and homophobic remarks.
He then used a Super Bowl advert to promote his fashion line Yeezy, which only featured one item on its website – a $20 white T-shirt featuring a swastika – before it was removed by Shopify.
Amid his shocking stunts, Kanye has been dropped by the Los Angeles-based talent agency 33 & West.
On Monday, 33&West agent Daniel McCartney took to Instagram Stories with a post informing nearly 7,000 followers he could no longer work on Kanye’s behalf.
‘Effective immediately, I am no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his recent harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33 & West can stand for,’ he said. ‘Peace and love to all.’
It was not immediately clear when the agency began working with the Hurricane artist, prior to its announcement it was cutting ties.
It came after Kanye, now known as Ye, filmed a bizarre, close-up video of himself for a Super Bowl advert, telling viewers to visit his online store.
‘I spent all the money for the commercial on these new teeth,’ he said, smiling for the camera and wearing sunglasses. ‘So, once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone.’
Kanye, 47, has sparked outrage in recent days after he used his Yeezy website to sell a $20 white T-shirt featuring a swastika and launched an anti-Semitic rant on X
‘Um. Umm. Umm,’ he continued before definitively directing viewers to his brand’s website. ‘Go to Yeezy.com.’
Those who followed the link found just one product for sale – a $20 shirt featuring the Nazi symbol, without any further explanation. Shopify has since taken down Kanye’s site.
He unfurled a succession of shocking tweets over the weekend which included an array of anti-Semitic, homophobic and sexist sentiments.
In the tweets, he expressed support for Adolf Hitler and stated he would never ‘trust or work with Jewish people’ again and insisted he ‘will not apologise’ for his views.
Among his most shocking tweets in the hours-long tirade, Kanye proudly declared: ‘I AM A NAZI’, later adding: ‘I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B*****S.’
He also wrote: ‘IM NEVER APOLOGIZING FOR MY JEWISH COMMENTS I CAN SAY WHATEVER THE F**K I WANNA SAY FOREVER WHERES MY F***ING APOLOGY FOR FREEZING MY ACCOUNTS SUCK MY D**K HOWS THAT FOR AN APOLOGY.’
A second tweet stated: ‘So funny how N****** rapping about killing N****** is not hate but posting a swastika is hate.’
He then filmed a bizarre, close-up video of himself for a Super Bowl advert, telling viewers to visit his online store – which has since been removed by Shopify
Elsewhere, he posted a picture of a Mounjaro ijnection – a prescription-only treatment for weight loss and type 2 diabetes – and stated: ‘YEEZY DOES NOT HIRE FAT OR UGLY PEOPLE.’
In another he wrote: ‘SOME PEOPLE I LOVE SOME PEOPLE I GOT LOVE FOR I DONT HATE ANYONE I JUST DONT CARE ABOUT THEM ENOUGH TO HATE THEM.’
Hours later, he bizarrely tried to explain away the hours-long tirade by claiming it was all simply part of a ‘social experiment’ and that he had ‘won’.
He told his 32.7million followers: ‘I won…I tweeted pretty much everything I felt like for 12 hours and I still have my Twitter. And most importantly my billions.
‘Thank you everyone for participating in this social experiment. Thank you and love to all my fellow rappers. Thank you and love to all black women. Thank you and love to all gays.
‘Thank you and love to all Jews. Thank you and love to all gay Jew rappers. Thank you to all broke N******. Thank you to the internet trolls.
‘Thank you for all neurodivergents. And a special thank you to Elon. I actually love everybody (especially fat WOMEN).’
Kanye was previously accused of anti-Semitism in 2022 after making a series of racist remarks, but later apologised, insisting it was not his ‘intention to hurt or demean’ the Jewish community.
