Kanye West shared he is having trouble booking concert arenas, and seemingly suggested it was because of his anti-Semitic rants in new Instagram posts.
The rapper, 46, shared a video and a text post on Tuesday, where he revealed he’s been having a difficult time booking venues, pointedly adding, ‘And you know why that is.’
Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband — who was recently called a ‘very charming anti-Semite’ by Bill Maher — also seemed to compare his plight to that of Rock n’ Roll legend Elvis Presley.
In a new clip, where he appeared to speak with a lisp due to his new $850K titanium dentures, West said the only arena he’s had luck booking has been United Center in his hometown Chicago.
‘We just sold out the United Center in seven minutes, and I just want to express to everybody out there to see if it’s anyone that can help with this. It’s the only arena that I had access to in the past year,’ he said.
Kanye West alludes to antisemitic rants keeping him from performing
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Kanye West, 46, shared he is having trouble booking concert arenas, and seemingly suggested it was because of his anti-Semitic rants in new Instagram posts
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Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband also appeared to compare his plight to that of Rock n’ Roll legend Elvis Presley; Elvis pictured in 1972
‘And when I call, people say there’s no avails for me and you know why that is,’ he added, seemingly inferring business owners have blacklisted him due to his views.
‘So if there’s anybody out there that can help with this, please do,’ Kanye pleaded with his followers.
He then shared a text post that read: ‘I have not been allowed to perform in a year feels like the Elvis Presley movie.’
It’s unclear how Kanye compares his situation to Elvis’, though he might be alluding to the King of Rock and Roll being censored, banned from shows, and threatened with jail for his provocative performances.
Kanye will be hosting a listening party at the United Center this Thursday night with Ty Dolla $ign for their new album, Vultures.
He has been away from the music scene for a while, with his last studio album, Donda, released in 2021.
It comes after comedian Bill Maher claimed that he recorded an episode of his podcast interviewing Kanye but will never release it because he doesn’t want to expose young people to his ‘anti-Semitic’ views.
West apologized in December his various anti-Semitic outbursts, which even saw him expressing support for Adolf Hitler, and resulted in him losing a string of lucrative endorsement deals and being dropped by his talent agency.
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In a new clip, where he appeared to speak with a lisp due to his new titanium dentures, West said the only arena he’s had luck booking has been United Center in his hometown Chicago
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‘When I call, people say there’s no avails for me, and you know why that is,’ he added, seemingly inferring business owners have blacklisted him due to his anti-Semitic views
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He then shared a text post that read: ‘I have not been allowed to perform in a year feels like the Elvis Presley movie’
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Kanye will be hosting a listening party at the United Center this Thursday night with Ty Dolla $ign for their new album, Vultures; Seen performing in Michigan in 2016
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Maher, who hosts the Club Random podcast in addition to his HBO show, says he will likely never put out the two-hour conversation.
‘I thought it was going to be a learning moment. We were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time,’ he said.
However, the liberal comic, 68, left believing the rapper to be a ‘charming anti-Semite.’
Maher warned: ‘And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West.’
Speaking to TMZ’s Harvey Levin for a documentary on West that will air next week, Maher worries about his influence on the younger generation.
‘The problem, I think, is that he appeals mostly — of course he’s a rock star — to young people. They don’t know much and they surely don’t know much about the Middle East or Jews,’ he said.
‘So the combination of Kanye out there — I feel like he was helpful for spreading the fertilizer, and I do mean fertilizer, for this idea that Israel and the Jews are the worst people in the world,’ Maher added.
Levin hinted to Maher that ‘you could say the same thing about Hitler,’ with the comedian responding: ‘Yes, exactly.’
‘That’s why I wouldn’t air that episode, because I’m not going to contribute to this,’ he said.
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It comes after comedian Bill Maher claimed that he recorded an episode of his podcast interviewing Kanye but will never release it, as he called Kanye a ‘very charming anti-Semite’
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West apologized in December his various anti-Semitic outbursts, which saw him expressing support for Adolf Hitler, and resulted in him losing a string of lucrative endorsement deals and being dropped by his talent agency
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‘I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions. It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,’ the apology read in part
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West has not commented on the recording.
The rapper issued his apology in Hebrew on his newly-reactivated Instagram page in the early hours of December 26.
‘I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions. It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,’ the apology read in part.
‘I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding More in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.’
This month, West was accused of going into yet another anti-Semitic tirade during an event in Las Vegas, on top of being accused of using similar language in his latest track, Vultures.
West told a crowd in which he claimed ‘all the rich f***s’ in the room have their kids in ‘Zionist schools’ and that daughter North, 10, had destroyed couches in her house so she could join him on tour.
Just days before that unhinged rant, West was branded a ‘disgusting human being’ by some fans after he wore a KKK-style hood in Miami.
Vultures features the ‘offensive’ lyrics: ‘How am I anti-Semitic? I just f***ed a Jewish b****.’
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In 2020, Ye’s then-wife Kim Kardashian, 43, said that the rapper has bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings; They are seen in 2019
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In 2022, West made anti-Semitic comments in interviews and social media, including an October Twitter post in which he said he would soon go ‘death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,’ an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.
He had previously suggested that slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the ‘mark of the beast,’ among other comments.
He also took heat for wearing a ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirt to Paris Fashion Week and putting models in the same design.
In 2020, Ye’s then-wife Kim, 43, said that the rapper has bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings.
