Kim Kardashian condemns hate speech in midst of Kanye West controversy

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Days after a fellow celeb referred to as her out for remaining publicly silent within the face of antisemitic feedback made by her former husband Kanye West, Kim Kardashian has launched an announcement condemning hate speech.

Kardashian posted her assertion on the Instatstories portion of her Instagram account on Monday.

“Hate speech isn't OK or excusable,” her assertion learn. “I stand along with the Jewish group and name on the horrible violence and hateful rhetoric in direction of them to return to an instantaneous finish.”

The posting got here days after singer Boy George posted a video on his Instagram account questioning why Kardashian had not publicly addressed her ex’s conduct.

“I’m appalled that Kim Kardashian hasn’t come out and added her voice to this debate as a result of this girl has youngsters with Kanye, so she should perceive as a mom what it looks like for little Jewish youngsters to listen to these f***ing feedback, how demoralizing and terrifying it have to be,” he mentioned.

West, who legally adjustments his title to Ye, has been underneath hearth in current weeks for social media posts criticized as antisemitic and for carrying and producing “White Lives Matter” put on at his current vogue present.

The Anti-Defamation League categorizes that phrase as a “hate slogan” utilized by White supremacist teams, together with the Ku Klux Klan.

There was additionally main backlash to a now-deleted tweet, wherein West mentioned he was “going loss of life con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” in accordance with Web Archive’s Wayback Machine data pulled by Muricas News.

His tweet has since been eliminated, and Twitter locked his account. In an interview carried out after the controversial tweet, West informed Piers Morgan that he was sorry for the folks that he harm, although he additionally mentioned that he didn’t remorse making the comment.

A spokesperson for the expertise company CAA confirmed to Muricas News on Monday that West is now not a shopper.

Muricas News’s Jamiel Lynch and David Williams contributed to this story.