Kanye West has announced that he will be taking a “verbal fast” – not talking to anyone, drinking alcohol, watching X movies, or having sex for 30 days.
The rapper, who suffered a backlash following anti-Semitic remarks, told his 31.8 million Twitter followers: “I haven’t talked to anyone for a month.”
A handwritten post below said, “I’m doing a 30 day cleanse. A verbal fast. No alcohol. No adult movies. No intercourse. In God we praise. Amen.”
However, West seemed to signal that his “fast” did not extend to social media, adding, “But my Twitter is still on.”
The 45-year-old, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, has just restored his Twitter account. His account has been blocked after he posted that he was “going to death with 3 ON JEWS” before claiming he was not “anti-Semitic because even blacks are actually Jews”.
He also accused record producer Sean “Diddy” Combs of being controlled by the “Jewish people” in an Instagram post.
He is currently locked out of Instagram for 30 days after violating their policies as well.
Just this week a former co-worker claimed that West had a “disgusting, hateful, strange Nazi obsession“, with six other people claiming to have heard him praise Adolf Hitler or mention conspiracy theories about the Jewish people, according to NBC news.
West has also made several other controversial remarks recently, including suggesting that slavery was “a choice” and calling the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast.”
Many watched in disbelief as she wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt during Paris Fashion Week in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, says White Lives Matter is a neo-Nazi group.
In an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program, West also made several remarks about Jews and money.
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Numerous celebrities have spoken out against his behavior, including his ex-wife Kim Kardashian who said on social media: “Hate speech is never fair or excusable. I stand with the Jewish community and appeal to terrible violence. and the hateful rhetoric towards them is over immediately “.
He previously spoke of West’s struggles with bipolar disorder, saying in 2020, “Those who are close to Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes don’t align with his intentions.”
West’s career has been swooped by his slew of comments and he is no longer believed to be a billionaire.
So far, the repercussions include leaving his talent agency and bank JP Morgan, as well as seeing brands like Balenciaga, Foot Locker, Adidas and cut ties.
Skechers’ corporate office in Los Angeles also escorted him off the premises after he “showed up unannounced and uninvited.”
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Even a full documentary about him was shelved and Madame Tussauds London removed his wax figure from public view.
The west is currently undergoing purchase of the alternative messaging platform Parler – which is proposed as a “neutral social media app dedicated to freedom of expression, civil discourse and user privacy” – with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of the year.
