American singer Kanye revealed that anti-Semitism made him lose 2 billion a day, "almost bankrupt, but I don't regret it"
On February 12, American singer Kanye West revealed in an interview with local media outlet TMZ that antisemitic behavior had cost him $2 billion a day and caused him to nearly go bankrupt, but he never regretted it, insisting that "they have the right to express their views, and I have the right to express my views." ”
As early as 2022, Kim Kardashian's ex-husband Kanye was abandoned by many well-known brands due to a series of anti-Semitic remarks, including Adidas, which has been working with him, and his fortune has shrunk significantly.
When asked why he made these remarks, the singer told British celebrity Pierce Morgan at the time that he felt that he was being exploited by the Jews, so he "fought poison with poison" to resist.
After being banned, the embarrassed Kanye had to flee to Italy with his wife, Bianca Sensoli, telling TMZ, "To be honest, I was really two months away from going bankrupt. "But in the end we survived, we survived, we got back to number one. ”
According to the Daily Mail, at the Super Bowl on the 11th, Kanye even spent $7 million to promote his fashion brand Yeezy and the new album "Condor", although he said it cost him all his savings.
But at the same time, the Super Bowl has also brought Kanye a good income, from which he is said to have earned $19.3 million. And when asked if he felt the "controversy" had helped him, the 46-year-old singer admitted that it had nothing to do with it, explaining, "If I didn't have all the skills in music and costumes and the fan base, they could have destroyed me." "But because I have all these skills, I can continue to fight in this universe. ”
But in fact, according to people familiar with the matter, Kanye's current wife, Bianca, did not approve of his anti-Semitic remarks and even got into a big fight with him because of it.
Not long ago, Bianca even missed the launch of Kanye's controversial new album "Condor" in New York. Bianca is said to have warned her husband not to sing the lyrics in question, but Kanye went his own way and did not take his wife's advice.
A source close to Bianca told the Daily Mail that "the two quarreled because Kanye had cut out his lyrics at the previous night's audition because his lyrics were unacceptable." "What Bianca wanted to say was that he shouldn't write anti-Semitic lyrics anymore. ”
In December last year, Kanye released his first single, "Condor," at a listening party in Dubai. But the singer's "impudent" lyrics quickly sparked a backlash and were even condemned by the American Jewish Committee and others.
Afterward, the 29-year-old Bianca had to urge Kanye to apologize to the Jewish community. A person familiar with the matter told the Daily Mail, "She reminded him that his recent behaviour was unacceptable and that he needed to apologize or he would have put the two in danger and set a terrible example for his children." ”
Later, under pressure, Kanye had to apologize for his actions on Instagram, saying in Hebrew, "I apologize for any pain I may have caused." ”
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