{"id":5904,"date":"2022-10-25T11:41:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T11:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5904"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T11:50:50","slug":"kanye-ye-west-rocked-by-totalitarian-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5904","title":{"rendered":"Kanye &#8220;Ye&#8221; West Rocked by Totalitarian State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 25, 2022 at 05:33AM <em><strong>Kanye West dropped by talent agency<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4AWLcxTGZPA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Hollywood talent agency CAA has stopped representing Kanye West after the rap superstar made a series of controversial social media posts about Jewish people. Film studio MRC has also abandoned a completed documentary on West, saying it&nbsp;<em>\u201ccan\u2019t support\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;his&nbsp;<em>\u201cunacceptable\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;views.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood gossip site Variety confirmed on Monday that West, who also goes by the moniker \u2018Ye\u2019, was recently dropped by CAA. The agency, which was previously accused of covering up infamous producer Harvey Weinstein\u2019s sexual abuses, did not release a statement on ending its relationship with West.<\/p>\n<p>CAA is the second talent agency in as many days to distance itself from West. United Talent Agency, which represented the rapper before he returned to CAA earlier this year, released a statement on Sunday accusing West of&nbsp;<em>\u201cspew[ing] the plague\u201d<\/em>of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, CEO Ari Emanuel of entertainment firm Endeavor penned an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6b30de48-75a6-4f73-9454-a6d40b08dd91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a>&nbsp;calling on the entire corporate world, including Apple and Spotify, to sever ties with West.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThose who continue to do business with West are giving his misguided hate an audience,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Emanuel wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a group of MRC studio executives stated on Monday that they will no longer release a completed documentary on West, saying that they<em>&nbsp;\u201ccannot support any content that amplifies his platform.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKanye is a producer and sampler of music,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;they wrote.&nbsp;<em>\u201cLast week he sampled and remixed a classic tune that has charted for over 3,000 years \u2014 the lie that Jews are evil and conspire to control the world for their own gain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>West has a long history of controversial opinions, and drew flak from his fellow celebrities when he emerged from a social media hiatus in 2018 as a committed supporter of former President Donald Trump. However, the latest furore began when he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/pop-culture\/564342-kanye-west-jewish-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicly accused<\/a>&nbsp;fellow rapper Diddy of being controlled by Jewish people after Diddy criticized him for wearing a shirt with the slogan \u2018White Lives Matter\u2019.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infowarsstore.com\/specials-clearance\/save-infowars-1776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/api.directus.libertycdn.com\/uploads\/_\/originals\/5-SaveInfowars-hero-385-EX.jpg?ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Ye was then booted off Twitter and Instagram for threatening to go&nbsp;<em>\u201cdeath con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/pop-culture\/564816-kanye-west-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened<\/a>&nbsp;with legal action by the family of George Floyd for claiming that he died of a fentanyl overdose. While traces of fentanyl were found in Floyd\u2019s system, his cause of death was officially determined to be cardiopulmonary arrest after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for eight minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>via Infowars<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"maincontent\" class=\"headline__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"headlineText\">Adidas is on the hot seat to cut ties with Kanye West<\/h1>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_84F0870E-7723-D092-D683-0B12F68F4712@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cI can say antisemitic s*** and Adidas cannot drop me,\u201d Kanye West&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1583151910932336641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;during his now infamous tirade against Jews during the Drink Champs Podcast earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7CF3C5A0-9298-D02E-DEF8-0B6008395352@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">With a social media uproar focused on Adidas brewing, Ye\u2019s theory is now being tested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_71427ED5-7C17-6FE9-F319-0B6008398F94@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\"><strong>Here\u2019s the deal:&nbsp;<\/strong>The list of brands distancing themselves from West is growing by the day. Balenciaga and Vogue publicly cut ties last week, and on Monday talent agency CAA dropped West as a client, and production company MRC said that it\u2019s shelving a documentary on West. Now the scrutiny has shifted to the German sportswear giant and its long-standing partnership with the controversial artist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad adfuel-rendered\" data-google-query-id=\"CLupzrOS-_oCFYMAZQod_SoCLA\"><\/div>\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CLupzrOS-_oCFYMAZQod_SoCLA\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_187C9B7A-C88E-5D34-C95D-0B600839600E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Celebrities including<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialKat\/status\/1584235920588349440?s=20&amp;t=BgnK8w2vA20mSBazji3fNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;Kat Dennings,<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshgad\/status\/1584228687863349248?s=20&amp;t=BgnK8w2vA20mSBazji3fNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Gad&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megstalter\/status\/1584418689956257792?s=20&amp;t=Jr1lyEQ-02LcYPtBXTcqtg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meg Stalter<\/a>&nbsp;condemned Adidas for sticking by West. Detlef Schrempf, former NBA sharpshooter and Adidas sponsoree wrote, \u201cI represented the 3 stripes during my career &amp; beyond. @adidas needs to make a statement NOW! Suspend any relationship w\/ @kanyewest until he has received psychiatric help, but why wait? End it now. He won\u2019t change #erasethehate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_6B9D1870-272D-1384-D2CF-0B7E77AFD61A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Jonathan Goldblatt of the ADL released a statement Monday aimed squarely at Adidas calling its failure to cut ties with West \u201cpathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_5408F59F-4DDC-74BE-0B01-0B60083D26DD@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Pressure on Adidas increased this weekend<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/24\/us\/los-angeles-demonstrators-kanye-west-antisemitic-remarks\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;after a group of Neo-Nazis placed banners&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/24\/us\/los-angeles-demonstrators-kanye-west-antisemitic-remarks\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the 405 highway in Los Angeles<\/a>&nbsp;saying \u201cKanye is right about the Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7162A15E-CE6E-876A-343C-0B6008407737@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cToday on the 405 in Los Angeles. We are waiting @adidas,\u201d read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shannonrwatts\/status\/1584061780568834051?s=20&amp;t=Jr1lyEQ-02LcYPtBXTcqtg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shannon Watts\u2019 tweet<\/a>&nbsp;in response to the incident that received more than 100,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AD827DC4-E7FB-8575-26F4-0B600841841F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Earlier this month after West wore a \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d shirt in public, Adidas said that it was reviewing its lucrative partnership with his Yeezy brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CC67C4F1-6321-2E33-0ED6-0B6008423BFE@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cAfter repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review,\u201d the apparel maker said in a statement. \u201cWe will continue to co-manage the current product during this period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_88DC402F-3274-C238-1FC1-0B6008428818@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\"><strong>Bottom line:&nbsp;<\/strong>Since that statement, West&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kanye-west-drink-champs-zionists-pete-davidson-kardashians-1234612003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has come out and targeted Jews explicitly in shocking public statements<\/a>, becoming the most prominent openly anti-Semitic public figure in a generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_2CF65204-BE66-7BF5-054C-0B6008443EC2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">With pressure mounting and West\u2019s hate campaign against Jewish people continuing, it seems the question is when, not if, Adidas will cut ties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 25, 2022 at 05:33AM Kanye West dropped by talent agency Hollywood talent agency CAA has stopped representing Kanye West after the rap superstar made a series of controversial social media posts about Jewish people. Film studio MRC has also abandoned a completed documentary on West, saying it&nbsp;\u201ccan\u2019t support\u201d&nbsp;his&nbsp;\u201cunacceptable\u201d&nbsp;views. Hollywood gossip site Variety confirmed on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,8,287,1],"tags":[103],"class_list":["post-5904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-featured-stories","category-kanye-ye-west","category-pete-santilli-post","tag-sbn"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=1568%2C884&ssl=1",1568,884,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=768%2C433&ssl=1",768,433,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=1024%2C577&ssl=1",1024,577,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=1536%2C866&ssl=1",1536,866,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=1568%2C884&ssl=1",1568,884,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Peter Santilli"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?cat=233\" rel=\"category\">Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Featured Stories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?cat=287\" rel=\"category\">Kanye \"Ye\" West<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Pete Santilli - Opinion<\/a>","tag_info":"Pete Santilli - Opinion","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/petersantilli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-5.33.49-AM.png?fit=1568%2C884&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/plD2r-1xe","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5904"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5922,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5904\/revisions\/5922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}