Kanye West made a controversial return to social media just days after signing off from his X account after a four-day tirade filled with racist, antisemitic, misogynistic, and aporophobic remarks.
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The disgraced rapper, 47, claimed in a post on Saturday that he and his wife, Bianca Censori, were denied tickets to the Grammy Awards. That was despite his attempts to secure them.
"I had to fight for 5 hours and call everyone I knew to get tickets to the Grammies," West wrote. "They eventually gave me tickets but only for the red carpet. At that point I hadn't started the rampage."
West was nominated for Best Rap Song for his collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign on "Carnival." He ultimately lost to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."
"How could the Grammies nominate me then not give me tickets and then people mad when I go off," West added in the now-deleted post.
While he left the event without a Grammy, the 24-time winner made headlines with an unexpected stunt involving his wife. Censori, 30, caused a stir when she dropped her coat to reveal a sheer dress, wearing no underwear or bra underneath. The act left bystanders and photographers gasping as the couple posed for photos before quickly leaving in a waiting vehicle.
Kanye Publicity Stunt?
Reports have since suggested the couple was "arguing" before their appearance on the red carpet, with an actress claiming to have overheard Censori expressing disagreement with the stunt. A Hollywood PR expert speculated to The Post that the move was likely a calculated attempt to attract attention. Oh, and to boost revenue. "West went through with it in order to get dollars in the till," the expert said.
A string of inflammatory posts from West on X followed the stunt. On Monday night, he lashed out at Shopify after the platform removed a website selling swastika-themed t-shirts, a product tied to West's YEEZY brand.
"YEEZY WAS ALSO DROPPED BY SHOPIFY THIS WAS A MAJOR VICTORY BECAUSE I HATE SHOPIFY AND I ALWAYS HAVE I NEW THEY WOULD DO SOME P-Y S-T LIKE THIS," West wrote. "ANYONE WHO'S ON SHOPIFY JUST KNOW THEY CONTROL YOUR MARKET AND THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR DATA WHICH RAISES THE VALUE OF SHOPIFY WHILE EXCLUDING THE BRANDS FROM THAT UPSIDE."
Weird Praise For Elon
Among other troubling posts in recent weeks, West expressed support for figures such as Sean "Diddy" Combs and Chris Brown. In case you didn't know, both have been embroiled in sexual abuse allegations. His posts grew increasingly disturbing. For instance, one professed to have "dominion" over his wife and made controversial comments about Adolf Hitler. In that one, he wrote that "Hitler was sooooo fresh."
West further declared, "I'm a Nazi," before retracting his apology to the Jewish community for previous antisemitic remarks. His posts also included praise for Elon Musk, calling the Tesla CEO "the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter." He added that Musk "stole my Nazi swag."
In a particularly vulgar turn, West expressed affection for pornography and began posting explicit content, taking advantage of the platform's allowance for nudity.
The rapper's behavior has sparked widespread backlash. Many questioned the limits of free speech on social media and the consequences of his increasingly erratic online presence.
