Kim Kardashian condemns hate speech in midst of Kanye West controversy

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Days after a fellow superstar known 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 neighborhood and name on the horrible violence and hateful rhetoric in the direction of them to come back to a right away 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 appears like for little Jewish youngsters to listen to these f***ing feedback, how demoralizing and terrifying it should be,” he mentioned.

West, who legally adjustments his title to Ye, has been underneath fireplace in current weeks for social media posts criticized as antisemitic and for sporting 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, by which West mentioned he was “going loss of life con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” based on Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine data pulled by USA Prime Time.

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

A spokesperson for the expertise company CAA confirmed to USA Prime Time on Monday that West is now not a consumer.

USA Prime Time’s Jamiel Lynch and David Williams contributed to this story.