Four bombshells from Kanye’s interview on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’. Image via Instagram @106kmel.
‘Black Lives Matter was a scam’: Kanye West’s latest IG Story
Kanye West said that the Black Lives Matter movement was a ‘scam’ after he wore a ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirt to a Yeezy fashion show.
Four bombshells from Kanye’s interview on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’. Image via Instagram @106kmel.
American rapper Kanye West made the bombshell claim that the powerful Black Lives Matter movement was a scam, after he wore a White Lives Matter T-shirt.
KANYE WEST: ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM’
Rapper Kanye West said that the Black Lives Matter movement was a scam via an Instagram Story on 4 October.
“Everyone knows Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome,” he wrote on his Instagram Story on Tuesday 4 October.
This comes after he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to a surprise Yeezy fashion show on Monday 3 October.
He referenced his estranged wife Kim Kardashian’s 2016 robbery, his former manager Scooter Braun, his recent fallout with Gap and the struggles he faced entering the fashion industry and more in his speech.
“I am Ye, and everyone here knows that I am the leader. You can’t manage me,” he said according to Page Six.
Jaden Smith left the show after seeing Kanye sport the T-shirt.
“I Don’t Care Who’s It Is If I Don’t Feel The Message I’m Out,” he tweeted.
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THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
The “Black Lives Matter” movement started after the fatal shoot of Trayvon Martin in 2013. This movement was intended to highlight racism, discrimination, police brutality and more.
Popular writer and podcaster Jemele Hill slammed the rapper for being “foolish”.
“So many folks are trying to excuse Kanye wearing a white lives matter t-shirt as just a troll move or marketing. Maybe it is,” she wrote.
“But it’s a dangerously dumb message to send for someone with his massive platform. I been off dude. But y’all go ahead labelling his foolishness as genius,” she wrote.
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