Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo confronted Kanye West over his controversial comments about Jews that have been widely condemned as antisemitic and gotten him deplatformed on multiple social media sites.
The rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, appeared on Cuomo's NewsNation show to discuss his name change, move to purchase the Parler social media platform, and his recent controversy over comments about Jewish people. Cuomo challenged West's statements, particularly taking issue with his comment about a"Jewish underground media mafia," which the rapper repeated in his appearance.
"So we don't want to tolerate that, and you are playing into that right now whether you know that or not," Cuomo added."And I don't tolerate it as a black person. What you just said was that you're trying to say that there isn't a collective — over 50% of the executives and CEOs in Hollywood are Jewish," West responded."You can't tell me what to do or feel.
"I don't believe in that term. One thing is ... I classify as Jew also, so I actually can't be an antisemite. So the term ... is not factual," West said.