Boy George breaks down as he slams Kim Kardashian for failing to weigh in on Kanye feedback

Boy George has lashed out at Kim Kardashian for failing to criticise ex-husband Kanye West following a sequence of anti-semitic remarks made by the rapper and entrepreneur.  

West, 45, has been universally condemned for sharing quite a lot of vitriolic statements in regards to the Jewish group, amongst them a tweet a posted to his official Twitter account proclaiming ‘loss of life con 3 on Jewish individuals.’ 

His controversial views have prompted rising requires the star to be dropped by German sports activities large Adidas, who manufacture his Yeezy footwear and make upwards of $1.5 billion yearly off the deal. 

However Tradition Membership singer George, 61, has hit out at Kardashian – who co-parents 4 youngsters with West and celebrated her forty second birthday over the weekend – for not utilizing her appreciable social media presence to talk out. 

In a video shared with Instagram followers on Saturday night, he stated: ‘I am type of appalled that no more artists have come out and spoke towards what he is saying. 

‘I am appalled that Kim Kardashian hasn’t come out and added her voice to this debate, as a result of this lady has youngsters with Kanye, so she should perceive as a mom what it looks like for little Jewish youngsters to listen to these f***ing feedback, how demoralising and terrifying it should be.’ 

Visibly emotional, he added: ‘As a homosexual man I’ve skilled years of prejudice, you understand, so the thought of doing that to another person primarily based on their race or their color or their sexuality or their gender is simply f***ing appalling to me, and it must be appalling to you.’

Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel not too long ago spoke out in favor of Adidas dropping West within the wake of a slew of anti-Semitic feedback generated by the controversial star. 

In an op-ed for the Monetary Instances, the Endeavor co-CEO wrote that there must be ‘no tolerance wherever for West’s anti-Semitism’ and inspired manufacturers to full-stop stop partnering and dealing with the designer.

‘Apple and Spotify, which host West’s music, whoever organizes West’s excursions, and Adidas, which collaborates with West on his style line, ought to all cease working with him,’ wrote Emanuel – primarily calling for a blacklisting.

Ought to Adidas and the opposite manufacturers listed by Emanuel drop West, his standing as a billionaire, which is basically pegged to the valuation of YEEZY, might fall away.

The German shoe firm makes about $1.5 billion yearly off of its partnership with West due to the recognition of YEEZY which began in 2015.

‘Silence is harmful,’ continued Emanuel. ‘It permits types of hatred and racism, together with anti-Semitism, to unfold and turn into normalized.

‘It coarsens and degrades our society and nation.’

Emanuel, himself a Jew, is broadly thought of to be one of the crucial highly effective males within the leisure business. West has repeatedly blamed the ‘Jewish media’ and ‘Jewish group’ within the music business for toying with him.

Emanuel can also be good associates with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with whom West has had a pleasant relationship in recent times.

It’s unclear how Musk, as soon as he formally takes over Twitter, would handle West’s anti-Semitic and in any other case offensive statements. West was suspended from the platform following his preliminary tirade earlier this month.

‘Those that proceed to do enterprise with West are giving his misguided hate an viewers,’ wrote Emanuel.

‘This can be a second in historical past the place the stakes are excessive and being open about our values, and residing them, is crucial. Silence and inaction will not be an possibility.’  

Adidas is in an particularly tenuous place given its historical past as a Nazi-run firm that manufactured boots for Hitler’s military in addition to Panzerschreck bazookas used within the conflict.

The Anti-Defamation League additionally wrote an open letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chair Thomas Rabe urging the model to drop its collaboration with YEEZY.

The group wrote, ‘In gentle of Kanye West’s more and more strident antisemitic remarks over the previous few weeks, we had been disturbed to be taught that Adidas plans to proceed to launch new merchandise from his Yeezy model with none seeming acknowledgement of the controversy surrounding his most up-to-date remarks.

‘We’re shocked and anxious that Adidas – a model that helps inclusion and variety – continues not solely to help the Ye product line, however to launch new merchandise whilst he continues to espouse hateful antisemitic concepts to his 31 million Twitter followers. 

‘We urge Adidas to rethink supporting the Ye product line and to problem a press release making clear that the Adidas firm and group has no tolerance by any means for antisemitism.’ 

West’s partnership with Adidas has been below assessment since early October.

‘Adidas has all the time been about creativity, innovation and supporting athletes and artists to realize their imaginative and prescient. The adidas Yeezy partnership is likely one of the most profitable collaborations in our business’s historical past,’ stated the corporate. 

‘We additionally acknowledge that each one profitable partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values.’

In accordance with financial institution estimates, YEEZY is valued at $4-$5 billion. That determine, nonetheless, was primarily based on the model’s relationship with each Hole and Adidas. 

Earlier this yr, West abruptly terminated his relationship with Hole Inc., a call that reportedly worn out $1 billion within the valuation of YEEZY.

If the Adidas partnership goes south too, following West’s waterfall of antisemitic feedback, his internet price might plummet one other few billion, putting him ever nearer to mere multi-multi-millionaire standing.

His contract with Adidas runs by way of 2026. 

Celebrities together with Amy Schumer and David Schwimmer have additionally supported the ADL’s name for Adidas to drop West.

Schwimmer, 55, not too long ago shared a video of West, saying: ‘The factor I can say about Adidas is, I can actually say anti-Semitic s**t they usually cannot drop me, I can say anti-Semitic issues and Adidas cannot drop me. Now what? Now what? 

Schwimmer was supported by Associates co-star Jen Aniston in his put up calling for the model to drop Ye.

Whereas the rapper has been recognized to have unpredictable outbursts on social media – he was identified with Bipolar dysfunction in 2016 – his rants have turn into extra frequent this yr.

Lately, West employed Camille Vasquez, the lawyer who defended Johnny Depp, to deal with his enterprise pursuits.

Vasquez, who gained nationwide consideration resulting from her illustration of Depp in his heated defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard, will likely be among the many attorneys on the Brown Rudnick agency now working with West, TMZ experiences.

The conclusion that West has lawyered up comes after high-fashion model Balenciaga dropped West as a enterprise associate.

Vogue additionally introduced that it’ll now not work with West. A spokesperson for the style journal instructed Web page Six that Vogue and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour haven’t any intention of working with the Gold Digger rapper sooner or later. 

The spokesperson cited West’s anti-Semitic rants in addition to his help for the controversial White Lives Matter motion as precept explanation why they’ve determined to distance themselves.

Wintour, 72, has had a protracted relationship with Ye, first inviting him to the Met Gala again in 2009. She was pictured final month modeling sun shades for West’s Yeezy model. 

West, who appeared on a 2014 cowl of Vogue together with his ex-wife, has beforehand claimed that he could not be anti-Semitic as a result of he believes all Black persons are additionally Jewish.

‘The humorous factor is I truly cannot be Anti Semitic as a result of black persons are truly Jew additionally. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anybody whoever opposes your agenda,’ Kanye wrote final week.

He later stated to Piers Morgan: ”I’ll say I am sorry for the those that I harm with the ‘loss of life con’ [comments].

‘I really feel like I brought on harm and confusion. And I am sorry for the households of the those that had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been by way of, and that I used my platform the place you say harm individuals harm individuals. I used to be harm.’ 

The rapper and clothes designer stated on Piers Morgan Uncensored that he was solely referencing sure Jewish individuals who he believes have screwed him over. 

Regardless of providing up the half-hearted apology, West stated he ‘completely’ doesn’t remorse his feedback – which resulted in an enormous backlash, with a few of his social media accounts being suspended and sponsorships canned.

West additionally stormed out of the interview mid-way by way of, in line with The Solar.

The rapper beforehand sparked controversy when he wore a White Lives Matter shirt at his shock Yeezy style present in Paris earlier this month, the place he was joined by divisive political commentator Candace Owens. 

West posted a photograph of the long-sleeved black shirt to his Instagram with the caption: ‘This is my newest response when individuals ask me why I made a tee that claims white lives matter… THEY DO.’