Kanye West Apologizes for False George Floyd Claims After Losing Adidas - Yahoo Entertainment

Kanye West spoke with paparazzi connected Friday night, wherever helium said helium did not recognize helium was being antisemitic and apologized for falsely claiming George Floyd died from fentanyl alternatively than Floyd suffocating from a constabulary serviceman putting a genu connected his neck, which caused his death.

When the paparazzi confronted West astir his antisemitic statements, helium said helium didn’t recognize what helium was saying was considered antisemitic and that aft having a mediation with Adidas who has officially severed ties with the rapper, helium came to immoderate realizations and became “humbled.” In his convoluted conversation, wherever helium seemed to beryllium making statements and walking them backmost simultaneously, helium added that “When I spot that video arsenic a Black person, it hurts my feelings. And I cognize that constabulary bash onslaught and America is mostly racist,” helium said to paparazzi, via HipHopDX. “And I recognize that erstwhile we got to accidental Black Lives Matter, that the thought of it made america consciousness bully unneurotic arsenic a people, right?”

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He added: “So erstwhile I questioned the decease of George Floyd, it wounded my people,” helium continued. “I privation to apologize. Because God has showed maine by what Adidas is doing, by what the media is doing, I cognize however it feels to person a genu connected my cervix now.

“So convey you God for humbling maine and letting maine cognize however it truly felt. Because however could the richest Black men ever beryllium humbled different than to beryllium made to not beryllium a billionaire successful beforehand of everyone disconnected of 1 comment.”

Last week, West gave a non-apology for his antisemitic remarks during an interview with Piers Morgan.

Meanwhile, the household of George Floyd is readying a $250 cardinal lawsuit against West for his unfounded claims.

West’s arguable comments person led to a wide exodus of brands and companies that person parted ways with the rapper. Talent bureau giant CAA dropped him this week, and helium has been deserted by the likes of Balenciaga, and banking giant JP Morgan Chase. His full wealth dropped from a reported $2 cardinal to astir $500 cardinal pursuing Adidas severing ties with him.

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