Kanye West's Beautiful Ugly Dark Twisted Fantasy Reality has recently seen the artist's social media channels restricted as a result of antisemitic comments, which he reportedly espoused during a recent interview on LeBron James-produced program The Shop that will not be aired as a result.
Maverick Carter, who co-produces The Shop alongside James as the CEO of their entertainment company SpringHill, confirmed to Andscape yesterday (October 11) that a sit-down with West shot on October 10 would not be published as a result of the artist's remarks.
"Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes," Carter shared in a statement.
"We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye's remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate," he continued. "I take full responsibility for believing Kanye wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience."
Andscape cites sources close to the production who say West "doubled down on his recent antisemitic remarks" during the taping, which took place a week after his "white lives matter" controversy.
Yesterday also saw Motherboard publish portions of West's Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson that didn't make it to air, which included further antisemitic remarks, the claim that "professional actors [were] placed into my house to sexualize my kids," and "visions" of "fully kinetic energy communities."
Maverick Carter, who co-produces The Shop alongside James as the CEO of their entertainment company SpringHill, confirmed to Andscape yesterday (October 11) that a sit-down with West shot on October 10 would not be published as a result of the artist's remarks.
"Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes," Carter shared in a statement.
"We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye's remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate," he continued. "I take full responsibility for believing Kanye wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience."
Andscape cites sources close to the production who say West "doubled down on his recent antisemitic remarks" during the taping, which took place a week after his "white lives matter" controversy.
Yesterday also saw Motherboard publish portions of West's Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson that didn't make it to air, which included further antisemitic remarks, the claim that "professional actors [were] placed into my house to sexualize my kids," and "visions" of "fully kinetic energy communities."
