Kanye West rapper is "very talented", makes mistake when performing after "antisemitic" speech

Following the scandal over his "antisemitic" rhetoric, Kanye West recently attended Travis Scott's "Utopia" concert. This is the first time the scandalous rapper has performed on stage after his time in hiding.

Kanye attended Travis Scott's "Utopia" concert at Rome's Circus Maximus earlier this week (Monday, local time). While introducing Kanye to the audience, Scott described the rapper as "the only person on the planet who has ever stood by me through anything and everything" in life.

The crowd at the show erupted as West performed "Praise God" — a song from his 2021 album "Donda." However, the 46-year-old rapper seemed a little distracted as he forgot a lot of the lyrics of the song during the performance.

According to a viral video of the performance, Kanye didn't seem too fazed by forgetting the lyrics, then went on to perform "Can't Tell Me Nothing" on his 2007 album "Graduation."

Referring to the scandal that caused the rapper's fortune to "evaporate" billions of dollars. It is known that the rapper was extravagant when he made false statements about the passing of black citizen George Floyd. Previously, Kim Kardashian's ex-husband has repeatedly vilified and criticized a series of famous artists on social media.

The famous black rapper and billionaire is said to be turned away by many of his friends in Hollywood. Most recently, Justin Bieber has expressed annoyance, ending his friendship with Kanye when the black rapper murdered his wife, model Hailey Bieber.

Following a string of days when the rapper faced the price for not "bending his tongue 7 times", Kanye West has put an end to the ... On October 22, fashion house Balenciaga announced the termination of the 45-year-old rapper's contract in light of his controversial statements in recent times.

"Balenciaga no longer has any relationship nor plans for future projects related to this artist," a representative of the Spanish fashion house told WWD.

Balenciaga has also removed the image of the rapper opening for the Spring-Summer 2023 show, which is part of Paris Fashion Week, France. It also removed the "Yeezy Gap Engineered By Balenciaga" collection from its website, along with other retailers.

Before Balenciaga, other brands such as GAP, Adidas or JP Morgan Chase bank also decided to end the contract with Kanye West because of the scandal. Many celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Vogue editor - Karefa-Johnson ... all criticized Ye's bad words on social media.

The rapper's contracts with Adidas, Balenciaga, and GAP were terminated following his repeated rebuttal comments about antisemitism, leaving his reported net worth to around $400 million. The consequence for Kanye West is also a $250 million lawsuit.

Kanye West has stepped down as a billionaire after losing a series of contracts with big brands that brought him commercial value. The 43-year-old rapper, who was worth $6.6 billion in March 2021, is now worth just $400 million according to Forbes.

Following the conclusion of the deal with Adidas, a spokesperson for the brand said West's "recent comments and actions are unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company's values of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect in an equitable manner."

GAP's collaboration with Kanye West's Yeezy brand also ended last month. At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported that West's lawyers initiated the termination.

On Oct. 21, a Vogue spokesperson told Page Six that neither the magazine nor Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has any intention of working with Kanye West following his antisemitic remarks. The black rapper was also banned from Instagram and Twitter for making sensitive speech, which violates community standards.

Additionally, according to The New York Times, the Good Life song's music contract with Def Jam Recordings ended after the release of his 2021 album Donda. In September 2022, financial firm JP Morgan Chase terminated their business relationship with the rapper, asking West to move his account out of the bank by Nov. 20, the BBC reported.

In response to the criticism directed at him, Kanye West only made a statement, "It really hurts when people suspect he has psychological problems. Many argue that the cause of Kanye West's turmoil stems from the broken relationship between him and reality TV star, Kim Kardashian.

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