Kanye 'Ye' West drops new album amidst another disgusting online rant
Controversial rapper Kanye 'Ye' West has surprised dropped his new album 'Bully' as a short film. He took to X to share the album today, an album which is in the format of a short film directed by Hype Williams.
The album is also available in three versions - 'Latest', 'Post Hype' and 'Post Post Hype' - all of which were shared for free via Frame.io.
For the time being, it's unclear whether the album will get a physical release or if it will be made available via other digital streaming platforms.
What is clear, however, is that the new album launch has been overshadowed by yet another social media meltdown, in which the rapper spewed bile and hateful comments that has left already conflicted fans horrified.
In his most recent X outburst, Ye declared himself as 'evil', has claimed he 'beat women' - much like Carti, who has faced accusations in 2023 of assaulting his then pregnant girlfriend.
He also renewed his support for Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, who is facing charges such as racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Fans have spoken out on this recent meltdown, with many expressing shock and dismay over his recent comments. These can be summed up by a user who said: "It's getting harder and harder to defend you gang."
Last week, Ye dropped a new song, 'Lonely Roads Still Go To Sunsine' and claimed it featured Diddy, his son Christian 'King' Combs and West's own 11-year-old daughter, North.
This led to the release of text conversations in which his ex-wife Kim Kardashian revealed that she had sent paperwork to West so North 'wouldn't be in the Diddy song to protect her.' This was followed up by West telling Kardashian: 'Amend it or I'm going to war and neither of us will recover from the public fallout.' He concluded: 'You're going to have to kill me.'
This followed a string of highly controversial posts in which he posted a picture of KKK robes, rescind his apology to the Jewish community for his past antisemitic remarks, declare himself 'a Nazi' and assert that he has 'dominion over his wife'.
According to recent reports, Kardashian is reportedly weighing legal action to seek full custody of her four children with West.
An insider revealed to Us Weekly that Kardashian is 'in a very tough position when she really has to co-parent with him,' adding that Kardashian prioritizes her children's well-being.
A thief who stole a golden toilet from Blenheim Palace - the country mansion where Winston Churchill was born - has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art insured for nearly £5 million (€5.9m).
Michael Jones, 39, was found guilty of burglary in Oxford Crown Court. He had used the fully functioning one-of-a-kind latrine - a satirical work titled 'America' by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan - as he did reconnaissance at Blenheim Palace the day before the theft, prosecutors said. He described the experience as 'splendid.'
He returned before dawn on 14 September 2019, with at least two other men armed with sledgehammers and crowbars. They smashed a window and pried the toilet from its plumbing within five minutes, leaving a damaging flood in their wake as they escaped in stolen vehicles.
'This was an audacious raid which had been carefully planned and executed," prosecutor Shan Saunders said. 'But those responsible were not careful enough, leaving a trail of evidence in the form of forensics, CCTV footage and phone data."
Cattelan's artwork poked fun at excessive wealth and weighed just over 98kg. The value of the gold at the time was £2.8 million (€3.3m).
The piece had previously been on display at The Guggenheim Museum in New York. The museum had offered the work to Donald Trump during his first term in office after he had asked to borrow a Van Gogh painting.
The gold toilet has never been recovered but is believed to have been cut up and sold.
The theft was planned by James Sheen, 40, who previously pleaded guilty to burglary, conspiracy and transferring criminal property.
Sheen then worked to broker a deal with Fred Doe to cash in on the haul, prosecutors said. In a series of text messages, Sheen referred to the loot as a 'car,' but he was actually talking about the gold.
'I'll link up with ya, I got something right up your path,' Sheen told Doe in one message.
'I can sell that car for you in two seconds ... so come and see me tomorrow,' Doe said in a reply.
Doe, 36, also known as Frederick Sines, was convicted of conspiracy to transfer criminal property.
A fourth man charged in the conspiracy, Bora Guccuk, 41, was acquitted by jurors.
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