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Newsweek
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Piers Morgan Responds After Kanye West Walks Out of Interview
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Piers Morgan is speaking out after Kanye West walked out of his interview. Newsweek reached out to West's representative via email for comment. The Context On Tuesday, West—who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021—appeared on Morgan's news program Piers Morgan Uncensored with internet personality Sneako. The duo spoke in front of the cameras while in Mallorca, Spain. The Can't Tell Me Nothing singer has been frequently posting on X, formerly Twitter, and got himself into hot water in February after posting a slew of anti-Semitic remarks on the social media platform. Days later, West sparked further backlash when his Yeezy commercial aired during Super Bowl LIX. The rapper directed consumers to go to the brand's website where a T-shirt with an image of a swastika was listed for sale. Piers Morgan (L) attends The TRIC Awards at 8 Northumberland Avenue on September 15, 2021 in London, England. Kanye West (R) attends the Balenciaga Spring 2023 Fashion Show at the New York Stock Exchange on... Piers Morgan (L) attends The TRIC Awards at 8 Northumberland Avenue on September 15, 2021 in London, England. Kanye West (R) attends the Balenciaga Spring 2023 Fashion Show at the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 2022 in New York City. More Karwai Tang/WireImage; Gotham/GC Images What To Know Morgan and West's conversation turned sour on Tuesday when the English journalist spoke about X. "I watch what you put out on X. You have 32 million followers, so you're one of the most-followed people—" "See wait, wait," West interrupted. "Now look right now, you're not going to take inches off my d***, bro. Like how many followers do I have?" "Well how many is it?" Morgan asked. "I think you can do the study. You have a whole staff over there." "I thought it was 32 million. How many is it?" Morgan pushed. "You obviously know." Sneako—whose real name is Nico Kenn De Balinthazy—gestured that the figure was higher, before West told him "not to help them out." "I'm told it's 33 million now, so congratulations," Morgan said after receiving information from his staff. "You're a slightly bigger following than I thought." "No, congratulations you're information's correct," the father of four—who shares kids North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm with ex-wife Kim Kardashian—said. "I'm a gift, bro." Puzzled by what West was saying, Morgan asked, "With all due respect, what are you talking about? I haven't said anything." West said Morgan wasn't "taking accountability or responsibility," and added, "Sir, this is what you get for now. We can circle back when you can count." Piers Morgan Uncensored shared a clip of the moment to X on Tuesday. At the time of publication, the video racked up more than 273,100 views. In a message posted to X, Morgan reflected on the shortened interview. "So, I interviewed Kanye West again today. As I expected, given what I've said about him recently, it didn't last long or go well. This was him right before he stomped off like a big baby," the 60-year-old said alongside a screenshot of West from their chat. So, I interviewed Kanye West again today. As I expected, given what I've said about him recently, it didn't last long or go well. This was him right before he stomped off like a big baby. Drops on @PiersUncensored later... — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 6, 2025 In a separate post, the media personality called him "a massive d***." He also shared, "Ye did walk out, after two minutes.. because he's a sniveling little coward who didn't want me to ask him why he's become a vile Hitler-loving Nazi-slathering anti-Semite. Happy to continue the interview when/if you grow a pair @kanyewest." "We'll circle back when he is ready to answer questions about why he loves Hitler and hates Jews," Morgan said. Currently, West's X account has 33.3 million followers. What People Are Saying In response to the interview, people took to social media to share their opinions. While some defended West, others stood by Morgan. X user @ZherkaOfficial wrote in a comment with over 282,400 views: "What Sneako and YE just did on Piers is historic for free speech absolutists. If you have ever been fired from a job or kicked out of a group for something you said, you owe them a thank you for battling on your behalf." In response, Morgan said: "🤣 They literally ran away from me asking them questions … it was historic cowardice." @yzyjohnny wrote in a viral note on X with 398,500 views: "Piers Morgan calling him 'Kanye West' is exactly why Ye left the interview." Morgan replied, "His X account name is @kanyewest …" @onBrandVibes defended Morgan, writing: "I actually respect how much piers cares about getting the content he's still willing to do interview 😭." @clipsxllc added: "you low key owned them you asked tough questions and they couldnt answer." What Happens Next It's unclear whether Morgan, West and Sneako's unfinished interview will be rescheduled at a later date. Following the drama, West wrote on X: "@piersmorgan. Let's have a real interview someday. It's all love." "We could have had one yesterday if you hadn't run away before I could ask you any questions," Morgan replied on X. "When you're prepared to actually do that, let me know."
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lyricalmar Set To Release Powerful New Ep "MARCHIVES" May 16
DC-Based Hip-Hop Artist to Take the Stage at World Pride 2025 with Music That Honors Queer Black Identity WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising hip-hop artist and poetic visionary LYRICALMAR will release his bold new EP titled "MARCHIVES" on May 16, 2025—just ahead of his scheduled performances at World Pride 2025, hosted for the first time in Washington, DC. "MARCHIVES" is a deeply personal, genre-blurring body of work that blends hip-hop, experimental sound, and emotional vulnerability into a musical time capsule. Through the lens of Black queer identity, love, loss, and radical self-expression, the DC native curates a sonic archive that is both timeless and fiercely current. "This is more than an EP—it's my lived experience pressed into rhythm and rhyme," says LYRICALMAR. "MARCHIVES" is a love letter to the people and places that shaped me—and a declaration that my voice matters." The 5-track project features standout singles like: "Can't Tell Me Nothing" — A bold visual-first single featuring futuristic elements Watch Here "Materialistic" — A stripped-down, emotionally charged track about self-worth "Go Off Show Off" feat. CHAR FM and Kidd Kenn — A high-energy urban club anthem, celebrating individuality and self-expression. As a proud member of the House of Garçon, LYRICALMAR brings a spirit of Ballroom resilience and pride to the track. As the city and global LGBTQ+ community prepare for a historic World Pride 2025, LYRICALMAR will be a featured performer at three major events: May 23, 2025 — DC Black Pride Opening Reception at Capital Hilton (w/ TS Madison) May 28, 2025 — District of Pride Showcase at the Lincoln Theatre (Presented by the Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs) June 6, 2025 — World Pride Music Festival on the Unity Stage at RFK Festival Grounds, where he will perform his latest dance anthem "Superhuman", produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Audé. The festival is headlined by Jennifer Lopez, with featured artists Paris Hilton, Tinashé, and Troye Sivan. LYRICALMAR's work has already been praised for its powerful fusion of hip-hop, poetic storytelling, and visual art. He's quickly emerging as one of the most relevant and inspiring queer voices in music today—bringing fresh perspective and emotional depth to the cultural conversation. With "MARCHIVES", LYRICALMAR invites listeners to not only witness his journey, but to find pieces of their own story in the echoes. For media inquiries, interview requests, or press access to upcoming performances, please contact:Thomasina Perkins of Capitol Public Relations, contact information listed LYRICALMAR on all platforms: Instagram/TikTok/X: @LyricalMar | Website: Media Contact:Capitol Public RelationsThomasina Perkins***@ Photos: Press release distributed by PRLog View original content: SOURCE Capitol Public Relations Sign in to access your portfolio
Atlantic
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Atlantic
Music's Most Uncancellable Man
A few weeks before he started selling swastika T-shirts on the internet, I considered letting Ye back into my life. It was inauguration weekend, and I'd been sitting in a restaurant where the bartender was blasting a playlist of songs by the rapper once known as Kanye West. The music sounded, frankly, awesome. Most of the songs were from when I considered myself a fan of his, long before he rebranded as the world's most famous Hitler admirer. I hadn't heard this much Ye music played in public in years; privately, I'd mostly avoided it. But as I nodded along, I thought it might be time to redownload Yeezus. The bartender probably wasn't making a political statement, but the soundtrack felt all too apt for the dawn of the great uncancelling—the sweeping return of various disgraced figures and discouraged behaviors to the public realm. Donald Trump, a convicted felon, was back in the White House and naming accused abusers, quacks, and even Mel Gibson to positions of honor. Trend forecasters were proclaiming that Trump's reelection represented a cultural shake-up in addition to a governmental one, replacing the stiff moralism of wokeness with cowboy rowdiness and chic nihilism. Phrases such as ' the boom boom aesthetic ' and ' dark mode ' were being coined to describe the phenomenon of young people suddenly dressing like Patrick Bateman and availing themselves of the term retard. Given this climate, I thought maybe I could loosen up and try that whole 'separating the art from the artist' thing again. I'd not been boycotting Ye's music per se, but for the past few years, the disgust caused by his conduct had ruined the pleasure of stomping around to 'Can't Tell Me Nothing.' Now I could sense something shifting. The second Trump administration's flurry of disorienting news was already becoming soul-deadening. The bad actors who were reemerging seemed only energized by outrage. Exhaustion was supplanting my sense of ick. A few weeks later, on Super Bowl Sunday, the ick came roaring back. That day, a commercial aired directing viewers to Ye's online store, which he then updated to sell only one item: a white shirt with the black, swirling symbol of the Third Reich. When I pulled up the website to see for myself, I felt a few kinds of bad feelings. There was horror at the Nazism. There was embarrassment at the fact that I'd recently wanted to listen to this guy's voice again. And there was the sinking, instinctual understanding of what Ye was doing: testing how numb America has gotten. The shirt stunt was part of a sudden flurry of activity suggesting a Ye comeback campaign. He crashed the Grammys; he's prepping an album; he's hyping a cryptocurrency. All the while, he's doubled down on Hitler talk—and asserted his kinship with the second Trump wave. 'Elon stole my Nazi swag,' he joked in one X post, referring to the tech mogul's alleged Sieg heil; 'whit[e] guys have all the fun,' he wrote when Steve Bannon seemed to make a similar gesture. He's been filming podcast videos with an influencer, Justin LaBoy, whom he calls 'the culture's Joe Rogan.' He has described his habit of parading around his wife, Bianca Censori, nearly nude as if she were a pet, in redpilled terms. 'I have dominion over my wife,' he posted. 'This ain't no woke as[s] feminist shit.' Maybe Ye is saying what he truly believes. Maybe mental health is at play (he used to describe himself as bipolar; recently, he's said the accurate diagnosis is autism). Definitely, he's trolling for publicity. In any case, he clearly believes this moment is ripe for him to capitalize on. And perhaps he's right. Conservatives who are proclaiming a golden age for America like to talk about the fall of ' the regime,' a handy term to refer to any power center steered by liberals, including in the entertainment world. The idea is that we'd been living in a centrally planned culture of racially inclusive sitcoms and feminist pop stars, whose Millennial-pink kumbaya vibe was backed up by vicious online campaigns to shun the insufficiently woke. Now the entertainment regime is under assault through such means as Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center and the Federal Communications Commission's saber-rattling against broadcast networks. In the MAGA view, these efforts aren't dictatorial—they're liberatory. This logic is credulous logic, conspiracy logic, that tends to downplay a crucial driver of culture: audiences' desires. Certainly, the idea that 2010s entertainment was smothered by progressive politeness is overstated at best. The decade's defining TV show was the brutal, T&A-filled Game of Thrones. Hip-hop was driven by young rappers whose music and personal lives defined the word problematic (Tekashi 6ix 9ine, XXXtentacion, Lil Uzi Vert). And, of course, Trump's 2016 election delighted a whole new cultural scene: edgelords posting frog memes. The internet was undercutting old gatekeepers, turning culture—more than ever—into an unruly, competitive arena. If there was a regime, it was already weakening, not strengthening. Read: Kanye West finally says what he means Ye has long understood the crowd-pleasing potential of chaos over conformity. Though he once scanned as a liberal protest rapper—remember when he called out George W. Bush on live TV after Hurricane Katrina?—his misogynistic streak hardly made him a consensus figure. In 2016, he got into a spat with Taylor Swift by calling her a 'bitch' in a song; the resulting brouhaha damaged her reputation more than it did his. Even after he started praising Trump in 2018 and called slavery a 'choice,' he still drew major collaborators and successfully orchestrated hype for new albums. It was only in 2022 that he pushed far enough to experience something like full-on cancellation, by going full-on anti-Semite. He posted that he wanted to go 'death con 3' on Jews. He told Alex Jones, 'I like Hitler.' He posted a swastika on X. Consequences piled up: Adidas exited their billion-dollar partnership with Ye; Def Jam, his label, severed ties; Elon Musk, of all people, banned him from X. Yet even then, his career continued: He released an unconvincing apology to the Jews, put out an album full of big-name rap collaborations, and landed a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. In that song, 'Carnival,' he compared himself to vilified men such as R. Kelly and Diddy. 'This number #1 is for … the people who won't be manipulated by the system,' Ye wrote on Instagram at the time. 'The system'—that term is pretty close to what people mean by 'the regime.' Ye wasn't wrong to suggest that important organizations had tried to marginalize him. But if someone booted out of the system can still hit No. 1, what does the system really count for? Maybe this: Even in a culture as fractured as ours has become, people intrinsically sense the existence of a 'mainstream,' shaped by widely shared beliefs, norms, and urges. Powerful institutions stay powerful by catering to that consensus. After years of Americans becoming more socially progressive—after a decade in which gay marriage was legalized and Black Lives Matter gained broad-based popularity —it made some sense that, say, diversely cast Marvel movies would be the mainstream and the erratic Hitler-loving rapper would be subcultural. Perhaps that's not going to be true for much longer. 'You are the media,' Elon Musk told his followers on X after Trump's reelection, speaking to a platform that, under his watch, has become overrun by white supremacists. Seemingly every other day, a pundit proclaims that Trump is spurring a ' cultural revolution.' The president may have been returned to office thanks in part to widespread dissatisfaction with grocery prices, but he was also helped by young people, typically our great trend-drivers, becoming more hostile to social-justice causes. And now here comes Ye, doing that thing you do when you think the masses will buy what you have to sell: film a Super Bowl commercial. Vestiges of 'the system' have, thus far, rebuked Ye's swastika shirt. Two days after the Super Bowl ad aired, the e-commerce platform Shopify pulled the plug on Ye's online store, citing a violation of its terms of service in a terse statement. Ye's talent agency dropped him, and according to his own post on X, a few employees on his Yeezy design team quit. 'Maybe one day they will understand why I had to do what I did, and one day they will forgive my method,' Ye wrote on X. As for that why: In his X posts after the shop was taken down, Ye said he started thinking about selling the T-shirts after seeing the swastika—an ancient symbol used peacefully in Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religions—on clothing in Japan. In his telling, the point is to shock people and show them how free they are to embrace things that society has coded as taboo. That's also the rationale spread by his defenders. Myron Gaines of the Fresh and Fit podcast, a prominent manosphere outlet, posted that Ye's 'genius' Super Bowl stunt probably got 'millions' of fans to buy the shirt—'not because we're Nazis,' but because Ye was flouting 'years of censorship.' To reiterate: The rapper openly admires Hitler and demonizes Jews. He posted that he made the swastika shirts to show 'that I am not under Jewish control anymore.' Gaines wrote that Ye has 'revenge to seek for 2 years ago when the jews launched a campaign to cancel him.' So these non-Nazis … just happen to use Nazi imagery while spreading the idea that the Jews are a shadowy cabal that needs to be brought to heel. In late February, Ye posted that he's no longer a Nazi; a few days ago, he wrote, 'Antisemitism is the only path to freedom.' The absurdity of these antics is so obvious that to expend effort condemning them can feel pointless. I sympathize with the rapper Open Mike Eagle, who posted a video calling Ye's latest phase a 'predictable meltdown nobody has time for.' He noted that Ye's shock tactics were largely getting drowned out by the drama caused by the Trump administration, and by broader shifts in the attention economy. 'Things have changed,' Open Mike Eagle said, addressing Ye. 'All the counterculture jive that you used to say, that shit is all mainstream now. There's just Nazis all over Twitter.' Ye may well see an opportunity in the fact that what once seemed insane now can seem inane. The institutions that helped us make sense of what's normal and what's fringe, what's upstanding and what's contemptible, what's true and what's false, are weaker than ever. But cultural change never really did happen through the dictates of regimes—it happens through ideas and attitudes moving contagiously, person to person. We absorb how others behave, what they react to and what they don't react to. Certain people will buy into Ye's posture of rebelliousness, and maybe even buy his shirt, and maybe even wear it on the street. The rest of us should try clinging to our disgust.
CNN
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Kanye West says he has been diagnosed with autism
Kanye West is sharing some news about his health. In a conversation on 'The Download' podcast with Justin Laboy, West, who changed his name to Ye, said he was previously misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. 'I went to this doctor … My wife took me to do that because she said, 'Something about your personality doesn't feel like it's bipolar, I've seen bipolar before.' And I've come to find that it's really a case of autism that I have,' West said. West said the diagnosis has helped him better understand himself. 'Autism takes you to a 'Rain Man' thing,' West said. ''When people tell you to not do it, you just get on that one point. And that's my problem.' 'When fans tell me to do my album a certain way, I'll do it the opposite way,' he added. West referenced his song 'Can't Tell Me Nothing' and people close to him. 'It's so difficult for them, because this is like a grown man – you can't take control of his bank account, you can't control what I'm saying on Twitter,' West said. West had previously recounted being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and described his experience with an involuntary psychiatric hold. In a 2019 conversation with David Letterman, he said he was choosing to speak about his diagnosis and how he managed it to end the 'strong stigma' around mental health. 'People are allowed to say anything about it and discriminate in any way,' West said at the time. 'Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave,' according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Autism is not considered a mental health disorder and be diagnosed at any age. 'I haven't taken the medication since I found out that bipolar wasn't the right diagnosis,' West said. 'It's finding stuff that doesn't block the creativity, obviously that's what I bring to the world. It's worth the ramp-up, as long as y'all get the creativity.'
CNN
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Kanye West says he has been diagnosed with autism
Kanye West is sharing some news about his health. In a conversation on 'The Download' podcast with Justin Laboy, West, who changed his name to Ye, said he was previously misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. 'I went to this doctor … My wife took me to do that because she said, 'Something about your personality doesn't feel like it's bipolar, I've seen bipolar before.' And I've come to find that it's really a case of autism that I have,' West said. West said the diagnosis has helped him better understand himself. 'Autism takes you to a 'Rain Man' thing,' West said. ''When people tell you to not do it, you just get on that one point. And that's my problem.' 'When fans tell me to do my album a certain way, I'll do it the opposite way,' he added. West referenced his song 'Can't Tell Me Nothing' and people close to him. 'It's so difficult for them, because this is like a grown man – you can't take control of his bank account, you can't control what I'm saying on Twitter,' West said. West had previously recounted being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and described his experience with an involuntary psychiatric. In a 2019 conversation with David Letterman, he said he was choosing to speak about his diagnosis and how he managed it to end the 'strong stigma' around mental health. 'People are allowed to say anything about it and discriminate in any way,' West said at the time. 'Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave,' according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Autism is not considered a mental health disorder and be diagnosed at any age. 'I haven't taken the medication since I found out that bipolar wasn't the right diagnosis,' West said. 'It's finding stuff that doesn't block the creativity, obviously that's what I bring to the world. It's worth the ramp-up, as long as y'all get the creativity.'
