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Black America Web
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Kanye West Declares 'I'm Off My Meds' In New Doc ‘In Whose Name?,' Kim Kardashian Seen in Tears
Source: HECTOR RETAMAL / Getty A new Kanye West documentary, In Whose Name? , is set to deliver a portrait of one of music's most polarizing figures. In the trailer, he revealed more about his mental health. Kanye's now ex-wife Kim Kardashian appears as well. Read more and watch the teaser trailer inside. In Whose Name? is directed by Nico Ballesteros, who began following West at age 18. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the film captures six years of the rapper's life, offering more than 3,000 hours of behind-the-scenes footage that spans artistic highs, public meltdowns, and deeply personal moments. The film will be released Sept. 19 through AMSI Entertainment in partnership with AMC, Regal, and Cinemark. It chronicles West's mental health battles, the unraveling of his marriage to Kim, the fallout from lucrative brand deals, and multiple controversies tied to antisemitic remarks and conspiracy theories. We care about your data. See our privacy policy. The newly released teaser begins with West stating, 'I'm off my meds for five months now.' He later revealed, 'I would rather be dead than be on medication.' Intercut are scenes of him in Yeezy design meetings, leading his Sunday Service gatherings, and performing for massive crowds. At one point, he's shown wearing a 'White Lives Matter' sweatshirt, which is one of many trailer moments likely to spark conversation. The trailer also reveals the strain in his relationship with Kardashian, who is heard crying, 'Your personality was not like this a few years ago.' Another exchange shows West telling her, 'Never tell me I'm gonna wake up one day and have nothing.' To which she begins to respond until he cuts her off with, 'It ain't no 'but.'' For Ballesteros, who described himself as a shy child who found connection through the camera, the project was as much about documenting humanity as it was about chronicling a celebrity's life. 'Ye has always had someone filming him,' Ballesteros shared. 'Maybe that's why we understood each other without saying much.' Producer Simran A. Singh emphasized the rawness of the work, noting the absence of narration or conclusions. 'This film presents a raw and often unsettling portrait, leaving viewers to interpret the events for themselves,' Singh said. Despite the personal and public turmoil depicted, Kardashian and West have maintained a united front when it comes to parenting, appearing together for family events like their daughter North's 2024 performance in The Lion King . In Whose Name? opens in theaters Sept. 19, offering audiences an unprecedented window into the chaos, contradictions, and creativity of Kanye West's world. SEE ALSO Kanye West Declares 'I'm Off My Meds' In New Doc 'In Whose Name?,' Kim Kardashian Seen in Tears was originally published on
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kanye West makes surprise appearance at Diddy trial: A look at their complicated friendship
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West , made a brief but high-profile appearance at the Manhattan federal courthouse on Friday to show support for longtime friend Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently facing sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. Dressed in white, Ye arrived around noon while court was in recess. Though he didn't enter the main courtroom, he observed proceedings via closed-circuit television in an overflow room for roughly 40 minutes. When asked if he was there to support Combs, Ye simply nodded and replied, 'Yes,' before quickly leaving in a black Mercedes sedan without taking further questions. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he exploited his fame and power over a 20-year span to commit serious crimes. Ye's appearance came just a day after a woman identified as 'Jane' wrapped up six days of harrowing testimony, including claims that she was coerced into sex acts while in a relationship with Combs. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Are you ready to conquer a planet? Undo While prosecutors paint a picture of abuse and coercion, Combs' defense team argues the government is targeting private, consensual encounters. Kanye and Diddy: From Mutual Admiration to Public Feud Live Events Ye and Diddy's relationship was once built on deep mutual respect. Kanye credited Diddy for inspiring his music and even his marriage to Kim Kardashian, saying, 'So many of my life choices, my wife choices... he inspired.' Diddy, in turn, said Ye reignited his passion for hip-hop after attending one of Ye's concerts in 2009. Their friendship took a turn in 2022 when Kanye released controversial 'White Lives Matter' shirts. Diddy criticized the move as 'tone deaf,' sparking a heated exchange of texts which Kanye posted on Instagram. Although they briefly crossed paths again at Rolling Loud in March 2024, Ye reportedly declined to speak with Diddy. Tensions resurfaced in April when Kanye appeared to reference the charges against Diddy in a remix of 'Like That,' rapping: "I just f—ed your b in a Sean John tank top." Despite the fallout, Ye's courtroom appearance signals a complex and enduring — if strained — bond. Whether this marks reconciliation or just a gesture of loyalty remains to be seen as Diddy's high-stakes trial unfolds.
Pink Villa
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Kanye West Declares Retirement From One of His Insensitive Antics and Asks For Forgiveness, Know What It's About
Kanye West proclaimed on May 22 through social media that he has abandoned antisemitism. He went to ask for forgiveness for the damage he had caused through his actions. Ye said that he is driven by a new passion to take in love and peace, apparently prompted by a FaceTime conversation with a call from his children. For the Donda rapper, it was a reminder of his role to be a force for good in the world. "I am done with antisemitism," he wrote in a series of X posts, adding, "I love all people. God forgive me for the pain I've caused. I forgive those who have caused me pain. Thank you, God." This statement comes after a series of inciting language and behavior that attracted broad condemnation. The rapper's antisemitic comments started picking up global attention in 2022. In October that year, he showed up at Paris Fashion Week dressed in a "White Lives Matter" top before then sharing threats aimed at the Jewish population. The reaction was swift, resulting in severed relationships with big firms like Adidas, Gap, Balenciaga, and Universal Music Group. West tweeted, "I simply got a FaceTime from my kids and I wanna save the world again…," adding, "GOD CALLS FOR PEACE. Share peace. Share love." Despite Ye's recent social media updates claiming a change of heart, there is high skepticism, especially with civil rights groups. According to Billnoars, the Anti-Defamation League reacted to his words by stating they have great doubt, given his track record of retracting statements. The group stressed, "Sorry, but we're not buying it. We've seen this kind of attempted apology from Kanye before, only for him to back down over and over again." Ye 's record since 2023 has shown a trend of concerning behavior. He had earlier attempted to peddle merchandise bearing Nazi symbols and made pro-Hitler statements. He has also attempted to drop a song about Hitler, which was said to have been censored by streaming sites. More controversy necessitated the postponement of Kanye West's concert in South Korea, as organizers blamed continued public outcry. While he professes to reform, not many are buying it, citing continuing provocation and a history of erratic behavior.
New Straits Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Kanye West reveals disturbing past relationship with cousin
KUALA LUMPUR: American rapper Kanye West has posted another deeply disturbing message on X. This time, beyond his previous controversial statements, the rapper made a shocking claim: he alleged an incestuous relationship with his cousin, starting in childhood. According to The Wrap, West's message accompanied a video for his song "Cousins," which opens with the lyrics, "Hanging out with my cousin readin' dirty magazines." In his post, West wrote, "This song is called 'COUSINS' about my cousin that's locked in jail for life for killing a pregnant lady a few years after I told him we wouldn't 'look at dirty magazines together' anymore." He continued, "Perhaps in my self-centered mess, I felt it was my fault that I showed him those dirty magazines when he was 6, and then we acted out what we saw. My dad had Playboy magazines, but the magazines I found at the top of my mom's closet were different. My name is Ye and I sucked my cousins d--k till I was 14." This latest post is part of a pattern of highly controversial and erratic behavior from West. In 2022, he was locked out of both X (then Twitter) and Instagram after wearing a "White Lives Matter" shirt and making antisemitic remarks, including a claim that Sean Combs was being controlled by Jewish people. These statements led to a significant backlash, with major sponsors like Adidas and Balenciaga terminating their partnerships with him. More recently, in February, West's X account was again deactivated following a series of antisemitic posts, including one where he declared, "I am a Nazi." That same month, West also contradicted his previous statements about being bipolar. He told rapper Justin LaBoy on "The Download" podcast, "Come to find out it's really a case of autism that I have." Beyond his social media activity, West faces legal issues. In November, a model sued him, alleging sexual assault during a 2010 music video shoot. This is just one of several lawsuits against West, who has also been sued multiple times in connection with his now-closed Donda Academy.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Texas Track-Meet Stabbing Shows Where Right-Wing Influencers Are Headed
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On April 2, Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day,' a teenage athlete fatally stabbed another teenage athlete at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. The exact details around this specific case remain unclear, but local investigators said it started when 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony sat under another team's tent during a rain delay. According to the authorities, the second student, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, told Anthony to leave. The two argued. Anthony warned Metcalf not to touch him. Metcalf touched Anthony. Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf, it should be noted, was white. Anthony is Black. Over the past couple of weeks, the story of Metcalf's death has blown up on right-wing media. (Anthony allegedly confessed to stabbing Metcalf but has claimed self-defense. He has been charged with murder.) Fox News has run a number of segments on the incident, and many prominent commentators have spoken out about it. It has reached the point of saturation at which some influencers can simply post photos of the alleged killer, calling for retribution without name or context, and presume their audiences will know who they mean. There is one notable way in which this story diverges from other violent crime obsessions that occasionally grip social media. In recent years, news cycles about killings in the U.S. have triggered discussions of guns, of the internet, of misogyny, of racism. On the right, violent tragedies have supported specific political narratives: In the notable case of Laken Riley, for example, a murder by an immigrant has bolstered false arguments about migrant crime, which in turn were used in support of Trump's deportation policies. Similarly, stories about murders in Chicago and elsewhere have served to bolster fears of gang violence and other urban crime, to argue for the failed policies of blue cities and the need for robust policing. But despite the fact that there appears to be little to be pulled from the Austin Metcalf story, which seems like a tragic and random conflict between teenagers, its reach has been huge. What made the Metcalf murder so useful for certain people online is that it has the flavor of a culture war story—Metcalf was a white, Southern, Christian boy who liked to hunt and play football, and was killed while participating in wholesome high school athletics, and a Black youth was the villain—without having any actual use, at face value, in any kind of policy debate. That is, unless you're opening up debate to white supremacist ideas. After Metcalf's death was reported, the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter was trending on X, with 40,000 mentions on April 3, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Comments on stories about the incident were cesspools of overt racism, with users throwing around slurs and ideas about the innate violence of Black men and their corroding effect on society. A white nationalist group in Pennsylvania distributed stickers with Metcalf's and Anthony's faces, declaring it to be 'time to take a stand!' White supremacists such as Nick Fuentes and Stew Peters spoke about the incident on their shows, insisting the incident reflected 'Black barbarism.' A post from the popular X account End Wokeness calling on supporters to 'say his name'—a co-opting of the Black Lives Matter slogan—received nearly 38 million views. It's hard to say, in the modern, hate-speech-flooded version of Twitter, how many of the accounts spouting white supremacist views in the replies are bots and trolls. But on sites like Substack, TikTok, and YouTube, verifiably real people are sharing extreme views based on the case. And major accounts and influencers have picked up the case as fodder, as well. The far-right commentator Benny Johnson called for the death penalty for Anthony, to 'send a message.' MAGA filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza called Anthony the 'product of a rotten set of values that had been transmitted on the urban street.' Michael Knowles, a Daily Wire personality, speculated that Anthony had come from 'some kind of terrible home' and was born out of wedlock. And Matt Walsh, another Daily Wire figure, has insisted on calling the stabbing a premeditated and racially motivated murder. 'Young black males are violent to a wildly, outrageously disproportionate degree,' he wrote in a post on X that has more than 19 million views. 'That's just a fact. We all know it. And it's time that we speak honestly about it, or nothing will ever change.' These accounts are incentivized in the attention economy to highlight stories that play to outrage, fear, and other base emotions. In this case, as the story moved on, they were given a gift: Supporters of Anthony, convinced of his innocence, started fundraising pages for his legal defense. Several real and scam accounts started pages for him on GoFundMe, which were taken down by the company for violating its rules against fundraisers for those charged with violent crimes. The family also started a still active fundraiser on the more libertarian GiveSendGo. The latter has raised $419,300—compared to the combined $518,700 from the two Metcalf fundraisers on GoFundMe—with donors' comments expressing their belief that Anthony had been acting in self-defense. For days, conservative influencers ran with updates on this fundraiser and on Anthony's base of support. To be fair, this rage-baiting campaign wasn't limited to the right. On social media, Anthony-supporting accounts spread fake stories about Metcalf espousing white supremacist opinions, or about media cover-ups of evidence that would justify Anthony's alleged behavior. Internet rumors spread that Metcalf had bullied Anthony, that Metcalf punched Anthony, that Metcalf had actually died of a drug overdose. Other people made TikTok and YouTube videos blaming Metcalf's behavior for the outcome, or otherwise justifying the violence—a difficult position to take, particularly when we don't know exactly what happened under that tent. But the parts of the discourse with the greatest reach—the X posts with 20 million views, the YouTube videos with the highest view counts—remained those discussing the problem of violent Black youth as an urgent, topical issue. This is notable, because violent crime continues to be much lower than it was in previous decades, and the murder rate appears to be falling post-pandemic. There is also no strong racial justice movement happening, as in 2020, that would explain a backlash. There is no reason to think anti-white-motivated violence is at any kind of high. There is, of course, an unrelated reason for the timing that may have prompted this particular story to blow up: It occurred on Liberation Day, the same day Trump's tariff announcement tanked the markets. 'This is part of the strategy to get people to look elsewhere,' said Sarah T. Roberts, a professor at UCLA who specializes in digital media and politics and culture. 'It's great for them to have something else to talk about that will press buttons for their audiences.' But even if it was an issue the influencers clung to for a distraction in a tough news cycle for the MAGA movement, some experts said it would make sense that during this second Trump presidency, the right-wing influencers would return to Black crime. Daniel Karell, a sociologist at Yale University who has studied social media and social movements, agreed that the timing likely had to do with the content creators' need for a sensational story during a bad tariff news cycle. But he did add that he would not be surprised if immigrant violence stories had become less interesting to this same group, with the Trump administration in charge of deportations—meaning they would be responsible for any new crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. 'The online Right needs to find another threat that is not under direct control of the executive branch,' Karell wrote in an email. 'One option, which is a tried-and-true boogeyman that runs throughout American history, is racial threat.' And with this moment of conservative cultural resurgence, when Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and other anti-racist measures have been so thoroughly rolled back and 'woke' has become a taboo term, some influencers took the chance to push the conversation around race further than it could go during the Biden years. Take, for example, the case of Jack Posobiec, a podcaster and conspiracy theorist who has promoted Pizzagate and the 'Stop the Steal' movement. Posobiec has significant sway in the MAGA movement. He has spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference; was a contributor to Turning Point USA; is a frequent guest on Steve Bannon's show; was invited to join Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on an official trip to Europe, according to the Washington Post; and, per the Post, has claimed he traveled with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on a trip to Ukraine. And to Posobiec, Metcalf's death was a 'rallying cry,' as he said in a post to his 3 million followers. He stated that 'white liberals have rated non-white groups more positively than their own race, a pattern not mirrored by other racial groups.' The conservative reaction to the Metcalf murder, he said, may have shown the scale of frustration white people had about 'racial crimes' against their own race. 'The White Guilt Narrative may have reached its breaking point.' This turn may show where the conversation about race in America is headed in the second Trump administration, when the conservative movement has largely won its older battles over education, corporate diversity standards, and hiring practices. The new right-wing vision is no longer of a race-blind society, pulling on indignation that liberals are making everything about race. Instead, there's a wholly different frontier in the debate, an argument for a world in which white people stop being blind to the problems of other demographics; one in which they protect each other—and prioritize their own shared interests.
