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Kanye West thanks Jonah Hill in return to Instagram following antisemitism controversy
The post was Kanye West’s first since a series of antisemitic posts got him booted from social media.
Kanye West made his return to social media late Friday, posting on Instagram for the first time in 2023 since he was booted from social media for a series of antisemitic tirades.
What did Kanye West say?
In the post, West said that Jonah Hill’s acting in ‘21 Jump Street’ changed his mind about antisemitism.
“Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” West wrote on the platform.
“No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people.
“No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew,” he went on, before adding, “Thank you Jonah Hill I love you.”
The post has over two million likes at the time of writing.
The post comes after West sparked controversy
The controversy all started when West wore a ‘White Lives Matter’ to a Yeezy fashion show in October. He later accused the “Jewish media” of censoring him and having an agenda against him.
Instagram later placed restrictions on his account after an antisemitic post.
“Look at this Mark How you gone (sic) kick me off instagram,” West wrote, directly calling out Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms.
“Who you think created cancel culture?” he added in another post after.
Then, just hours after being welcomed back to Twitter by Elon Musk, West was suspended from the platform following a number of antisemitic comments.
The rants resulted in him being dropped from brand partnerships with Adidas, Balenciaga, as well as CAA, one of the biggest celebrity talent agencies in the United States.
Celebrities denounced West’s behavior
Several celebrities spoke out against West following his rant.
“The holiest day in Judaism [Yom Kippur] was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide,” tweeted Jamie Lee Curtis.
“Your words hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop.”
John Legend also spoke out, tweeting: “Weird how all these “free, independent thinkers” always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.”
Sarah Silverman joined in the condemnation as well, writing: “Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending. Why do mostly only Jews speak up against Jewish hate? The silence is so loud.”