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Kanye West is the topic of extra surprising allegations this week.
The rapper by no means appears to undergo any penalties for his actions, but it surely’s nonetheless price inspecting his conduct, as he retains discovering new and artistic methods to embarrass himself.
The newest claims come to us courtesy of Pierre Louis Auvray, a designer who was employed by West till 2021.
Auvray claims that Kanye regularly engaged in bigoted rants and tried to drive his staff to take part in his harassment marketing campaign in opposition to Pete Davidson.
Rapper Kanye West speaks throughout a gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump within the Oval workplace of the White Home on October 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Oliver Contreras – Pool/Getty Photos)
Kanye West’s ongoing warfare in opposition to Pete Davidson
As you’ll doubtless recall, Davidson dated Kim Kardashian shortly after she ended her marriage to West.
This despatched Kanye right into a rage, and he tried to actual revenge by issuing veiled threats and making weird allegations, together with his declare that Davidson has AIDS.
In accordance with Auvray, West ordered his employees to make t-shirts studying “Pete Davidson has AIDS.”
And people had been a part of a deliberate sequence of shirts emblazoned with obnoxious accusations concerning the former SNL star.
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos for The Recording Academy)
Different catchy slogans included “Pete Davidson hates Black people” and “Pete Davidson destroys families.”
Not the type of factor you often see on a rack at Goal, however Kanye’s entire factor is being the edgiest edgelord of all of them. For different examples of his childlike method to style, see the swastika t-shirt he’s been promoting on his web site.
Yet one more allegation of bigotry in opposition to Kanye
Talking of Kanye’s anti-semitism, it was apparently on full show within the workplace, a lot to the chagrin of his staff.
“He was having this rant about Jewish people, black people being the first Jewish people, and telling people that Pete Davidson had AIDS,” Auvray recalled in a current interview with journalist Louis Pisano.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos for The Recording Academy)
“It was sickening.” The previous Yeezy staffer claimed that West’s basic supervisor, Laurence Chandler, allegedly reached out to him and requested him to assist create the shirts.
“I had to fight because I didn’t want to do it. I was like, ‘No, I’m not doing this,’” Auvray recalled.
West is at present being sued by a Jewish former worker who claims she was subjected to anti-semitic harassment within the office.
“Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler,” West allegedly texted the girl at one level.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos)
The plaintiff additionally alleges that she obtained texts from Kanye studying, “Hail Hitler,” “You Ugly as F–k, ” “You stupid a– corny bitch,” “You Piece of S–t,” and “F–k You Bitch.”
So yeah, the claims from Auvray are sadly not stunning.
And even when Kanye as soon as once more escapes with (what’s left of) his repute and his enterprise empire intact, it’s nonetheless price bringing these issues to mild.
