Kanye West Dropped by Talent Agent After Yeezy Site Shut Down Over Swastika Merch, Antisemitic Rant
February 12, 2025: Kanye West has lost representation from his talent agent following a series of antisemitic remarks and the shutdown of his Yeezy website over controversial merchandise. A former Jewish employee at Yeezy has also filed a workplace harassment lawsuit against him in California.
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Daniel McCartney, an agent at 33&West, announced on Instagram that the company can no longer represent West due to his hateful statements.
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“Effective immediately, I’m no longer representing Ye (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his recent hateful and harmful remarks that myself and 33&West cannot stand for.”
West has continued to share antisemitic content, posting inflammatory messages on X (formerly Twitter), including:
Visitors to Yeezy.com were met with a blank page and an error message:
“Something went wrong. This store is unavailable.”
E-commerce platform Shopify confirmed it had removed the Yeezy store for violating its policies.
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“All merchants are responsible for following the rules of our platform. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms.”
The controversy worsened when West aired a Super Bowl ad in the Los Angeles area, promoting a $20 white T-shirt featuring a black swastika, the only item listed on Yeezy.com at the time.
A former Jewish employee at Yeezy has filed a lawsuit against West, alleging workplace harassment. The marketer claims she was subjected to antisemitic comments and received a text from West that read:
“Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler.”
She also alleges that she received pornographic material and harassing messages from West during her employment.
Following a weekend of inflammatory posts, West’s X account was permanently deleted.
His final tweet read:
“I’m logging out of Twitter. I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent. It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board.”
Elon Musk later confirmed the account’s removal due to content violations, responding to a user calling for West’s ban:
“Given what he has posted, his account is now classified as NSFW. You should not be seeing that anymore.”
This is not the first time West has faced backlash for antisemitic comments. In 2022, he lost multiple brand partnerships, including Adidas, Balenciaga, and GAP, after similar remarks. While he previously issued an apology, he has since rescinded it, continuing his inflammatory rhetoric.
With a social media ban, legal troubles, and major financial setbacks, West’s future remains uncertain as more brands and individuals distance themselves from the controversial artist.
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