Kanye West stood firm behind the ‘White Lives Matter’ slogan he wore in a T-shirt to his surprise Yeezy fashion show held in Paris Monday.
The Donda rapper, 45, posted a photo of the long-sleeved black shirt to his Instagram on Wednesday with the caption: ‘Here’s my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO.’
Meanwhile, one of the only famous friends coming to the defense of Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband at the moment is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who called the musician a ‘free thinker’ and says his message was ‘misconstrued.’
‘They do’: Kanye West doubled down on his ‘White Lives Matter’ slogan on Wednesday and explained that when people ask why he made the shirt he replies that it’s because ‘They do’
Diddy (52) said that “My boy” was super super super and super free-thinking in an interview for The Breakfast Club.
‘And a lot of times, what he means is, like, misconstrued, you know what I’m saying?’ “And a lot of times, what he means is, like misconstrued,” the record executive said.
Charlamagne (44), asked Charlamagne to stop making excuses. He replied: “No, no. I’m making excuses. I’m just sayingin’ that if he did, that’s how he thinks.”
Surprising fans: Ye, 45 years old, wore the White Lives Matter’ dress at the surprise Yeezy fashion show held in Paris Monday.
Freedom thinker. Sean “Diddy” Combs was the sole celebrity friend to defend Kim Kardashian. Combs called Kim Kardashian a free thinker and claimed that Kim Kardashian misunderstood his message.
He also said that people ‘don’t have to condemn Kanye or cancel him,’ but that he understands that the shirts are ‘very tone-deaf.’
‘I understand white lives do matter, but it’s not that,’ Diddy went on.
‘[Black Lives Matter]That was our motto. That wasn’t our slogan to go share with nobody else… Because right now, we’re the ones that are dying, that are incarcerated, that are left in poverty.’
Defense: Diddy (52) said that his boy was a super-super, super, free thinker in an interview with ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Wednesdy
Misconstrued: ‘And a lot of times, what he means is, like, misconstrued, you know what I’m saying?’ However, the record executive noted that the shirts were’very tone-deaf.’
He said, “You must be unapologetically African and you have to love your people first.”
Diddy revealed also that he originally planned to create a T-shirt for West support, but now it’s ‘not possible.[needs]You may need to take a while to adjust to the ‘White Lives Matter’ design.
Kanye took to Instagram to harass Justin Bieber’s 25-year-old wife Hailey.
West sent a screenshot from his Google search results and an E! News article discussing Bieber’s support for Karefa-Johnson.
Your tribe: ‘You have to be unapologetically black and love your people and love your tribe first,’ he added
“Wait, am I canceled yet again?” Justin, let me know!
Another scorching post saw him go after Hailey, telling Justin “get your girls before I get mad”, before going to the gym. John Legend and Karefa Johnson yet again.
He began the blog post by saying, “I want to just let everyone know that there was also fashion this week.” “There was an important thing known as fashion week that lasted a whole month, and some crazy-expensive clothes were shown.
It wasn’t all about the paradigm changing T-shirt. Just kidding my tee s*** on every body’s showssss nothing happened but my t shirt,’ further adding, ‘remember my one t shirt took alllll the attention.’
Kanye became upset when Hailey took to Instagram later to vent at Justin Bieber’s spouse Hailey. Hailey was 25 years old and had just defended Gabriella Karefa Johnson (Vogue Editor) for her criticisms of his White Lives Matter shirts.
Trolling: ‘Wait am I canceled again??? Justin, let me know.
Creative: Bella Hadid is seen getting spray on white during Fashion Week. He shared the snap with the Photoshopped ‘White Lives Matter!’ slogan.
‘Because you’re all f***** programmed sheep aaaaaand those boots gab was wearing were f***** traaaasssh. John Legend will still want a pair, I am sure. And Justin get your girl before I get mad.’
Another post was written by him praising DailyMail.com as being “really fair, positive.”
He added, ‘GOD IS GOOD I’M USED TO ATTACKS FROM HOLLYWOOD ACTORS SO TO GET SUPPORT FOR STANDING MY GROUND IS AMAZING WE BROKE THE MIND CONTROL NOBODY IS TRAUMA DRUNK NO MORE GOD IS FIGHTING THIS BATTLE FOR US.’
Also, he shared a screenshot from Dailymail.com in which Tatishe Nteta wrote that West was ‘not alone’ when expressing doubts about Black Lives Matter.
He shared another picture from Hollywood Unlocked showing Diddy’s support. The caption he added to the post was “God Is Love”.
Fair: In another post he praised DailyMail.com for being ‘really fair and positive’
God is love: He continued his posting spree, sharing a screenshot from Hollywood Unlocked detailing Diddy’s support for him. The caption of the post was “God Is Love”, he wrote.
Not alone: He also shared a screenshot of an article from Dailymail.com where professor Tatishe M. Nteta stated West is ‘not alone’ in his skepticism at the Black Lives Matter movement
Bella Hadid was also seen getting a spray-on white dress from fashion week, with his photoshopped “White Lives Matter” slogan.
Ye stunned fans Monday when he unveiled the design. Fashion models even wore the garment with the message printed across them, as a reaction to Black Lives Matter, which was established in response to Trayvon Martin’s death by George Zimmerman in 2013.
West’s shirt ‘White Lives Matter’ appeared to have a collage featuring photos of Pope John Paul II. In the caption, the bottom of West’s shirt referred to him in Spanish under the title ‘Juan Pablo’ II.
Candace Owens from right-wing commentary, Candace Owens, wore a complementing version of West’s shirt and Kanye West’s nine-year-old daughter North West.
Selah Marley, Bob Marley’s grand-daughter was one of the people who modelled West’s Paris design. Selah is the granddaughter of Rohan Marley and Lauryn Hills.
Looking around: Candace Owens (right-wing commentator) was also seen posing alongside West on Monday’s program. She wore a complimentary version of the shirt “White Lives Matter”.
Bob Marley’s granddaughter was one of the many who also modeled West’s Paris design.
Ye isn’t the only one who has stirred controversy about race after he said in 2018 that 400 years of slavery was ‘a choice’.
Kanye is aligned with right-wing figures like Owens and former President Donald Trump. He often wore a Make America Great Again baseball cap in public.
In a May 2018, interview West stated that racism wasn’t a dealbreaker. If this were the case, I would not live in America.
Juxtaposition: The front of West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt appeared to show a collage of Pope Saint John Paul II with the bottom caption referring to him in Spanish as ‘Juan Pablo II’
Kanye West, the rapper who had earlier accused Kim Kardashian and the Kardashians of kidnapping his daughter Chicago for her birthday on Wednesday, was able to keep the drama going. He continued to claim that Kim Kardashian is keeping him away from their children.
Khloe Kardashian made the accusation after Kanye raised a family dispute in the midst of the continuing controversy around his White Lives Matter’ T-shirt.
Kim (41), who shares North (9, Saint (6, Chicago (4, 3), and Psalm (3, with the rapper) previously denied that Kim hosted a secret party for Chicago’s birthday in January. He claimed that Kim refused to give him the location because she was a reality star.
Fighting back: It was an eventful Wednesday for Kanye, who got into a public spat with his former sister-in-law Khloe Kardashian, 38, earlier in the day, as tensions erupted over his continued claims about his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and their kids
Going at it: Kanye fired back on his Instagram page, calling the Kardashians ‘LIARS’ and accusing them of having ‘BASICALLY KIDNAPPED CHICAGO ON HER BIRTHDAY’
Kanye wrote, “AND FOR ALL THE AUDIENCE SO OUTRAGED ALMOST MY T SHIRT,” in his most recent Instagram rant. He also added: “WHERE WAS YOUR WHERE I COULDN’T SEE MY KIDDS.
Khloe 38 asked for a rebuttal and said that Kimberly was being ripped down.
Kanye responded on Instagram, calling out the Kardashians as ‘LIARS’. He also accused them of having ‘BASICALLY KIDAPPED CHICAGO ON MY BIRTHDAY SO SHE CAN REMEMBER HIM NOT BEING THERE’
Family matters: Kanye and Kim, who married in Florence in 2014, share four children – North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, three