Kanye West’s Episode Of ‘The Shop’ Axed Due To ‘Hate Speech’

If you are looking to see Kanye West make another television appearance, it's safe to say that it won't be with HBO's The Shop:Uninterrupted.  The Shop:Uninterrupted has axed Kanye's episode due to "reiterating more hate speech."

"Yesterday we taped an episode of The Shop with Kanye West. Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes," SpringHill Company CEO and host Maverick Carter said in a statement to Andscape.

"We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate," Carter added.

"I take full responsibility for believing Kanye wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience," he concluded.

Los Angeles Laker and SpringHill Company co-founder LeBron James was not present at the taping, the site states.

The pulling of Ye's appearance follows his antisemitic remarks on social media last week. The rapper first used the hate speech in a text conversation with Diddy and later on Twitter. Both posts have since been deleted and the Yeezy founder's social media accounts on both sites have been restricted until further notice.

Kanye's racist remarks got the attention of the Holocaust Museum in Los Angeles, and they offered Ye a private invite to teach him how his comments have affected the Jewish community.

"Words matter and words have consequences Ye," the museum wrote in an Instagram Story, per HipHopDX. "We urge you to come visit us at Holocaust Museum LA to understand just how words can incite horrific violence and genocides."

Kanye has yet to respond to the museum's invitation publicly.

Members of the entertainment and media industry have called out Kanye West's series of anti-semitic statements over the weekend. As we earlier reported, the rapper has been locked out of both Instagram and Twitter. His tweet in full read: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

The social media platform removed the tweet shortly after West, 45, published it. It noted that the tweet violated its rules and guidelines. Currently, in the tweet’s place, a Twitter message reads: “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that Ye's tweet was anti-semitic. The wrote, “The behavior exhibited this week by @kanyewest is deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period,” the statement read. “There is no excuse for his propagating of white supremacist slogans and classic #antisemitism about Jewish power, especially with the platform he has.”

In another tweet, they added, “Power. Disloyalty. Greed. Deicide. Blood. Denial. Anti-Zionism. All of these are antisemitic tropes that we break down in our #AntisemitismUncovered Guide at https://antisemitism.adl.org. Many of these myths have influenced @KanyeWest’s comments recently, and it’s dangerous.”

The Donda rapper's Instagram account was restricted after he posted a series of text exchanges allegedly between him and Diddy. Users called out the rapper for using  anti-Semitic language (he insinusated that Diddy was controlled by Jewish people). The post has since been deleted. Before making the anti-Semitic remark, West tweeted on Friday calling out Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, “How you gone kick me off Instagram,” in response to his account being restricted.

This isn't the first time Ye has been kicked off of social media platforms. Back in March, the Yeezy founder had his Instagram account suspended for 24 hours due to posting various posts targeting his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and The Daily Show's Trevor Noah.

Now, celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their feelings on Kanye's words:

He added, "#BiPolarPrivlege"