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Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West has a little explaining to do. The hip-hop superstar is catching heat after appearing to show some sympathy toward disgraced singer R. Kelly over the weekend.
New footage has gone viral of Ye speaking up for musicians’ artistry and urging people to support entertainers for their work.
“They just gonna pull up full documentaries on him, – Then they gonna come with the Michael [Jackson] documentary. … We can all enjoy all their music all we want. I thought I wasn’t going to go there today. If we’re gonna tear down artists, let’s go ahead and take [Leonardo] da Vinci out the Lourve while we’re at it. Let’s take down all the art.” (USA Today)
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Instead of staying mum, Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian immediately provided some context behind Ye’s remarks.
I’m going to nip this in the bud right now. Kanye was speaking about his own experience of everyone quick to say they are cancelling him because of differences in opinion & not being perfect. The analogies were in context to his own experiences, not defending anyone else.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 14, 2019
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I want to make it very clear, he is not condoning anyone’s actions or unacceptable disgusting behavior. My husband’s words are being taken out of context due to timing.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 14, 2019
Despite the craziness, new footage has emerged and shows Kanye making a reference to docs exposing musicians.
1:53 PM PT — We’ve obtained an extended version from Kanye’s service on Sunday, and he never mentions R. Kelly. In fact, Kanye keeps the conversation almost entirely about himself and his experiences in 2018. Our sources say Kanye’s quote about documentaries was nothing but bad timing. (TMZ)
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