Kanye West let go by talent agency after anti-Semitic and pro-Diddy post spree

Kanye West was dropped by Los Angeles-based talent agency 33&West on Monday, February 10, following a series of polemic posts the rapper posted on X/Twitter.

According to a Variety report, Daniel McCartney, West's agent at the agency, went to Instagram on February 10 to communicate the agency was severing ties with the artist "effective immediately… due to his harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33&West can stand for."

On a similar note, Rolling Stone reported that a staff member who worked at Yeezy, the hip hop artist's company, had quit the company following the rapper's posting streak.

“I loved working at YZY because I believed in (Kanye's) dream," said Eric Cui, the employee who quit. "I believe in free speech… so I will use my free speech to say that violence and crimes against women and children is wrong." Cui had once been the company's Chief of Staff.

West's tweet spree took place on Thursday night. Among the many messages he wrote on the platform were: "I love Hitler," "I’m never apologising for my Jewish comments," and "you Jewish n***** abort Black children for stem cells, abortion is murder."

Ye—West's legal name since 2021—also expressed support for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently in prison awaiting trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Ye posted: “"Free Puff," and, referring to other celebrities: "Y'all watch our brother rot and never say s***."

He also claimed he has "dominion" over wife Bianca Censori, and stated her recent appearance in the nude on the Grammys red carpet was only possible because of his permission.

Ye has been the subject of other recent news. Last Tuesday, Rolling Stone reported Shopify had pulled down Ye's website after he purchased airtime during the Super Bowl night to direct his viewers to his Yeezy website, where a $20 white T-shirt with a swastika could be bought.

He also recently announced that he has autism and that he refutes the bipolar-disorder diagnosis he received in 2016.