Miami club apologises for playing Kanye West's ‘Heil Hitler’

Miami Beach nightclub Vendôme has apologised for playing Kanye West's antisemitic song for far-right influencers, including Andrew and Tristan Tate, Nick Fuentes, Sneako, Justin Waller and Clavicular.

The owners of the nightclub issued a statement acknowledging and apologising for the incident, stating that they are going to conduct an internal review, take action against those who were responsible, as well as introducing additional safeguards and procedures.

"We want to be unequivocally clear: Vendôme and our hospitality group do not condone antisemitism, hate speech, or prejudice of any kind," said a statement from Vendôme. "These values are fundamentally opposed to who we are and the environments we strive to create."

 

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The venue has since released another statement affirming that an internal review has already occurred, and that the incident involved three people whose employment has been terminated, and who are now also permanently banned.

According to the Daily Mail,  the footage of the night depicts attendees chanting Nazi slogans, appearing to glorify Adolf Hitler, some of whom are even seen performing Nazi salutes on the way to the nightclub.

However, none of the images depict the Tate brothers, Nick Fuentes, Sneako, Justin Waller or Clavicular taking part in the Nazi salutes or chanting the slogans.

The Tate brothers, who have been accused of rape and human trafficking, have distanced themselves from what happened at the event, despite being seen bobbing along to the song.

They have been under investigation since 2022, being accused of coercing women into pornography. In 2023, the Romanian authorities formally charged the brothers, naming seven alleged victims, and the following year, a second indictment was filed mentioning a total of 35 victims, one of whom was 15 at the time.

Andrew and Tristan Tate are also wanted in the UK, where the authorities filed an extradition request over allegations of sexual aggression in a case dating back to 2012.

Joseph D. McBride, the Tate brothers' lawyer, has taken to X/Twitter to express that the nightclub is to blame, highlighting that the anger should fall on those who played the song and sang it, not those who so happened to be there when it happened.

"To be clear, Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate condemn antisemitism and any glorification of Adolf Hitler," said McBride. "Free speech is not a licence for hate. There is a clear line between expressing views and promoting hatred. Andrew and Tristan reject hatred in all its forms."

Andrew Tate is the litmus test for free speech on the internet. That reality explains why influencers who themselves operate at the edge of protected speech joined the Tate brothers for a night out in Miami shortly after their arrival. That gathering was not an endorsement of…

— Joseph D. McBride, Esq. (@McBrideLawNYC) January 19, 2026

Political commentators Sneako and Nick Fuentes, contrary to the Tate brothers, have not distanced themselves from what transpired, posting a video on Monday stating that they were just "hanging out" and that "Society can't handle it". In the video, both used racial slurs.

Fuentes is a far-right nationalist and a Holocaust denier. In 2022, he had dinner with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The President was meeting West, who brought three friends, including Fuentes.

Streamer Clavicular has defended himself, sharing videos of the night and stating that it is just a song. He has also taken to X, celebrating the fact that "you cannot scroll on any platform without seeing this collab".

Waller has still not addressed the controversy.

Local politicians have taken to social media to express how disturbing the videos are, particularly the Mayor of Miami Beach, Steven Meiner, who called the "influencers" twisted individuals.

"Miami Beach is a welcoming, inclusive city built by people of all backgrounds and faiths," stated Meiner. "But these ‘influencers’ who spread hate should never have been welcomed into this club or allowed to play a song with ‘Heil Hitler’ lyrics that has been universally condemned."

"Antisemitism, hate speech, or the normalisation of extremist ideology has no place in our Miami Beach community, our nightlife, or any public setting."

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— Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner (@StevenMeiner) January 19, 2026

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has also spoken on the event, stating that the footage is deeply disturbing and unacceptable.

"Hate has no home in Miami-Dade County," said Cava. "Reports of Nazi slogans at a Miami Beach club are deeply disturbing and unacceptable. We stand against antisemitism and all hate, and expect swift accountability to keep our community safe and respectful for all."

Miami Beach Commissioner Joe Magazine has agreed with Mayor Daniella's statement.

West's song was originally shared following the rapper's antisemitic tirades online, which led to him being banned from X and Instagram multiple times.

However, since releasing the song, West met up with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto to take accountability and apologise for his bipolar disorder, saying that it caused him to lash out at the Jewish community.