In a late Christmas Instagram post in Hebrew, West expressed remorse for his numerous “unplanned outbursts” against Jews over the last two years, a bout of antisemitism that knocked West from the billionaire ranks.
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Kanye West issued perhaps his most unequivocal apology yet for his rampant antisemitic comments in a Christmas evening post on social media, though the post came just 10 days after his latest high-profile tirade against Jewish people, the latest incident in a string of antisemitism from West which killed his Adidas deal and dropped the rapper from the billionaire ranks.Key Facts
“I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community…it was not my intent to hurt or disrespect, and I very much regret any pain I may have caused,” West wrote in a Hebrew-language Instagram post, according to Reuters’ translation (Hebrew is Judaism’s primary religious language and the official language of Israel).
In the post, West chalked up the problematic claims about Jews he made over the last two years to “unplanned outburst[s].
