CEO of Endeavor, Ari Emanuel says Ye (formerly Kanye West) should not have business partners and corporation’s “silence is not enough.”
“It’s not enough for Twitter to lock the rapper Kanye West out of his accounts following his anti-Semitic tweet that he was going to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” West’s business partners across the fashion and entertainment industries also need to speak out and take action.”
Ari, real name Ariel Zev Emanuel;s company is the entertainment and media agency that owns the UFC and represent high profile athletes like Lebron James.
He suggests that streaming platforms should also take some action against the “Wait Till I Get My Money Right” rapper to send a strong message.
“Apple and Spotify, which host West’s music, whoever organises West’s tours, and Adidas, which collaborates with West on his fashion line, should all stop working with him. The parent company of Parler, the Twitter competitor, should refuse to sell to West,” he continued in a strongly worded letter in the Financial Times on Wednesday October 19.
Kanye West agreed to buy Parler, a right leaning social network according to an announcement from the company on Monday. The promised purchase came days after Ye was locked out of both his twitter and Instagram accounts. Parler is an American social networking service associated with conservatives, like Ye’s new found friend Candace Owens whose husband is the current CEO of the app.
Ari, who is an accused racist embroiled linked to Jeffery Epstein cited Ye’s global dominance in culture and his influence on young people as one reason he should be censored. “West is not just any person — he is a pop culture icon with millions of fans around the world. And among them are young people whose views are still being formed,” the Chicago born Jewish executive wrote.
An April 2002 lawsuit by agent Sandra Epstein against Endeavor Agency brought forth accusations by Epstein and other Endeavor employees against Emanuel. In the court filings, Emanuel is alleged to have allowed a friend to operate a pornographic website out of Endeavor’s offices. According to Epstein, Emanuel made racist and anti-gay remarks and prevented her from sending a script about Navy SEALs to actor Wesley Snipes, saying: “That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Everyone knows that blacks don’t swim.” Emanuel disputed these accusations at the time. Epstein’s claims were settled for $2.25 million according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, as Ari is chastising West(Now Ye), he gave film actor Mel Gibson a pass in for the 2006 rants and says he has since recommended Mel for work only after he gave a public apology.
“In 2006, Mel Gibson made an anti-Semitic rant after being pulled over for driving while drunk in Malibu, California. I immediately called on the entertainment industry to refuse to continue working with Gibson. Yes, several years later, I recommended him for roles. But that was only after Gibson’s public apology and his commitment to understanding the consequences of his actions.”
LeBron James who Endeavor represents and his producers pulled the plug on the Kanye West episode of the series The Shop: Uninterrupted because they said he perpetuated hate speech and stereotypes during filming. Maverick Carter, whose production company with James, SpringHill Company, produces The Shop, told Andscape, “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.”
Ari commends James and his team for the action.
Kanye has however blasted other media pawns In a recent video posted on social media, as he calls Dj Akademiks, Charlamagne Da God and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg.
I feel like woke culture is not really woke,” Ye said.
“They have bought the black voice but they have not been able to buy my voice,” he continues.
Elsewhere US banking giant JP Morgan Chase is ending its relationship with Kanye who says he banks more than 140 million dollars with the institution.
A letter from the bank informing Mr. Ye of the decision was posted on Twitter by Candace Owens. The bank gave Kanye until 21 November to transfer his business. On his now deleted episode of the Drink Champs, Kanye says P.Diddy told him to buy and bank and he wold be looking into the possibilities of doing same.
