Kanye West Faces Lawsuit, Talent Agency Drop, And Retail Ban Over Antisemitic Remarks
West has not responded to the lawsuit or the actions
Kanye West faces a lawsuit and has been dropped by his talent agency following a series of antisemitic outbursts, including selling swastika-adorned merchandise on his fashion brand’s website, leading Shopify to shut down the site and allegedly comparing himself to Hitler, The Guardian reported.

Last week, Kanye West, also known as Ye, posted a series of antisemitic statements on X, including “I’m a Nazi … I love Hitler.. In response, Shopify, which hosted Yeezy’s online store, removed the platform, stating: “All merchants must follow our platform’s rules. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms.”

On Monday, talent agency 33 & West severed ties with West. Daniel McCartney, an executive at the agency, released a statement saying their professional relationship was “effective immediately” over West’s “harmful and hateful remarks.”

By Tuesday, West faced further fallout as a former employee filed a lawsuit against him in Los Angeles Superior Court. The Jewish woman accused him of wrongful termination and religious and gender discrimination, citing incidents between January and June 2024. She alleged that West fired her after sending a text reading “Hail [sic] Hitler” and, on another occasion, welcomed her to work with the message: “Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler.” Her attorney, Carney Shegerian, described West’s behavior as “a relentless and deliberate campaign of antisemitism and misogyny.”

West has not responded to the lawsuit or the actions taken by Shopify and 33 & West.

Meanwhile, X initially allowed his antisemitic posts to remain but later took action when West began posting links to pornographic videos. X owner Elon Musk stated: “Given what he has posted, his account is now classified as NSFW [not safe for work]. You should not be seeing that anymore.” West later deactivated his account, posting: “I’m logging out of Twitter. I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent.”

West has a history of antisemitic remarks. In October 2022, he declared he was going “death con 3 on Jewish people,” accusing them of trying to “blackball” those who opposed their “agenda.” The backlash led Adidas to terminate their Yeezy sneaker deal, one of West’s most profitable partnerships.