Kanye West refused to apologize for his anti-Semitic rant — telling Piers Morgan in an interview Wednesday that he was solely “sorry for the folks I damage,” whereas making an attempt to justify his actions as “preventing hearth with hearth.”
The 45-year-old rapper-turned-mogul — who earlier this month tweeted that he needed to go “loss of life con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” — admitted on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that he’d induced ache and confusion.
“I'll say I’m sorry for the folks I damage with the ‘loss of life con,’ with the confusion,” stated the hip-hop artist, who goes by Ye.
Earlier in this system, Morgan had requested the hip-hop star if he was sorry concerning the “loss of life con” feedback — to which West fired again, “No, completely not … completely not.”
Morgan replied that he must be sorry as a result of they’re “as racist as something you’ve been by way of” and “racism is racism.”
“Yeah, clearly, that’s why I stated it,” West stated. “I fought hearth with hearth. I’m not right here to get hosed down.”
In the course of the two-hour interview, West ultimately walked again his justification for the anti-Semitic tweet — telling households, “I'm sorry for hurting you in my feedback.”
“I really feel like I induced damage and confusion and I'm sorry for the households of the individuals who had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been by way of. And that I used my platform the place you say, I damage folks, and I used to be damage,” he stated.
Morgan later praised the rapper — who has spoken out about his bipolar dysfunction up to now — for having the “self-awareness” to confess that he “crossed a line.”
“I fought hearth with hearth. I’m not right here to get hosed down,” stated West.
West appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and talked about his current points.
Morgan replied that he must be sorry as a result of they’re “as racist as something you’ve been by way of” and “racism is racism.”
Earlier within the present, Morgan requested West if he felt sorry concerning the tweets and he replied no.
Final week, West was suspended from Twitter over the slurs, which sparked a firestorm of controversy.
“I’m a bit sleepy tonight however once I get up I’m going loss of life con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he wrote on Oct. 9. “The humorous factor is I really can’t be Anti Semitic as a result of black individuals are really Jew additionally You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anybody whoever opposes your agenda.”
On Monday, he gave Chris Cuomo an interview doubling down — saying the “Jewish underground media mafia” was out to get him.
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