Boy George has criticized Kim Kardashian for failing to criticize her ex-husband Kanye West for his antisemitic remarks.
West, 45, has been unanimously denounced for spreading a variety of hateful sentiments on the Jewish community, including a tweet that proclaimed "death con 3 on Jewish people."
His outspoken beliefs have spurred increasing requests for him to be dropped by German sportswear giant Adidas, which manufactures his Yeezy sneakers and earns up to $1.5 billion each year from the arrangement.
But "Culture Club" singer George, 61, has criticized Kardashian - who co-parents four children with West and recently celebrated her 42nd birthday - for not using her large social media profile to voice out.
He sent a video to his Instagram followers in which he stated, "I'm appalled that Kim Kardashian hasn't come out and added her voice to this debate, because this woman has children with Kanye, so she must understand as a mother what it feels like for little Jewish children to hear these f***ing comments, how demoralising and terrifying it must be."
Obviously emontional, he added, "As a gay man I have experienced years of prejudice, you know, so the idea of doing that to someone else based on their race or their colour or their sexuality or their gender is just f***ing appalling to me, and it should be appalling to you."
In response to a string of anti-Semitic remarks made by the controversial artist, Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel recently voiced his support for Adidas dumping Kanye West.
In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, the co-CEO of Endeavor stated that there should be "zero tolerance for West's anti-Semitism" and urged firms to immediately discontinue collaborating and partnering with the designer.
Emanuel added that Apple and Spotify, which host West's music, whoever organizes West's shows, and Adidas, which partners with West on his fashion business, should all quit cooperating with him. He is basically advocating for a blacklisting.
If Adidas and the other brands cited by Emanuel remove West, his status as a billionaire, which is mostly dependent on the valuation of YEEZY, could be jeopardized.
Amy Schumer, a prominent comedian and close friend of Kim Kardashian, has courageously criticized Kanye West for his anti-Semitic rants over the past few weeks.
The comedian has joined the RunAwayFromHate campaign, which aims to hurt West's bottom line by pushing major corporations such as Adidas to cease doing business with the iconic musician and businessman. Schumer is friends with the rapper's ex-wife Kim Kardashian and appeared on the most recent season of The Kardashians.
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