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A newly disclosed financial statement from the 2020 presidential campaign of Ye aka Kanye West shows a hefty sum paid out to white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
According to reports, the committee for the rapper’s 2020 presidential campaign submitted end-of-year financial documents that were required by the Federal Election Commission on Monday (Jan. 30). The filing revealed that the committee paid Fuentes $14,719. The payments were classified as reimbursement for travel expenses.
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When contacted by reporters, the 24-year-old confirmed that it was “incurred by myself and the team when I relocated to LA in November to do work for Kanye 2020.” The first payment, which was $9,000, was given on the same date as his trip to Mar-A-Lago with Ye to see former President Donald Trump.
The filing also showed that Ye paid a large amount to Milo Yiannopoulous, the former Breitbart writer and far-right personality. According to the records from the campaign committee, Yiannopoulous was paid $50,000 in total. Almost $10,000 of that amount ($9,955) was for what is described as a “Domain Transfer.” The remainder – $40,000 – was for “Campaign Wrap Up Services” which was paid out to Yiannopoulous in the middle of December before he was fired.
Another noteworthy finding from the documents from the committee reports that Ye received no donations at all in 2022. This contrasts with their disclosure that they still had $228,000 in their funds as last year came to a close.
The news comes as Ye has been relatively quiet on the political front. He detached himself from Fuentes after a media run with shocking moments such as delivering antisemitic comments and defending Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler while appearing with Fuentes on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show.
His proclivity to run with members of the far-right is still intact, as Ali Alexander is now on the team for his 2024 presidential campaign. Alexander is a rabid election denier and has been implicated for his role in the events leading up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.
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There are people who work in media who take their jobs so seriously that they abandon all sense of common decency. They simply ignore that part of themselves that understands certain things are inappropriate—like questioning a mother about her ex-husband’s legal issues right in front of their children.
According to Page Six, Kim Kardashian was attending her daughter North’s basketball game when a paparazzo took the opportunity to ask for her thoughts on Ye aka Kanye West being accused of battery.
“Hey Kim, what do you think of Kanye hitting someone…?” the photographer asked.
“Do not talk to me about that in front of my kids,” Kardashian responded, while one of her children can be heard shouting, “Please leave!”
Kardashian has already recently spoken about how difficult it is to protect her children while co-parenting with her ex—just by virtue of Ye being Ye. It probably doesn’t help that the media attention generated by Ye-related shenanigans always seems to bleed all over the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star when she’s trying her best to mind her own business.
From Page Six:
The protective mom of four then ensured her kids got in the silver SUV safely before she said goodbye to her sister Khloé Kardashian’s ex Tristan Thompson, who also attended the basketball game.
A few hours prior, TMZ reported that West, 45, was named the suspect of a battery investigation after he grabbed a woman’s phone out of her hand and threw it once she refused to stop filming him.
According to footage of the incident, the “Donda” rapper noticed he was being followed by someone who was recording him outside of his daughter North’s basketball game.
Ye then got out of his car and confronted the woman, while she recorded him with her dog on her lap.
“You didn’t have to run up on me like that,” West told the woman, as she held her cell phone in his face. “If I say stop, stop with your cameras!”
The “Flashing Lights” rapper then appeared to grab the woman’s phone and toss it on the ground as she sat in disbelief.
Seriously, the photographer could have been more discreet knowing Kardashian’s kids were present. This was just so unnecessary and harmful. Media folks need to do better than this.
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Hip-Hop’s Clayton Bigsby, aka Kanye West, is in trouble with the law.
Spotted on TMZ, antisemYe, better known as Kanye West, might have taken his hate for being photographed or filmed a bit too far.
Ye has been hiding or “missing” but recently emerged a married man in all his Nazi-sympathizing glory, and the paparazzi have been snapping away, much to the rapper’s dismay.
One woman felt Kanye West’s rage after she got some video footage of him on her smartphone, and he took matters into his own hands, claiming she was following him and now he could be in serious trouble with Los Angeles law enforcement.
Per TMZ:
Kanye West is the named suspect in a battery investigation after a heated exchange with a photographer escalated to the point of Ye grabbing and throwing the woman’s phone.
The woman exclaims, “You’re a celebrity!” but that’s enough for Ye, who grabs and throws the woman’s phone into the street.
He then hops into his SUV where his wife, Bianca Censori, is patiently waiting.
The celebrity gossip website says West is a suspect in a battery investigation, and deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene around 4:30 PM and have video evidence of the encounter.
It’s unclear if the woman is an actual paparazzi or just a regular citizen, but TMZ notes she was near the sports complex where North West, YEEZY’s oldest child, took part in a basketball game.
What Has Kanye West Been Up To?
West has seemingly moved on from begging for his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, back and dissing her choice of men and dressing up fake poor woman Julia Fox to look like the reality star/mogul.
Yeezy is now hooking up with Bianca Censori, an architectural designer at YEEZY brand, and was with her popping tags her at Balenciaga.
Keep in mind the high fashion brand that cut ties with him because of his penchant for antisemitism.
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Kanye West is down bad. The antiemtic trope spewing multihyphenate was spotted shopping at Balenciaga while wearing a shirt bearing a logo of the German Reich.
As per TMZ, the Chicago, Illinois native is back to doing the most. This week he took his new wife out for some retail therapy in Beverly Hills. Out of all places the “Flashing Lights” rapper patronized the Balenciaga Rodeo Drive location on Wednesday, January 25th and apparently cashed out. According to the celebrity gossip site he and Bianca Censori purchased several bags worth of merchandise which ranged from apparel to some accessories. Considering their pieces are not cheap it is safe to say Yeezy still has some major coins even after losing his billionaire status.
The shopping trip is peculiar to say the least as Balenciaga cut ties with him back in October after he made several antisemitic comments. But things get even more bizarre when you consider what Kanye wore to visit the boutique. He was allegedly sporting a white t-shirt with an old coat of arms once used by the German Reich. Under the design is the word “Bundeswehr” which reportedly translates to “federal defense forces” in German.
The new couple were also seen browsing at a Neiman Marcus next door but is unclear if they made any purchases at the retail chain.
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Any plans that Ye aka Kanye West might have on visiting Australia might be on hold as officials from that nation publicly suggest that he would be banned over his past anti-Semitic behavior.
According to reports, the artist has reportedly been eager to visit the country in recent days. The reasoning behind the potential trip is to visit the family of his new wife, Bianca Censori who grew up in Melbourne. This has sparked conversation among members of the government who have suggested that Ye would be denied entry due to his recent anti-Semitic comments.
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“People like that who’ve applied for visas to get into Australia in the past have been rejected,” Minister for Education Jason Clare said in an interview with local network Channel Nine. “I expect that if he does apply he would have to go through the same process and answer the same questions that they did.” This was echoed by opposition leader Peter Dutton, who had been minister of immigration under the previous government. “His anti-Semitic comments are disgraceful, his conduct [and] his behavior are appalling,” Dutton told 3AW radio. “He’s not a person of good character and the minister has the ability to stop somebody coming into our country of bad character.”
Peter Wertheim, co-chief executive officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, met with the rest of the council members on Tuesday (Jan. 24th) to issue in writing their argument that they are opposed to Ye visiting. “We had a sympathetic hearing,” Wertheim said to reporters. “We’ve made the case that this particular individual does not meet the character test and that it would be in the national interest not to grant him a visa and we set out our reasons in some detail in that letter.”
There is precedent for Ye to be denied a visa by the Australian government over his comments and behavior, which falls under the purview of “good character”. Far-right figures have been denied visas, such as Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes who was banned in 2018 after a public outcry including a petition signed by 81,000 people. According to the Australian Citizenship Policy and the Migrant Act of 1958, “good character” is defined as behaving in an ethical manner and by the rules of the nation’s society once a visitor arrives and during their stay.
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Plenty of people have been talking about Ye aka Kanye West and his new “wifey” who isn’t really his wife and, aesthetically, is basically Kim Kardashian’s biggest cosplayer.
Anyway, Ye and Bianca Censori—the 27-year-old Yeezy architectural designer Ye “married” in Beverly Hills (it was a non-legal ceremony and the couple does not appear to have filed for marriage certificates yet)—have been spotted out on the town with Ye’s daughter, North.
According to Page Six, Ye and Censori were waiting on North, who had just arrived at Nobu in Malibu on Sunday.
Predictably, not everyone is thrilled about Ye’s new “marriage” to Censori—who, again, isn’t Ye’s wife because a non-legally-binding marriage is to a real marriage what Fox News is to actual news—or the fact that she appears to be spending time with her new non-husband and non-stepdaughter.
From Page Six:
Page Six exclusively revealed that the Kardashian family was confused and concerned about the news.
“The family isn’t taking this as a marriage yet,” a source told us. “They don’t know what it is. They aren’t sure if it is a PR stunt. They are waiting to see if he files for papers. They are nervous because if it’s real, she would be in the children’s life.”
Censori, who bore a striking resemblance to the “Kardashians” star before chopping off her hair and dyeing it blond, has not been in Kim’s good books since she started working full-time at Yeezy in November 2020.
“Kim hates her. [She] has a bad opinion of her,” an insider told us earlier this month. “This woman has done stuff to make herself look like Kim.”
To be fair, you might also have an unfavorable opinion of someone who fake-married your ex and then started jacking your steeze with a wardrobe that’s an exact replica of your closet and makeup collection.
I’m just saying, it’s kinda weird—even for Ye.
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One of the culture’s most popular creatives is missing Kanye West. Jerry Lorenzo said that adidas isn’t the same, before quickly deleting the social media post. .
As spotted on High Snobiety the Sacramento, California native was out making moves while he was at Paris Fashion Week. Being at one of the industry’s most high-profile gatherings must have given him some nostalgia as he took to social media shortly after attending the Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2023 show. “VIRG… paris ain’t the same without you” he wrote which was a nod to the late great Virgil Abloh; former menswear designer at the luxury label.
The message continued with “YE… adi ain’t the same without you. miss my dudes”. He closed out caption with a heart emoji. This post was short lived though as he deleted it after publishing it but not before it received over 200 comments and roughly 20,000 likes. It is not clear why he withdraw the Instagram post but many assume that showing any support towards Kanye will automatically deem that Jerry Lorenzo is in agreement with the rapper’s antisemitism and outlandish views.
While the critically acclaimed designer has yet to explain the post it should be noted that Lorenzo has a history of speaking his mind on touchy subjects. In the past he has called out other brands who he sees as jacking Fear Of God’s signature minimalistic approach to athleisure wear. Additionally back in 2016 he denounced both gay marriage and abortion saying “yes, i am against gay marriage as the word of God speaks against homosexuality.”
You can see the since-deleted post about Virgil and Kanye below.
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The dropping of Kanye West continues. His lawyers are looking to cut ties with him and are considering newspaper advertisements to let him know.
As spotted on TMZ, the Chicago, Illinois native is about to get some more bad news in the very near future. According to the celebrity gossip website Greenberg Traurig, LLP will no longer represent the creative with regards to his legal matters. It seems the firm has had more than their fair share of his bizarre antics. On Friday, Jan. 13 they filed paperwork asking District Judge Analisa Torres for an extension to be withdrawn from a case. They say there has been “a breakdown in communication” as they have tried to inform Kanye that they plan on no longer representing him. They also make reference to him ghosting them when he “deactivated the phone number previously used to contact him.”
In addition to the extension, they also asked the judge for permission to use “alternative means” to notify West that he is no longer their client. More specifically, running two advertisements in Los Angeles newspapers as per the filing. “Given Ye’s public status, publication of the Withdrawal Order will likely garner significant media attention, resulting in broader publication and provide an even greater likelihood of apprising Ye of the Order,” the firm wrote.
Furthermore, Greenberg Traurig, LLP “has dispatched process servers to the addresses it previously knew Ye to frequent, and has exhausted all methods of contacting Ye to arrange for service, including through Ye’s legal representatives and through Ye directly.” They also mention that Kanye’s ex-business manager, Thomas St. John, “has documented similar unsuccessful attempts to serve Ye.”
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Kanye West might be looking forward to even more family drama. Word on the street is that Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian is not particularly fond of the rapper/designer’s new wife Bianca Censori.
Many have noted that Censori, who has a gig at the Yeezy brand, looks a lot like Kardashian. Ye definitely has a type. And it seems like Kardashian was aware of this, at least enough for her to dislike Ye’s new bride for a long minute.
Reports Page Six:
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Insiders say that the former Mrs. West has long despised Censori for no obvious reason — unless, that is, you know that she has suspected there was a certain frisson between Censori and the rapper-turned-raving-lunactic.
“Kim hates her,” said an insider.
Sources say that it was well known around the Yeezy HQ that the boss’ wife didn’t like her, and suspected that his architectural designer wanted to do more than handle his erections.
Ayo!
The tabloid’s “insider” was also sure to note that Kardashian “hates pretty girls.”
Alrighty then.
As for Ye and his new bride, they reportedly honeymooned at a fancy resort in Utah. No word on whether or not Ye is still adhering to those antisemitic statements that cost him his deal with Gap and adidas, though.
And now that Kim Kardashian is surely feeling a way, expect more leaks about Ye tomfoolery, allegedly.
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Kanye West and his alleged new wife, Bianca Censori, went on a honeymoon—since that’s what newlyweds do. Less than a month after finalizing his divorce, Ye whisked his new bride to Utah.
The 45-year-old rapper and his 27-year-old wife spent quality time at a swanky resort, according to the Daily Mail.
The romantic honeymoon took place at the Amangiri, an upscale resort with 34 suites with one four-bedroom Mesa home, located on 600 acres in Utah’s Grand Circle of National Parks and Monuments.
They enjoyed a 25,000 square foot Aman Spa for treatments based on healing philosophies of the Navajo.
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Room rates at the five-star resort range from $3,300 up to $6,400; prices for the Mesa home, which is a 5,853 square feet freestanding villa, was not available. The average per night rate for a suite at Amangiri is $5,000.
So far, Ye has been quiet on his social with no mention of his new significant other. But, the title of a song he recently dropped, “Censori Overload,” is obviously in reference to his new love interest, who bears a resemblance to his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Reportedly Censori, who is Australian, joined Yeezy in 2020 where she is the brand’s “Head of Architecture.” She holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from the University of Melbourne. She is the same woman that was spotted with Ye after he had been under the radar, at least when it comes to paparazzi catching him on camera.