Kanye West asserts that he has conquered “mind control” amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding his “White Lives Matter” fashion show stunt.
The 45-year-old rapper made the remark while doubling down on his display of a contentious T-shirt featuring the message during his Tuesday catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week.
“GOD IS GOOD I’M USED TO ATTACKS FROM HOLLYWOOD ACTORS SO TO GET SUPPORT FOR STANDING MY GROUND IS AMAZING WE BROKE THE MIND CONTROL NOBODY IS TRAUMA DRUNK NO MORE GOD IS FIGHTING THIS BATTLE FOR US,” he wrote in a series of social media posts.
West has received support from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Bob Marley’s granddaughter despite the uproar.
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But Diddy, 52, also acknowledged that the shirts were “tone deaf” and that they left him “stunned” as West continues to be criticized for putting slogan-adorned tops in his Paris Fashion Week show.
In a new interview on Wednesday’s episode of “The Breakfast Club,” he stated of the rapper, “My child is a super, super, super free thinker. And frequently, what he intends is misinterpreted, you know what I mean?”
Diddy noted that people “do not have to denounce Kanye or cancel him,” but that the shirts were “very insensitive.”
He stated, “I recognize that white lives count, but that is not the issue. “Black Lives Matter” was our rallying cry. That wasn’t our slogan to share with anyone else, because we’re the ones who are currently dying, incarcerated, and living in poverty.
“You must be unashamed about being black and love your people and tribe first.”
Diddy also revealed that he needed “a few days” to adjust to West’s design.
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Tuesday, Kanye West organized a surprise runway show in Paris with a choir of children, including the designer’s daughter North, who provided the musical accompaniment for models like Naomi Campbell, who did not wear a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt.
The top had a photograph of Pope John Paul II on the front and was worn by models on the runway, as well as West and Candace Owens, a guest at the show who is a conservative commentator.
Despite uproar over the T-shirt, Bob Marley’s granddaughter has stated that she will not be silenced by opponents who object to her wearing the top with West.
Selah Marley, 23 years old, stated in a lengthy Instagram stories post that those angered by the action have a “hive mentality.”
She also used her @selah Instagram account to publish a text message she sent to a number she believed belonged to West, in which she expressed a desire to investigate the “depth” of the “conversation” they had begun.
West has recently stirred much controversy by linking himself with Donald Trump and claiming that “slavery was a choice.”