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- Kanye West called out Mark Zuckerberg in a tweet on Saturday morning.
- West claims his Instagram account was disabled and hasn’t shared any new posts since Friday.
- A Meta spokesperson told Insider that content from West’s account was removed and restricted due to their user agreement policy.
Ye, formally known as Kanye West, slammed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and claimed his Instagram account was disabled.
West made the accusation just after 1:30 a.m. on Twitter Saturday, where he also shared a purported picture of him and Zuckerberg.
—ye (@kanyewest) October 8, 2022
“Look at this Mark. How you gone kick me off Instagram. You used to be my n—-,” West tweeted. At the time of writing, West’s Instagram feed hasn’t been updated for 14 hours.
A representative for West did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. A Meta spokesperson told Insider that content from West’s account was removed and restricted due to their user agreement policy.
West’s claims come after he and several other celebrities traded blows on social media this week. On Monday, West debuted “White Lives Matter” shirts during his latest fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.
—No Jumper (@nojumper) October 3, 2022
Following the show, Vogue fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson criticized the shirts on her Instagram story and called them “pure violence.”
“The t-shirts this man conceived, produced, and shared with the world are pure violence,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “There is no excuse. There is no art here.”
In another post, Karefa-Johnson added: “The danger is that, this very premise, the idea that white supremacy is in danger of extinction is what justifies mass incarceration, murder en mass, indeed even the advent of slavery. The idea that blackness must be snuffed out for it will surely supersede whiteness in power and influence if given the chance…and it’s so hugely irresponsible to furnish the most dangerous extremists with this kind of fictional narrative.”
West responded to Karefa-Johnson by sharing now-deleted photos of her on Instagram, mocking her appearance.
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A number of people, including model Gigi Hadid, came to Karefa-Johnson’s defense.
“You wish u had a percentage of her intellect. You have no idea haha…If there’s actually a point to any of your shit she might be the only person that could save u,” Hadid wrote in a now-deleted comment. “As if the ‘honor’ of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion? Lol. You’re a bully and a joke.”
Hailey Bieber also chimed in by praising Karefa-Johnson, saying, “My respect for you runs deep my friend! To know you is to adore you and to work with you is an honor. The most kind. The most talented. The most fun. The most chic.”
West responded to both women by calling Hadid a “privileged Karen” and Bieber by addressing her husband, Justin Bieber, in a post.
West also traded words with Khloe Kardashian, who asked the rapper to exclude their family from the “White Lives Matter” drama.
On Saturday, the American Jewish Committee accused West of antisemitism over comments he made about Jared Kushner and Sean “Diddy” Combs. The comments were shared on Instagram and in his recent interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.
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