David Schwimmer has called Kanye West a “hate-mongering bigot” in a viral social media post. On April 7, the Friends actor launched a hard-hitting message, calling out the latter’s past antisemitic statements. Schwimmer also thanked sponsors who have backed out of their sponsorship commitments with Wireless Music Festival over the rapper’s controversial public image. West is all set to headline the North London event in July.
David Schwimmer slams Kanye West and Wireless Festival
The Goosebumps star berated the “Runaway” singer and the Wireless Music Festival in a strongly worded social media post. He also thanked Pepsi, PayPal, and Diageo for pulling out of the event.
In his Instagram post, David Schwimmer wrote, “It’s great to see companies with moral clarity. Unlike Wireless and Festival Republic, they decided not to platform an artist who became one of the most recognizable hate-mongering bigots in the world…”
Notably, Pepsi, PayPal, Diageo, and AB InBev, the parent company of both Budweiser and Corona, have reportedly backed out of the festival due to Kanye West’s controversial behavior.
Notably, West has made some controversial, hateful, antisemitic comments in the past. The 48-year-old released the song “Heil Hitler” last year, glorifying the Nazi leader. However, earlier this year, the controversial rapper apologized to the Jewish community. He published a full-page advert in The Wall Street Journal (via TMZ).
Schwimmer referenced the said ad in his post, declaring it a “PR scheme.” He penned, “About two months ago (Ye) professed to apologize for all that in a paid ad he took out in The Wall Street Journal — perhaps part of a PR scheme to assuage folks right before his long-planned return to the stage.”
David Schwimmer also confessed that he doesn’t fully believe in Kanye West’s Wall Street Journal ad. The 59-year-old believes the apology letter is “just words on paper” and that it does not “erase years of abuse.” He reiterated that while he believes in forgiveness, West needs to put in the work to make the Jewish community believe that he is actually sorry.
Schwimmer wrote, “Until Ye demonstrates a commitment to building back trust — not only with the Jewish community, but with ALL the fans he left heartbroken and disappointed by his hateful rhetoric over the last several years — he should not be granted a platform to perform.”
Moreover, in a separate email to Variety, Schwimmer reiterated, “I am not the story here. It is Ye’s lack of credibility, his long history of volatile and malevolent behavior, and the total absence of any concrete steps taken to prove his claims sincere.”
Meanwhile, Kanye West and the organizers of the Wireless Music Festival have yet to respond to David Schwimmer’s message.
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
