Kanye West Defends Wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt In Tucker Carlson Interview: Watch

Kanye West, 45, has defended wearing his shocking “White Lives Matter” garment successful an interrogation with Fox News big Tucker Carlson, 53. “I bash definite things from a feeling,” helium said during the beryllium down that aired connected Thursday, Oct 6. “I conscionable transmission the energy, it conscionable feels right. It’s utilizing a gut instinct, a transportation with God and conscionable brilliance,” helium said, explaining that his dada Ray West, 73, recovered the garment humorous.

“I thought the garment was a comic shirt. I thought the thought of wearing it was funny. And I said ‘Dad wherefore bash you deliberation it’s funny?’ And helium said ‘just a achromatic antheral stating the obvious’,” Kanye — who legally goes by Ye — besides said connected Fox News. Prior to the interview, Ye shared a video connected his Instagram, which showed Tucker trying connected his latest plan of boots.

On Monday, Oct. 2, the “Highlights” rapper caused a firestorm of contention erstwhile helium and right-wing TV host Candace Owens, 33, were photographed wearing t-shirts that work “White Lives Matter” astatine his Yeezy play 9 manner lawsuit astatine Paris Fashion Week. Aside from proudly boasting the racist connection connected his attire with Candace, Kanye besides decided to formal respective of his models walking the runway astatine the lawsuit successful the shirts, which did not beryllium good with the manner community. After respective days of battling connected his Instagram against the upland of criticism, Ye jetted backmost to L.A. for the interview.

“The reply to wherefore I wore a ‘White Lives Matter’ garment is — they do. It’s the evident thing,” helium past stated. When asked wherefore helium thought his garment “might beryllium considered controversial,” Kanye further elaborate his reasoning. “Because the aforesaid radical that stripped america of our individuality and labeled america arsenic a colour person told america what it means to beryllium Black. And the vernacular that we’re expected to have,” the Chicago autochthonal explained.

He didn’t halt there, besides referencing to Kim Kardashian finally arsenic his “ex-wife” — expressing his thoughts connected her caller racy photoshoot with Interview magazine. “Kim is simply a Christian but she has radical who privation her to spell to Interview magazine and enactment her a– retired portion she’s a 40-something twelvemonth multi-billionaire with 4 achromatic children. And this is however manner wants to contiguous her,” helium besides said.

He besides talked astir Kim’s ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson and buying the location “next door” to her Hidden Hills mansion. “The media ridiculed maine for buying the location adjacent doorway to Kim to spot my children — they adjacent said I was stalking her and her caller fellow [Pete] due to the fact that I bought the location adjacent door,” helium said. “So galore things are enactment successful Kim’s head. They bring influencers — like, nary 1 ever knew wherever [Kris Jenner‘s boyfriend] Corey Gamble came from, nary 1 knew wherever [Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson] came from…these radical were practically made successful a laboratory arsenic acold arsenic I’m concerned,” helium went on.

“And 1 happening they’re truly bully astatine is being bully and being likable — and for radical that person immoderate signifier of influence…like the astir influential achromatic pistillate connected the satellite similar my ex-wife, they person radical telling them astatine each times what to beryllium acrophobic of,” helium besides said.

As HollywoodLife reported, the “White Lives Matter” t-shirts, which galore believed to beryllium racist, person caused outrage among high-profile people from the entertainment, music, and manner industries. On Tuesday, Oct. 3 — 1 time aft his ill-fated manner amusement — Kanye added substance to the well-lit fire erstwhile helium went connected his Instagram communicative to knock the Black Lives Matter movement, writing, “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome.” Needless to say, this did not beryllium good with galore of his fans, arsenic good arsenic his peers.

Kanye West was photographed looking downcast aft a tribunal ordered that his ex-wife Kim Kardashian was legally azygous connected March 2, 2022, successful Los Angeles, Calif. (MEGA)

The pursuing day, Black Lives Matter issued a statement of their ain to TMZ. In their response, BLM said, “While immoderate whitethorn spot Kanye and Candace’s stunt arsenic a distraction, we admit that it harms thousands of families warring for justness for their loved ones killed by state-sanctioned violence.” Their connection added that Kanye and Candace’s determination to deterioration the shirts “sent a performative canine whistle to millions. Kanye knows precise good that achromatic lives person ne'er been targeted for oppression. Black folks, successful contrast, are astatine the bottommost of virtually each economic, social, and governmental measurement due to the fact that of centuries of idiosyncratic and organization racism. Building a satellite of Black state means upending systems that harm and gathering caller systems of care. Ultimately this benefits everyone. When Black radical get free, everybody gets free.”