Kanye West’s Donda Academy Shut Down For Rest Of School Year After His Antisemitic Remarks

The hits support coming for Kanye West. After respective companies cut ties with the rapper pursuing his antisemitic remarks, his Donda Academy officially shuttered for the remainder of the schoolhouse year. The acquisition institution’s principal, Jason Angell, sent an email to parents of the students connected Wednesday, Oct. 26, announcing the contiguous closure “at the discretion of our Founder,” according to TMZ.

Kanye West’s Donda Academy has been closed successful the aftermath of his antisemitic remarks. (Kristin Callahan/Ace/Shutterstock)

“Our enactment squad volition beryllium moving diligently to assistance each families during this transition, ensuring that each student has what they request to win successful their adjacent assemblage successful a punctual and gracious manner,” Jason added, per the outlet. He went connected to accidental that the Donda Academy “intends” to reopen successful September 2023.

Kanye responded to the quality connected his ain Instagram with a since-deleted post, writing, “Here’s the clout you’re looking for. My schoolhouse is being unopen down,” per TMZ.

However, it appears the closure wasn’t the nail successful the coffin for the institution, astatine slightest for Kanye, arsenic helium got close backmost connected his societal media relationship to uncover his aboriginal plans for Donda Academy. Alongside a repost of 50 Cent’s Instagram wherever helium pokes amusive astatine Kanye for “cutting ties with himself,” Kanye wrote, “We got Donda schoolhouse designs we request to physique with 50 successful Houston.”

Dona Academy is located successful Simi Valley, CA. (APEX/MEGA)

Located successful Simi Valley, CA, the Donda Academy is an unaccredited Christian-based preparatory institution. Parents are required to motion non-disclosure agreements earlier coughing up $15,000 per year, according to TMZ. The outlet besides reported determination were lone astir 100 students astatine the clip of the closure, with astir fractional connected assistance from Kanye.

The quality of the closure is the latest fallout for the “Famous” rapper pursuing his arguable antics. Not lone did Adidas, Balenciaga and his ain endowment absorption CAA driblet Kanye aft the antisemitic outbursts, helium was besides escorted retired of Sketchers aft helium showed up unannounced.

Meanwhile, Kanye’s antics backfired successful his idiosyncratic beingness arsenic well. He slammed his ain ex Kim Kardashian implicit her parenting, blasted Khloe Kardashian after she stood up for Kim, and dragged the likes of Gigi Hadid and Hailey Baldwin the aftermath of the “White Lives Matter” shirt backlash. He besides had his Instagram and Twitter accounts suspended temporarily.