Kanye West breaks silence on Twitter after having account restored

Kanye West has broken his silence after his Twitter account was restored.

The rapper had his account blocked recently after he was criticised for a series of anti-semitic comments he'd made.

One of the offensive remarks in question, which he posted on Twitter on 8 October and has since been deleted, stated that he was going to go 'death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE'.

The 45-year-old has also insinuated that Jewish people 'control the black voice' and the music industry at large.

Following his comments, West, who legally changed his name to Ye, was dropped by a number of brands, including Adidas, losing $2 billion in business deals.

At the time, West compared the experience to having a 'knee on my neck', just like Floyd's 2020 death at the hands of police.

"When I see that video as a black person, it hurts my feelings. And I know that police do attack and America is generally racist," he told a group of photographers.

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"And I understand that when we got to say Black Lives Matter, that the idea of it made us feel good together as a people, right?"

He added: "So when I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people.

"I want to apologise. Because God has shown me by what Adidas is doing, by what the media is doing, I know how it feels to have a knee on my neck now."

However, despite the controversy, he has since had his Twitter account unblocked. And he has now shared his first post since returning to the platform.

With no caption or text, West posted a photograph of NBA player Kyrie Irving.

The Brooklyn Nets star recently came in for some criticism himself after he shared a post about an anti-semitic film.

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However, following the backlash, the 30-year-old apologised for his post and announced that both he and his club would donate 500,000 dollars (£438,000) toward causes to fight it.

In a statement, Irving apologised and committed himself to working against racism of all kinds.

He said: "I oppose all forms of hatred and oppression and stand strong with communities that are marginalised and impacted every day.

"I am aware of the negative impact of my post towards the Jewish community and I take responsibility."

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