Chris Cuomo Offended After Kanye West Refused to Do THIS During Interview
Kanye West, popularly known as Ye, recently appeared in a virtual interview with NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo but it appears that the latter was not happy with their conversation as he reportedly felt "insulted"; what happened?
According to New York Post, an unnamed person who has knowledge of the situation revealed that the television journalist was annoyed that the billionaire rapper had an in-studio interview with Tucker Carlson for Fox News last week.
In his case, West only reportedly agreed to have a conversation with Cuomo from the backseat of a vehicle.
The insider claims that the news anchor attempted to have the rapper visit their studio for the interview, but it never happened and he felt "insulted" that West was able to sit down with Carlson while he got a Zoom interview.
Describing the call, the source added, "Chris thought it was at least going to be well-lit "He wouldn't have accepted that at CNN."
Kanye West's NewsNation Interview Causes Network's Employees to be Mad?
In addition, staff of the news outlet is reportedly "fuming" after West's appearance on Cuomo's show as well as the network's move to publicize the rapper's anti-Semitic rant on other programs.
Production reportedly told Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield to discuss the interview in a lengthy segment.
There were also guests who didn't want to appear on the network anymore as they "didn't want to talk about anti-Semitism and to give Kanye more attention."
Ye speaks on Black musicians and the labels they are signed to: "It's like a modern day slavery and I'm calling it out." He further explains what he meant by recent comments and that he wasn't wishing harm on anyone.#CUOMO pic.twitter.com/wqi7bVCV8v
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According to News 10, Kanye West discussed in the interview that he doesn't believe in the term anti-Semitic. He also claims that the music industry is a form of "modern-day slavery."
West has been suspended from different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter; Cuomo asked him if his words violated the apps' guidelines regarding anti-Semitism, which he claimed that he doesn't believe in that term.
"I don't believe in that term, I classify as Jew also, so I actually can't be an antisemite," he noted.
Regarding his comments about "modern-day slavery," he alleged that there are many Black musicians signed under Jewish record labels that take ownership, not just their music, but also their culture, which West said he's "calling out."
He later clarified that his comments doesn't mean he was wishing harm on anyone.
