Ye locked out of social media for antisemitism; Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Silverman, more react

Ye shared antisemitic statements in his latest posts, and Hollywood and the social media platforms are proving actions have consequences.

The rapper, also known as Kanye West, was locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts; Spokespeople for Twitter and Instagram said Sunday that Ye posted messages that violated their policies.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Silverman and more figures in Hollywood have also used their platform to speak out against the hateful messages shared by Ye.

In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the U.S. military readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.

In the same tweet, which has since been removed by Twitter, he said: “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

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Curtis, 63, responded Sunday, writing on Twitter, "The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Your words hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop." 

Meanwhile Silverman, 51, questioned why Ye's tweet didn't get bigger traction. "Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending," she tweeted. "Why do mostly only Jews speak up against Jewish hate? The silence is so loud."

Both Silverman and Curtis are Jewish.

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Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren called for Ye to be "banned for life everywhere."

"Also a little reminder Kanye, using the word death and Jews in the same sentence when 6,000,000 Jews were murdered, 2 out of 3 European Jews, is vile abhorrent and irresponsible," she tweeted Sunday, referencing the Holocaust.

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Ye's former friend John Legend seemingly addressed his social media comments Sunday, tweeting, "Weird how all these 'free, independent thinkers' always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism."

In a lengthy post on Instagram, Meghan McCain said, "Antisemitic language, rhetoric and statements have become common place in American media, politics and pop culture."

"It is an existential threat to American life and our Jewish friends and family both in our country and outside of it," the former "View" co-host added. "I have zero tolerance for this (expletive). Zero."

McCain, 37, called Ye's behavior "trash" and called out fellow conservatives who have given him a platform just because he showed them "attention."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said "there is absolutely no room in this country or world for antisemitism."

"It is important to see how harmful + dangerous Kanye’s words are - not only to our Jewish brothers, sisters, & siblings, but also to our collective society at large," she said. "We must reject this wherever we see it."

The Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance also released a statement calling Ye's words "hurtful, offensive, and wrong."

"They perpetuate stereotypes that have been the basis for discrimination and violence against Jews for thousands of years. Words like this tear at the fabric of the Black-Jewish relationship," the organization wrote.

Its statement concluded: "The Black and Jewish communities must stand together through incidents like this to make clear that trafficking in hateful stereotypes is unacceptable — and that the words of one entertainer do not reflect the views of an entire community."

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Ye recently sparked outrage over a 'White Lives Matter' YZY T-shirt

Ye sparked criticism the week prior for wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt to the showing of his collection at Paris Fashion Week, also dressing model Selah Marley in a similar shirt. He also wore it Friday while attending 9-year-old daughter North West's basketball game, photos obtained by TMZ show.

Diddy posted a video on Instagram saying he didn’t support the shirt, and urged people not to buy it.

On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports.

Meta, which owns Facebook as well as Instagram, at times will place restrictions on accounts that it deems repeatedly break its rules. The sanctions may include temporary restrictions on posting, commenting or sending direct messages.

Ye returned to Twitter on Saturday following a nearly two-year hiatus, reportedly after Instagram locked his account. Ye’s Twitter account is still active but he can’t post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period.

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who last week renewed his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter following a monthslong legal battle with the company, greeted Ye’s return to the platform before his suspension by tweeting, “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend.”

Musk later returned to Twitter Monday, writing that he "talked to ye today & expressed my concerns about his recent tweet, which I think he took to heart."

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Ye's history of controversial comments 

Ye has been a polarizing figure for years over his comments involving the Black community, politics and more. In 2018, he apologized for saying slavery "sounded like a choice" in a TMZ Live interview. Last year, the rapper said he still supports Donald Trump, despite not voting for him in 2016 and running against him in a failed 2020 presidential campaign. 

In a 2020 interview for WSJ Magazine, Ye shared his thoughts on the outrage that followed his support for the former president.

"I’m a Black guy with a red (MAGA) hat, can you imagine? … It reminded me of how I felt as a Black guy before I was famous, when I would walk in a restaurant and people would look at you like you were going to steal something," he said. "'This is your place, Ye, don’t talk about apparel. This is your place, Ye, you’re Black, so you’re a Democrat.'"

Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY; The Associated Press