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Lizzo seemingly claps back at Kanye West’s comments about her weight

She’s 100 percent pissed off.

Lizzo seemingly clapped back at scandal-ridden Kanye West after he made body-shaming comments about her weight.

“I feel like everybody in America got my motherf–king name in their motherf–king mouth for no motherf–king reason,” the “About Damn Time” singer, 34, told the audience during her concert at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Friday (via MuchMusic).

“I’m minding my fat, black, beautiful business!” she continued before jokingly asking her Canadian fans, “Can I stay here? Who can I marry for that dual citizenship?”

Lizzo seemingly clapped back at Kanye West after he made comments about her weight.
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West, 45, randomly brought up Lizzo’s weight during a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson last week.

“When Lizzo loses 10 pounds and announces it, the bots … on Instagram, they attack her losing weight, because the media wants to put out a perception that being overweight is the new goal when it’s actually unhealthy,” he said, adding, “It’s demonic.”

West brought up Lizzo’s weight during an interview with Tucker Carlson.
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The “Hurricane” rapper appeared on Carlson’s show after catching heat for showcasing “White Lives Matter” shirts at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris last week.

Several celebrities, including Jaden Smith and Jodie Turner-Smith, publicly denounced West’s design as offensive and harmful. The backlash then caused Ye to feud with stars like Gigi Hadid and Justin Bieber.

By Sunday, West was restricted from Instagram and Twitter for violating the platforms’ standards by posting anti-Semitic remarks.

West shared a text exchange with Diddy in which he told the Bad Boy Records founder, “Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me. I told you this was war.”

His post has since been taken down.

West responded to Instagram’s restriction by writing in a since-deleted tweet, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Lizzo is an advocate for body positivity.
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Sources told Page Six exclusively that West, who split from ex-wife Kim Kardashian last year, is in the midst of a mental breakdown.

The billionaire has a history of mental illness and was hospitalized for mental health problems in 2016. In 2019, he revealed he suffers from bipolar disorder.



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Fake Kanye West ‘White Lives Matter’ shirts selling on eBay

Jesus hawks?

Online opportunists are cashing in on controversy by hawking fake versions of Kanye West’s now-notorious “White Lives Matter” shirts. The counterfeit couture falsely labeled as designed by Kanye is spreading across eBay like wildfire despite the fact that Ye hasn’t put his panned collection on sale yet.

Indeed, typing in “Kanye Style All Lives Matter” in the online bazaar will bring up multiple knockoffs of the “White Lives Matter” shirt, which notably sparked outrage at Paris Fashion Week in France earlier this week. The 45-year-old rapper, along with several models, had donned them while staging a surprise Yeezy Fashion Show that showcased his season 9 clothing line.

Just like the original tees, the long-sleeved bootlegs are emblazoned with the pot-stirring “WLM” slogan, which has been denounced by the Anti-Defamation League since white supremacists had created to mock the “Black Lives Matter” organization.

The counterfeit couture falsely labeled as designed by Kanye is spreading across eBay like wildfire despite the fact that Ye hasn’t put his panned collection on sale yet.
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Kanye West and Candace Owens sport “White Lives Matter” shirts at Paris Fashion Week.
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However, the ripoffs possess a few notable differences from West’s initial design, including the fact that they don’t bear an image of Pope John Paul II on the front. They also only cost between $20-$30 per shirt — a bargain considering that Yeezy’s merch generally goes for hundreds or more, TMZ reported.

Interestingly, bonafide versions of the “White Lives Matter” tees are currently unavailable and West hasn’t divulged whether he’ll be hawking the authentic shirts in the future.

The bootleg deluge comes as the Grammy winner faces backlash over the inflammatory fashion statement from multiple notable people of color. Critics included Temple University Professor Marc Lamont Hill, Vogue Fashion Editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and Jaden Smith, son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, who allegedly left the fashion show in protest.

The ripoffs possess a few notable differences from West’s initial design, including the fact that they don’t bear an image of Pope John Paul II on the front.
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“I Had To Dip Lol,” tweeted the “Karate Kid” star following the alleged walkout. He continued his criticism in a series of follow-up tweets: “True Leaders Lead. I Don’t Care Who’s It Is If I Don’t Feel The Message I’m Out. Black Lives Matter. We Demand A More Progressive Future

West has since defended the designs in a Wednesday Instagram post. “Here’s my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO,” the embattled rapper captioned a photo of a black, long-sleeved version of the garment spread out on the floor. 

West has been ripped by multiple celebs over his controversial fashion statement.
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Prior to that, the “Jesus Walks” singer had also taken potshots at the “Black Lives Matter” organization.

“Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam,” West declared in a Tuesday Instagram story, seemingly referencing the group’s multiple multimillion-dollar scandals. “Now it’s over You’re welcome.”



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Diddy defends Kanye West amid ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt controversy

Sean “Diddy” Combs might be the only celebrity defending Kanye West right now.

The rapper and record exec, 52, shared his thoughts on Ye — and the “White Lives Matter” T-shirts he included in his Yeezy show during Paris Fashion Week — in a new interview on “The Breakfast Club.”

“My boy is a super, super, super free thinker,” Diddy said. “And a lot of times, what he means is, like, misconstrued, you know what I’m saying?”

The media mogul added that people “don’t have to condemn Kanye or cancel him,” but called the shirts “very tone-deaf.”

“I understand white lives do matter, but it’s not that,” Diddy said.

“[‘Black Lives Matter’] was our slogan. That wasn’t our slogan to go share with nobody else … Because right now, we’re the ones that are dying, that are incarcerated, that are left in poverty.”


West opened his Yeezy show wearing the shirt, which also featured a photo of the Pope on the front.

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Models wore the shirts in the runway show.

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Continued the superstar, “You have to be unapologetically black and love your people and love your tribe first.”

While Diddy had previously planned to release a T-shirt of his own in support of West, he said he “[needs] a couple of days to get over” his controversial friend’s designs first.

West, 45, staged his surprise runway show in Paris Tuesday. A choir of children — including the designer’s daughter North — provided the soundtrack as Naomi Campbell, Amelia Hamlin and more hit the catwalk.

The “White Lives Matter” shirts infuriated many in the audience (and beyond). Jaden Smith walked out of the show, later tweeting, “I Don’t Care Who’s It Is If I Don’t Feel The Message I’m Out,” among other messages.

West’s ex-sister-in-law Kendall Jenner liked several of Smith’s tweets about leaving the spectacle.

Candace Owens wore one of the shirts to the show as well.
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“Hollywood Unlocked” host Jason Lee, who until recently worked as Yeezy’s head of media and partnerships, wrote that his former boss was “gaslighting black people,” while Jodie Turner-Smith blasted the rapper as “fake,” “toxic” and “embarrassing.”

Gigi Hadid also jumped into the fray after West took aim at Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who’d spoken out against the shirts.

“As if the ‘honor’ of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion..? Lol. You’re a bully and a joke,” Hadid commented on a post West had shared.

While Diddy said people shouldn’t “codemn” West, he called the shirts “very tone-deaf.”
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As for the “Donda” rapper himself — who called Black Lives Matter “a scam” the day after sending the offensive shirts down his runway — he claims he met with Karefa-Johnson on Tuesday, and that the pair “apologized to each other for the way we made each other feel” and “actually got along.”



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Kanye West claims his music catalog is ‘put up for sale without my knowledge’

How could they be so Heartless?

Rapper Kanye West claims his music catalog is being “put up for sale” without his approval.

The “Donda” hitmaker, 45, rushed to Instagram Tuesday to question Billboard’s report that his “camp” has been “quietly and intermittently” shopping his publishing catalog.

The outlet reported that West’s reps met privately with prospective buyers to “explore what kind of valuation” his discography is worth, with the number being around $175 million.

“Just like Taylor Swift… my publishing is being put up for my sale without my knowledge. Not for sale,” the 24-time Grammy Award winner wrote on his Instagram Story.

The rapper referred to Swift’s famous feud with ex-manager Scooter Braun after he sold her masters from the Big Machine Label Group for over a reported $300 million.

On his Instagram story, Kanye West shot down reports that his music catalog is for sale.
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Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings LLC signed on the dotted line for the Nashville-based independent record label in June 2019. The sale included Swift’s catalog from her 2006 self-titled debut album to 2017’s “Reputation.”

In response, the 11-time Grammy Award winner is re-recording her albums.

When Braun, who manages pop powerhouses such as Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, first acquired her masters, Swift said she was “grossed out.“

The rapper’s discography is reportedly valued at around $175 million.
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“Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy,” Swift wrote in the lengthy Tumblr post. “Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.”

If West chooses to follow a similar route, it would be a much more complicated venture as he would need to re-clear the hundreds of samples his many tracks include.

Taylor Swift’s masters were recently sold by her former manager Scooter Braun for a reported $300 million.
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The news comes hot on the heels of West’s revelation that he’s never read a book in his life.

“Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me. And talking is like getting the Giorgio Baldi corn ravioli,” he said on an episode of the “Alo Mind Full” podcast.

Page Six has reached out to West’s reps for comment.

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Kanye West not charged for allegedly punching fan

Kanye West will not face criminal charges after he was accused of allegedly punching a fan earlier this year, Page Six can confirm.

A spokesperson for the LA City Attorney’s Office told us Tuesday, “Regarding the incident involving Kanye West that took place January 13, 2022, after a thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction.”

West, 45, was under investigation for battery after he allegedly got into an argument with a fan, who asked him for his autograph, and the altercation allegedly turned physical.

Video leaked of the immediate moments after the incident hours later. The footage, obtained by TMZ, showed the Yeezy CEO shouting at a woman as an unidentified male lied on the ground.


West was under investigation for battery after he allegedly got into an argument with a fan.

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West was under investigation for battery after he allegedly got into an argument with a fan.

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West could be heard in the clip yelling at the female staffer, “Get away from me,” as she tried to calm him down and said, “Give me your hand.”

“No, get away from me!” he then responded in rage. “Ain’t no hands, ain’t no hands.”

Page Six learned soon after that the alleged victim had attempted to get West’s autograph on two separate occasions.

An insider told us the unidentified male first asked the “Jesus Walks” rapper for an autograph outside of Craig’s in LA and then again outside of LA-hotspot Delilah two days later.

Page Six revealed earlier this year that the alleged victim had asked West, pictured here with ex Kim Kardashian, for an autograph before the alleged incident.
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Law enforcement sources previously told TMZ that police were reviewing paparazzi videos and witness statements as part of their investigation.

The case was being investigated as a misdemeanor battery, which carries a maximum jail sentence of six months.

Reps for West did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on the LA City Attorney’s Office decision.

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