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The Trouble with KanYe

Season 1
In October 2022, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, drew widespread condemnation after wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt. That controversy was swiftly followed up with a series of antisemitic statements on social media. Unfolding against the backdrop of Ye’s recent behavior, award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar tries to discover how a celebrated artist became a megaphone for hate and division.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Trouble with KanYe
    June 27, 2023
    1 h 12 min
    TV-MA
    In October 2022, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, drew widespread condemnation after wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt. That controversy was swiftly followed up with a series of antisemitic statements on social media. Unfolding against the backdrop of Ye’s recent behavior, award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar tries to discover how a celebrated artist became a megaphone for hate and division.
    Free trial of BBC Select

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