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Kanye West’s Website Goes Down After Nazi T-shirt Sales

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The website of Kanye West’s Yeezy fashion brand was offline Tuesday after it began selling plain white T-shirts with a swastika.

The site displayed the message “Something went wrong” and “This store is unavailable.”

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West, who now calls himself Ye, appeared in a commercial for the site that aired in Southern California during the Super Bowl.

In the low-budget ad, the rapper was sitting in what appeared to be a dentist’s chair, flashing a set of diamond-encrusted dentures, and saying he had spent all the money for the commercial on the new teeth.

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He told viewers he had filmed the ad on an iPhone and directed them to visit his yeezy.com website.

Immediately after the ad aired, Variety reported, the website had a range of West’s fashionware available, but it changed a short time later and began displaying only a single item — a white T-shirt with a large black swastika on the front, with a $20 price tag.

Variety, citing people familiar with the ad booking process, said the 30-second spot had gone through the usual approval channels, which included a look at the website. Nothing objectionable was flagged.

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But by Tuesday the site, which was underpinned by e-commerce firm Shopify, was offline.

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All merchants are responsible for following the rules of our platform. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms, so we removed them from Shopify,” Shopify said in a statement.

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The fresh controversy came just days after West’s account on X — the platform formerly known as Twitter — went dark in the wake of a days-long rant that included vitriolic, anti-Semitic outbursts.

It was not immediately clear if the artist and entrepreneur, who has spoken openly about struggles with bipolar disorder, had deactivated the account himself or if X took it down.

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I’m logging out of Twitter. I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent. It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board,” he wrote in his final post, referring to the owner of X, Elon Musk.

It is a familiar pattern for Ye, 47, who is now in the headlines as often for his provocative, often hate-filled rants as he is for his music.

The rapper has been locked out of social media platforms in the past, notably when he was banned from X for nearly eight months for violating rules barring incitement to violence.

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Ye’s most recent missives included comments in support of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is imprisoned on sex trafficking charges. He repeatedly referred to himself as a “Nazi.”

He also referred to the stunt he pulled at the Grammys last week with wife Bianca Censori, who appeared virtually nude on the red carpet ahead of the awards gala.

On Tuesday, a Jewish former employee of West’s filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging he had told her he was a “Nazi” and compared himself to Adolf Hitler, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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BBNaija 10: Mercy Eke Reveals Housemate Who’s 10/10

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Former Big Brother Naija reality star, Mercy Eke, has revealed the housemate whom she considers a “10/10” in the ongoing season 10.

Eke, who won the 4th edition of the reality show in 2019, declared that Dede is 10/10, signaling to her fans that she’s supporting the 23-year-old Delta-born entrepreneur.

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“Dede a 10/10 ,” she wrote on her X handle, eliciting excitement from her fans and fans of Dede.

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Earlier, her colleagues, Erica and Tacha argued over which housemate will win the 10th edition of the reality show.

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Erica backed Sabrina while Tacha tipped Isabella to win the show.

Another former Big Brother Naija star, Adekunle Olapade had since declared his support for Sultana.

The winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10 is expected to win a total of ₦150 million grand prize, which includes cash and prizes from sponsors.

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‘I Have Nothing Left,’ Actor Don Richard Solicits Financial Help Amid Battle With Kidney Disease [VIDEO]

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Famous Nollywood actor Don Richard has solicited financial help from the general public.

The actor made the plea on Tuesday evening in a video shared on Instagram by his colleague and Talk to B show host, Biola Bayo.

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Speaking in the video, Richard disclosed that he has been battling kidney disease.

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When my wife was told about my health, she started crying. And I told her that ‘another man is a lucky man.’ I begged her to take good care of my children (twins).

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“Immediately she left the hospital, she went to dispose of our house and car for my treatment. I have nothing left anymore,” the actor said.

Sharing his account details, Biola Bayo wrote “Don Richard has been down with a kidney in a while.”

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BBNaija 10: We Were Close To Having Sex – Isabella Breaks Down In Tears Over Love Interest, Kayikunmi

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Big Brother Naija 10/10 housemate, Isabella, broke down in tears on Wednesday night as she complained bitterly about her love interest on the show, Kayikunmi.

In a candid chat with fellow housemate, Thelma Lawson, a heartbroken Isabella divulged how her relationship with Kayikunmi stalled after he revealed to her that he is also attracted to someone else in Biggie’s house.

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She lamented that they were already close to having sex before Kayikunmi’s heartbreaking revelation.

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She said, “We almost like had sex then he [Kayikunmi] was telling me he is attracted to me and somebody else and he wants to keep having conversations with the person. And I told him you can’t be here and there.

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“Do you know what’s annoying me? We were so close to having sex. I just haven’t let him finger me, he almost want to finger me. They [the male housemates] came on Sunday, so Day 3, he wants to already finger me.”

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