The one tweet that could turn fans against Kanye for good
HE’S known for speaking his mind on Twitter — but what Kanye just tweeted could see fans turn their backs on him for good.
ANOTHER day, another bizarre slew of stream-of-consciousness tweets from Kanye West. But has he gone too far this time?
In the past 24 hours alone, Kanye has tweeted humblebrags about his celeb friends (“I have to call @FloydMayweather and @LeoDicaprio, I spoke to @MikeTyson yesterday”), announced that from now on he’s “only working on kid’s clothing ... full time”, and posted a screenshot of an article asking ‘Is Kanye the greatest artist of the 21st century?’ with the typically humble headline “Now they know.”
But it’s one seemingly random tweet that’s provoked the strongest reaction:
BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!
â KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
Beloved former comedian Cosby is currently in the midst of a large sexual assault investigation, with more than 60 women having come forward with allegations of sexual abuse. Most public figures who’ve spoken on the topic have voiced their support for the alleged victims, meaning Kanye’s is not exactly a popular opinion.
Suffice to say, the internet is currently tearing him a new one:
.@kanyewest pic.twitter.com/IylzN3hbzj
â Rachel McGrath (@RachelMcGrath) February 9, 2016
@kanyewest kanye no...
â Michael Rosen (@michaelrosen3) February 9, 2016
. @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/eE9UsZ9eQZ
â Polly Mosendz (@polly) February 10, 2016
@kanyewest you have a daughter. be better.
â Molly Knight (@molly_knight) February 9, 2016
@kanyewest Kanye, what are you doing?
â Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) February 9, 2016
What happened when we fed Kanye magic mushrooms https://t.co/OYJEn2FPf4
â VICE (@Vice_Is_Hip) February 9, 2016
And how does Kanye react to instantly causing such a firestorm of controversy? Well, he followed that all-caps Cosby defence with this tweet, just half an hour later:
Wow this is pretty cool ... good job NIKE team... Lebron is my brother pic.twitter.com/QrzpkRwWAk
â KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
Uh ... neat.