Kanye West doc Jeen-Yuhs will remain on Netflix amid anti-Semitism controversy

The Kanye West documentary Jeen-Yuhs continues to stream on Netflix amid ongoing controversy over the rapper’s anti-Semitism.

A representative of the streaming service told TMZ Monday that the company did not remove the document because West was not the creator or promoter of the project, but rather the subject.

The representative noted that Netflix has no history of removing content from producers or artists who later become mired in controversy.

Jeen-Yuhs, which debuted on the streaming service in February, is described by the streamer as an “intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West’s career, filmed over two decades.”

The streamer’s statement comes in response to a story by The New York Times investigating West’s business relationships after speaking out publicly against Jewish people.

The paper reported that West’s future in music is unclear, as he has not been associated with Def Jam Recordings since Donda’s release in August 2021.

His February album, Donda 2, was released exclusively on his voice player. According to the report, Def Jam also does not distribute material from West’s label Kanye’s Getting Out Our Dreams, although it is unclear when the split took place.

A representative for the streaming service told TMZ on Monday that the company is not removing the document because West was not the creator or promoter of the project, but rather the subject.

Jeen-Yuhs debuted on the streaming service in February

It is described by the streamer as an “intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West’s career, filmed over two decades.”

Fashion pillars, including Vogue magazine and Balenciaga, have publicly distanced themselves from the rapper/fashion designer.

A representative of Balenciaga’s parent company Kering said: Daily Women’s Clothing On Friday, the company “is no longer in a relationship, nor has any plans for future projects involving this artist.”

A spokesperson for Vogue said: Page six Friday that the magazine and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour have no plans to work with West in the future.

An insider said Wintour is “fed up” with West’s behavior and “has made it very clear within Vogue that Kanye is no longer part of the inner circle.”

West was dropped on Monday by the talent agency CAA, with which he initially signed six years ago.

Another documentary about West made by the studio MRC will be shelved in the wake of the scandal, the AP reported, as executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley said in a Monday memo, “We cannot support content that strengthens its platform.”

They added: “Kanye is a producer and sampler of music. Last week, he sampled and remixed a classic tune that’s been on the charts for over 3,000 years — the lie that Jews are evil and plotting to rule the world for their own gain.

This song was performed acapella during the time of the Pharaohs, Babylon and Rome, went acoustic with The Spanish Inquisition and Russia’s Pale of Settlement, and Hitler took the song electrically. Kanye has now made it mainstream in the modern age.”

West’s latest racism controversy kicked off with a Paris Fashion Week showcase on October 3 for his Yeezy line, in which he and conservative commentator Candace Owens wore tops that read White Lives Matter on the back.

West made the insulting comments on Oct. 8 after he faced restrictions on Instagram

West’s turbulent month of race-related controversies began on October 3 when he and conservative commentator Candace Owens donned tops with White Lives Matter at a Paris Fashion Week showcase for his Yeezy line.

West faced restrictions on his social media sites after he tweeted on Oct. 8: “I’m a little sleepy tonight, but when I wake up, I’m going to die with 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE… The funny thing is that I actually can’t be. Anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jewish too… you’ve been playing with me and trying to blacken anyone who is against your agenda.’

West was asked by Piers Morgan on Wednesday whether he regretted the tweet and he said: “No — absolutely not, absolutely not… I fought fire with fire – I’m not here to get shot – that’s a different type of freedom fighter.” .’

He later clarified, “I’ll say I’m sorry for the people I’ve hurt,” he said. “I feel like I’m causing pain and confusion, and I’m sorry to the families of the people who had nothing to do with the trauma I went through and that I use my platform where you say, ‘Hurt people hurt people. , ‘and I was injured.’

West’s name made more headlines over the weekend after a group took to the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles to salute Adolf Hitler with banners that read, “Kanye’s right about the Jews” and “Honk if you know.”