Rapper "Ye," formerly known as Kanye West, made a public apology Tuesday about his past anti-Semitic remarks after years of pushing fringe conspiracy theories while also openly praising Adolf Hitler.
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen this week spilled some more details about meetings that he had with West back in 2021 that were publicized by the tabloid press.
Raw Story spoke to Cohen about his relationship with West, and the former Trump lawyer explained that he did some work through his company CrisisX. It was then that West explained to Cohen that he purportedly had his own Jewish heritage.
According to Cohen, West was bragging about his Jewish heritage despite the fact that just two years earlier he'd started his own Christian church, Sunday Service, and announced his new album Jesus Is King.
"I worked for Ye, formerly known as Kanye, handling crisis management for him personally and professionally for approximately four months; a year before his meltdown," Cohen told Raw Story. "During that time, I had gotten to know him well. Not once did Ye make or exhibit any anti-Semitic remarks. In fact, Ye remarked that he was Jewish. As the son of a Holocaust survivor, it’s why I was so shocked and disappointed when Ye made the remarks he made."
West didn't explain why his opinions about Jewish people had changed.
In Oct. 2021 Cohen met with West for a kind of crisis management meeting. What garnered attention from the New York media at the time was that Kanye donned a Caucasian mask to hide from the press and dodge fans at the coffee bar where they met, reported The Sun and Page Six.
"As Jewish people worldwide are experiencing the highest level of antisemitism since the 1930’s, there is so much more than a blanket apology is needed by someone of Ye’s notoriety and public power," Cohen told Raw Story.
After the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, a flood of anti-Semitism has been unleashed across the United States, with attacks on Jewish people and a string of over 400 bomb threats on Synagogues across the United States.
Cohen, who is Jewish, said he never experienced any anti-Semitism from West during their meetings or during the four months they worked together.
West has lost a fortune in endorsements and business since he began openly praising Hitler last year, causing him to plummet in net worth.
