Kanye West’s rep claims he was banned from the Grammys due to his recent controversial behavior towards ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson. (Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)
Kanye West will reportedly be barred from the Grammys after posting online for weeks about his ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend, Pete Davidson.
According to Variety, a rep for artist Donda, who recently changed his name to Ye, confirmed that The Blast’s March 18 report that West was no longer allowed to perform at the awards ceremony was accurate. Blast said insiders in the West shared that the decision regarding his performance was made because of his recent bout of “related online behavior.”
West has been nominated for five Grammy Awards this year, including Album of the Year and Rap Song of the Year. He did not make it to the first round of performers, which included BTS, Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X. The Grammy Awards are scheduled for April 3 in Las Vegas.
The ‘Praise God’ rapper has been accused of harassment in recent weeks over numerous social media posts making fun of Saturday Night Live star Davidson, who began dating Kardashian last October. In addition to his social media posts, he also shared the music video for his song “Eazy” in which he kidnaps and kills a claymation character based on Davidson.
Earlier this week, West was suspended from the Meta platforms for 24 hours for violating their policy on hate speech, harassment and bullying.
West’s behavior was the subject of a recent episode of Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show, in which he criticized the artist for harassing his ex-wife. Noah’s mother survived after her abusive ex-husband shot her in the head.
“You can feel sorry for Kim because she is rich and famous, because of the way she dresses, because she appropriates black culture, because she tells women they are lazy. … Whatever it is, you hate it. scary to watch and sheds light on what many women go through when they decide to leave,” Noah said. “People always say this phrase to women: “Why didn’t you leave?” … Because a lot of women realize that when they leave, the guy gets even crazier.”
Yahoo has reached out to representatives from the Recording Academy and West for comment.