By Adam S. Levy for Dailymail.com, January 18, 2024, 3:55 am, updated January 18, 2024, 5:15 am
The social media verdict comes in the context of Kanye West's latest move – the rapper had $850,000 titanium dentures placed in his mouth – and the result is a mix of ridicule, mockery and confusion.
Dailymail.com was first to report on Wednesday that the rapper's new set of dentures set him back $850,000, as a source said the dentures were “more expensive than diamonds.”
A number of social media users said that West – who has made headlines in the past for his outrageous antics and repeated anti-Semitic statements – is gaining influence and influence with the nearly $1 million investment, which is the result of a new operating model Wanted to get attention on social media.
“He's running out of ideas to be controversial,” one user said of West, who compared himself to the James Bond villain Jaws in an Instagram post.
A number of commentators said West's recent actions reflect contemporary celebrity culture, where attention can be a sought-after commodity.
The social media verdict comes in the context of Kanye West's latest move – the rapper had his teeth replaced with $850,000 worth of titanium dentures – and the result is a mix of derision, mockery and confusion. West, who has made headlines in the past for his outlandish ensembles and controversial statements, was photographed in LA in October 2022
“These celebrities will do anything just to get attention,” one person said, while another said: “These celebrities will do anything to be different.”
One fan said: “Rich people are so bored lmfaooooo…get a hobby.”
One user said that West's “ideas and actions are so different,” adding that “famous people do special things.”
One user summed up the situation: “I've seen it all,” while another said West's recent actions made one shake his head at the physical and financial costs involved.
“I know when people in movies say there's such a thing as 'too much freedom' they're the bad guys, but I think Kanye West wasting $850,000 on replacing healthy teeth with titanium teeth is one of my limits. “If that makes this my villain era, then so be it,” the user said.
One person said they believed West would eventually regret the intensive treatment given to his teeth.
“Sad you know it doesn't grow back, same goes for tattoos and all the other trash celebs do it and make it popular,” the user said.
One user said of West: “Good for him! He's this insane defense of something great, I just know it.”
West's updated smile was designed by Dr. Thomas Connelly of Beverly Hills, California, along with master dental technician Naoki Hayashi. One social media user compared West's new look to that of a gum curler. West compared himself to the James Bond villain Jaws in an Instagram post. of commentators said West's recent actions reflect celebrity culture, where attention can be a prized commodity. Social media users reacted differently to the drastic dental measures West took. Some of the fans took to social media with dental puns and punchlines. The user summed up the situation as: “I've seen it all”
Some of the fans took to social media with dental puns and punchlines after following West's updated smile that Dr. Thomas Connelly from Beverly Hills, California, together with master dental technician Naoki Hayashi.
One person said, “Brother, just buy yourself a toothbrush,” while another said, “I'm trying to get money from the tooth fairy, I see.”
Some people mocked the smooth titanium's aesthetics — “Sir, that's a GUM WRAPPER,” one user said — while another pointed out a possible eating problem West might have with his new mouthpiece if he bites into something cold .
“One bite and he undergoes a cryogenic lobotomy,” the user joked.
Some were unkind to West's new look, describing it as “hideous,” “disgusting” and “weird.”
Connelly told DailyMail.com that West was “a pleasure to work with every step of the process” as “his vision for creating unique works of art extends beyond dental advancements.”
“Combining his vision with dentistry has created a new look that is epic!”
West lost a number of lucrative partnerships after a series of media appearances in late 2022 in which he made anti-Semitic statements and praised Adolf Hitler.