Host Shutters Kanye’s Site For Selling Swastika Shirts

NBC News reports:

The website run by Kanye West, which had been selling shirts featuring a swastika, was offline Tuesday morning after the ecommerce platform it uses said the site had violated its rules. Shopify said in a statement to NBC News: “All merchants are responsible for following the rules of our platform. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms so we removed them from Shopify.”

The site redirected to a notice that said “this store is not available” Tuesday morning. West has in recent days been posting antisemitic message on X, including claims that he is a Nazi, although his account was deactivated Monday. Spokesperson Milo Yiannopoulos said: “Ye is an intergenerational artist and icon who continues to redefine the limits of creativity and free expression. He has deactivated his X account for the time being.”

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On Sunday, West promoted the site in Super Bowl ads that aired in some major markets, but not nationally.

West apparently scrubbed all other apparel from the site shortly before the ads aired, meaning that visitors were greeted only by his swastika shirt.

Days ago, West went on an early morning tweetstorm, posting “I’m a Nazi, I love Hitler, and I don’t like Jews.”

In 2021 West won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Gospel Album with his release, Jesus Is King.