Kanye West episode dumped from LeBron James talk show The Shop after he repeated ‘hate speech’

Producers of LeBron James’ YouTube talk show Uninterrupted The Shop said they were scrapping a recent episode featuring Kanye West after the rapper repeated ‘hate speech’ he has been spewing on social media recently.

The Shop co-producer, Maverick Carter, said the episode would not be aired due to West’s comments, and that the details of what he said would not be released.

Carter said that he and West, 45, discussed his recent behavior – widely panned as anti-Semitic – before taping the show, and that he thought West to be ‘capable of a respectful discussion.’

Once on the show however, West apparently continued pushing controversial rhetoric, leading to the decision to spike the episode. Carter noted that West had been booked weeks ago, before his recent spat with controversy.

The rapper turned fashion mogul sparked fierce outrage in recent weeks after he debuted a line of shirts bearing the words White Lives Matter at Paris fashion week, and then sent out a tweet saying he was ‘going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.’

The tweet followed a similar anti-Semitic post West made on his Instagram, leading to the suspension of both his social media accounts. It is unclear how long the suspensions will last.  

Many have speculated that West – who has said he suffers from bi-polar disorder – is in the midst of a psychological episode.

The Shop co-producer Maverick Carter (right), who hosts the show with LeBron James (left), said West pushed ‘hate speech’ and ‘dangerous stereotypes’ during taping

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Carter explained why The Shop’s producers chose to scrap the episode featuring West.

‘Yesterday we taped an episode of The Shop with Kanye West. Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes.’

‘We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks. While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate. I take full responsibility for believing Kanye wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience,’ Carter said.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, James was not present for the taping of the episode.

On the YouTube talk show Uninterrupted The Shop LeBron James and Maverick Carter interview guests on a set imitating a barber shop

Kanye West’s infamous tweet which has been labelled as anti-Semitic by countless people

News of West’s debauched appearance on The Shop comes a day after Motherboard leaked an unaired clip from his interview with Tucker Carlson, which heard him saying Planned Parenthood was created to ‘control the Jew populations’ through eugenics.

‘When I say Jew, I mean the 12 lost tribes of Judah, the blood of Christ, who the people known as the race black really are,’ he added. ‘This is who our people are. The blood of Christ. This, as a Christian, is my belief.’

The clip was notably absent from the interview when it aired on Fox News last week.

Nevertheless, the aired portions of West’s interview remained rife with bizarre statements, including a suggestion that his children had been replaced with ‘professional actors’ in his home to ‘sexualize my kids.’

He also pushed the anti-Semitic trope about Jewish people being good with money, saying ‘I prefer my kids knew Hanukkah than Kwanzaa. At least it will come with some financial engineering,’ before chuckling.