Matthew Koma Sells “F*** Ye” T-Shirt in Response to Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tirades – Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe singer-songwriter says all proceeds from T-shirt sales will benefit Holocaust survivors.
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Carly Thomas
Associate Editor
Matthew Koma is clapping back at Kanye West following the rapper’s recent antisemitic rants on social media.
West, also known as Ye, has drawn heat in recent weeks for his controversial and antisemitic tweets, in addition to releasing a T-shirt featuring a Nazi swastika on the front through his fashion brand Yeezy.
In response, Koma decided to release his own T-shirt featuring the words, “FUCK YE.” The singer-songwriter, who is Jewish, wrote on Instagram Monday, “Hey I can make a shirt too – link in bio , all proceeds to the blue card holocaust survivor charity.”
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He’s also selling a censored version, which reads, “F*** YE,” because “lots of you asked for this version so here you go.”
Koma, who is married to Hilary Duff, added on his Instagram Story that he’s matching all donations to the nonprofit The Blue Card on Wednesday. The organization’s mission is “to aid needy Holocaust survivors by providing them with financial support.”A post shared by Matthew Koma (@matthewkoma)
Koma is the latest celebrity to protest West’s actions. Isla Fisher previously wrote on social media, “Hey friends, can you please unfollow Kanye? Did you know this is the only thing for sale on his website after placing a Super Bowl commercial? Fuck this monster forever. No Tolerance for this shit.”
David Schwimmer also previously made a plea to X owner Elon Musk to have the rapper removed from the social media platform. “We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile…but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” the Friends actor wrote on Instagram. “Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence. His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews.”
West reportedly deactivated his X account Sunday night.
In addition to his hate-filled tweets, where he praised Adolf Hitler, identified as a Nazi, denounced the #MeToo movement and reignited his controversial comments on slavery, West also started selling a T-shirt with a Nazi swastika displayed on the front. Yeezy had aired a Super Bowl ad in local markets, where West encouraged people in a video shot on an iPhone to go to his fashion brand’s website. On Sunday night, when the ad aired, Yeezy.com was selling expected apparel and music CDs and vinyl, but on Monday morning, the brand reduced its online shop to a single T-shirt with a swastika printed on it.
Shopify, the company hosting and fulfilling orders for Yeezy.com, has since removed the brand’s website, citing policy violation.Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
