Kanye West has stormed out of an interview after being gently challenged on his alleged anti-Semitic views by the host.
West, 45, has been making headlines for a number of controversial reasons as of late, such as allegedly showing graphic images of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian to employees, announcing he's running for President in 2024, and posting anti-Semitic content on Twitter.
The rapper was banned from the social media site in October after allegedly tweeting anti-Semitic content that claimed he was going to go "death con 3" on Jewish people. However, West claimed he couldn't be anti-Semitic as "black people are actually [Jews]."
When challenged on these views during a recent interview, the Grammy winner wanted no further part and stormed out.
West went on Timcast Irl - a podcast hosted by Tim Pool that has 1.4 million subscribers - where he began ranting about the recent media backlash he has received about his comments on Twitter.
"I thought I was more Malcolm X, but I found out I’m more MLK. I’m getting hosed down every day by the press and financially, I’m just standing there," the rapper said.
"When I found out they were trying to put me in jail, it was like a dog was biting my arm, and I almost shed a tear. Almost," he continued, appearing to refer to his anti-Semitic comments. "But I still walked in stride through it."
The host agreed that "they" have been treating West unfairly, and this prompted the musician to ask Pool to define "they," to which the host responded "Corporate press. I don’t use the word as the way, I guess, you guys use."
When Pool was pushed further to clarify who he was referring to, he refused to acknowledge what West meant by his original comments, prompting the rapper to lose patience and storm out of the room.
Joining the presidential hopeful on the podcast was Milo Yiannopoulos - an alt-right commentator who is helping West with his election campaign - and Nick Fuentes, an alleged Holocaust denier, per Rolling Stone.
The trio left just over 20 minutes into the recording of the podcast and did not return to the studio. You can watch the full recording of the episode here.
