YouTube’s global head of music, Lyor Cohen, who worked closely with Kanye West when he was CEO of Def Jam Recordings, has issued an open letter addressed to the superstar artist, who has alienated much of the world with his hateful antisemitic comments.
In his letter, Cohen pleads West to be “more sensitive to the pain your words inflict on Jewish communities and all those who stand against hate.” This follows West’s ongoing tirade against Jewish people — this includes everything from the sale of a T-shirt with a swastika on it (and a Super Bowl advertisement for the webstore), to West calling himself a
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