Kanye West keeps mum as he’s spotted leaving Jewish human rights center
It appears Kanye West is fully focused on making amends for his past antisemitic comments, as the under-fire rapper was recently spotted leaving a Jewish human rights center.
Per TMZ, Kanye, 48, spent over one hour inside the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Beverly Hills on Monday before he was spotted leaving. The entertainment news outlet attempted to engage him in a conversation, but he kept mum as he entered a waiting van.
Kanye has, in recent times, sparked anger over his antisemitic and pro-Nazi comments. The College Dropout rapper came under intense scrutiny a few years ago when he openly expressed his support for Nazi Germany’s leader and dictator, Adolf Hitler.
Besides making several antisemitic comments on social media as time went by, he also went as far as selling T-shirts emblazoned with swastikas on his website. In 2025, he released a controversial song titled, Heil Hitler.
“The Museum of Tolerance exists to help visitors understand how the lessons of the Holocaust illuminate the consequences of unchecked antisemitism and hate,” the Museum of Tolerance, which is the education arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told TMZ.
“Through this understanding, we seek to cultivate empathy and equip individuals with the awareness and responsibility to promote more peaceful coexistence among people of all faiths, ethnicities, and cultures. Ultimately, it is up to each visitor to carry these lessons forward and choose to become a force for good.”
Kanye’s previous antisemitic comments have cost him in recent times. Just a few days ago, the 48-year-old took to X to announce that he had postponed his upcoming concert in Marseille, France, after it was reported that the country’s interior minister was exploring the possibility of blocking the event because of the controversial rapper’s past antisemitic comments.
The concert was initially scheduled to take place at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on June 11. But it is currently unclear if that will ultimately happen.
Kanye later reiterated that he was committed to making “amends” for his past antisemitic comments after he postponed his upcoming concert in France in the wake of the backlash that has been coming his way in Europe, Face2Face Africa reported at the time.
“I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends,” Kanye wrote. “I take full responsibility for what’s mine but I don’t want to put my fans in the middle of it.”
The Graduation rapper also said that his fans are “everything to me” and he was “looking forward to the next shows.”
“See you at the top of the globe,” he concluded.
Kanye postponing his concert in France came after he was blocked from entering the UK following backlash over the decision for him to headline Wireless Festival, Face2Face Africa previously reported. The London festival was also cancelled, with refunds being issued to those who had already bought tickets.
According to the Home Office, the rapper applied to travel to the UK via an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). It, however, denied him permission because his presence would not be conducive to the public good, the Home Office said, according to the BBC.
