The rapper does not appear too bothered by the comic’s jab
Kanye West is reacting to Adam Sandler’s not-so-flattering point out of him throughout Saturday Evening Reside’s fiftieth anniversary particular — and he doesn’t appear bothered.
Somewhat than take offense, Ye acknowledged the reference on social media. “Adam Sandler, Thank you for the love,” he posted on X (previously Twitter) on February 19. In a follow-up publish, he added, “After further reflection I’ve come to the realization that I’m not a Nazi.”
In the course of the three-hour particular on February 16, the comic, 58, carried out a tribute track that playfully poked enjoyable at numerous solid members, hosts, and company all through SNL’s historical past.
One in every of his traces referenced the present’s many controversial musical company, with the comic singing, “50 years of finding out your favorite musician’s antisemitic.”
The lyric was extensively interpreted as a dig on the 21-time Grammy-winning rapper, who has confronted backlash for making antisemitic remarks in recent times.
West’s feedback come shortly after he stirred recent controversy by promoting swastika-emblazoned T-shirts on his Yeezy web site and selling them throughout a Tremendous Bowl advert. The shirts had been later pulled from {the marketplace}, with Shopify terminating gross sales resulting from violations of its phrases.