While she doesn’t understand the entirety of Kanye West’s recent controversy, Sharon Osbourne certainly agrees with one aspect of the rapper’s latest statement. The TV personality supported West by saying that “All Lives Matter” and implicitly agreed with the rapper’s statement that the Black Lives Matter movement is a sham.
Osbourne also said he had donated to the BLM movement and wanted his money back. West called the BLM movement a fraud in an Instagram post defending his controversial “White Lives Matter” shirt design, which he unveiled at the recent Yeezy S9 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.
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Osbourne also commented on West’s controversy, telling people to ignore the rapper if he’s so annoying. He also shared that he has predictions about what will happen to West’s partnership with Adidas now in review. Osbourne has previously had controversies about BLM and racism, and it landed him a co-host on “The Talk.”
Read on to learn more.
Sharon Osbourne Wants Her Money Back
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Osbourne recently spoke with him TMZ while shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and discussing West’s controversial BLM shirt. During a brief conversation with the photoshoot, Osbourne said she agreed with West’s statement that the BLM movement is a sham and that “All Lives Matter.”
Osbourne admitted that she doesn’t know the full details of the West ‘WLM’ shirt controversy but she has clear and strong opinions about the viral BLM movement that started in 2020. The talk show host also shared that she once gave $900k to a BLM fundraiser and said he wanted his money back.
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Osbourne also stated that he wished West had spoken out about the movement as a scam before he made his donation. In the two years since the movement began, several famous names associated with fundraising have been rumored to be siphoning off donations, while some have been called out on social media.
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Kanye West Called ‘Black Lives Matter’ A Fraud
Kanye West posted this on his Instagram story: “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome.” pic.twitter.com/tmSx3H06zL
— An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) October 4, 2022
West first made the “BLM is a fraud” statement in an Instagram story post defending his controversial “White Lives Matter” shirt design. The “Praise God” rapper posted a picture of the shirt and wrote, “Here’s my latest answer when people ask me why I make a tee that says white lives matter. THEY DO.”
In another post, West wrote, “Everybody knows that Black Lives Matter is a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome.” The controversial shirt design first appeared on the rapper himself during a brief speech to the audience at his YZY fashion show. During the runway portion of the show, several models appeared in the shirt, which also featured an image of Pope John Paul II.
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Sharon Osbourne Comments On Kanye West Being Called Out For His ‘WLM’ Shirt
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During his conversation with TMZ, Osbourne also spoke about the West controversy, saying there was no reason to write off the rapper over the WLM controversy. He also told people to ignore West if they didn’t like his shirt design and statement.
When asked what he thought about the recent announcement from Adidas that they were reviewing their relationship with West, Osbourne said he had a prediction about how the review would go for the rapper. The clothing brand recently released a statement that revealed some executives were upset with the West WLM controversy.
The statement reads, “All successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values.” It also revealed that the company has repeatedly tried to resolve the issue with West, all to no avail. So, they’ve put their partnership with the “Good Morning” rapper “under review.”
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Sharon Osbourne Controversy Quits ‘The Talk’
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Osbourne’s comments about the BLM movement are not the first time he has been in a controversial situation with the movement. He lost his co-host role on CBS’ “The Talk” because of his racial debate with fellow co-host Sheryl Underwood. Subsequent criticism on social media led to more allegations of his allegedly racist behavior.
A big part of Osbourne’s controversy has also been his public support of British TV personality Piers Morgan, who has been branded a racist for his remarks about Duchess Meghan Markle. Finally, the network released a statement confirming that Osbourne had decided to leave the show.
Next post by reporter Yashar Ali including several sources who accused Osbourne of regularly using Asian slurs to refer to former Asian co-host Julie Chen. He was also accused of racially abusing and using lesbian slurs against former co-host Sara Gilbert. One of the sources on the broadcast is a former co-host of “The Talk.” Leah Remini.
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