'혐오발언' Kanye West, Grammy Ineligible

American hip-hop artist Kanye West
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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] American hip-hop superstar Kanye West has been embroiled in controversy over hate speech and other issues online, resulting in him being unable to appear on the stage of the Grammy Awards, the most prestigious music award in the United States.

According to The Guardian and others on the 19th (local time), West's team was notified the day before that he had been removed from the list of performers for the upcoming awards ceremony next month. This was due to concerns over his recent behavior online.

As a result, although West is nominated in five categories this year, he will not be able to perform at the awards ceremony itself.

This decision appears to follow Instagram's action on the 16th to suspend West's account for 24 hours.

Instagram explained, "Posts on West's account violated our policies regulating hate speech and cyberbullying."

Recently, West posted a series of posts on Instagram criticizing not only Kim Kardashian, who is currently in a divorce lawsuit with him, but also comedian Pete Davidson, who is dating Kardashian.

Trevor Noah, the popular comedian hosting this year's Grammy Awards, expressed concern over West's behavior on the 16th and released a video of about 10 minutes supporting Kardashian.

West responded to Noah via Instagram, during which he even made racist remarks.

Last week, he also posted that Davidson attends a rehabilitation center every two months due to drug problems and expressed worry that Kardashian might become addicted to drugs as well.

Kardashian publicly dated West from 2012, married him in 2014, and filed for divorce last year.

Kardashian's side cited West's mental health issues as grounds for divorce. Currently, a lawsuit is ongoing regarding custody of their four children.

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