Kanye West deactivates Instagram

The rapper posted the deactivation confirmation page to his Instagram story before shortly before going through with it.

April 19, 2023
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After a report detailingKanye West’s defunct 2024 presidential campaign quoted the Ye as saying he wants to be“left alone”and is currently focusing on Donda Academy and his family, the controversial artist has deactivated his Instagram account. Before going through with it, though, he shared a screenshot of the deactivation page confirmation to his stories. His account disappeared shortly thereafter.

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The last several months have not been easy for Kanye. Two weeks ago (April 5), former employees at Donda Academyfiled a lawsuitagainst the school for racial discrimination and wrongful termination. Back in December, his longtime collaboratorPusha Trevealed he wasno longer speaking to himafter Ye continued his antisemitic, alt-right campaign across various platforms, sharingswastika imagery on Twitter, beinginterviewed by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, anddebuting a songon Alex Jones’ InfoWars.

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