Since then, celebrities have come to Karefa-Johnson’s defense, including models Gigi Hadidwho commented under West’s October 4 Instagram post that he was “a bully and a joker.”
“You wish you had one percent of her wisdom,” Hadid wrote in part. “You don’t know haha… If there’s really a point to any of you. She might be the only one who can save you.”
Vogue also released a statement siding with Karefa-Johnson from West’s “bullying”.
In the new interview, West alleges that the situation with Karefa-Johnson and Hadid was a “set-up,” saying, “There was a mob.” Keep scrolling to see all the bombshells from his wide-ranging interview.
Kanye West discusses body sensitivity and Lizzo
“They think Ye is bullying… a ‘black woman’s body target.’ Now let’s talk about [Gabriella Karefa-Johnson] and my good friend Lizzo. Lizzo works with my coach, a friend of mine, Harley Pasternak. When Lizzo lost 10 pounds and announced it, the bots… on Instagram, they attacked her for losing weight, because the media wanted to give the perception that being overweight was the new goal, when it really was. not good for health. Let’s ignore the fact whether it’s fashion and Vogue, which it doesn’t, or if someone thinks it’s attractive, for each of them. It’s actually clinically unhealthy. For everyone to promote that, it’s the devil… It’s a genocide of the Black race. They want to kill us by any means possible. “
