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Tamara Davison

Kanye West banned from Instagram for 24 hours after racial slur

Kanye West has been temporarily suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after he used a racial slur in response to comedian Trevor Noah.

The 44-year-old musician, who recently changed his name to Ye, took aim at Noah on social media after the talk show host branded his behaviour towards Kim Kardashian “terrifying”.

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