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Online commentators quickly began speculating that Kanye West would soon be welcomed back onto Twitter after Elon Musk - a self-declared “free speech absolutist” - successfully took over the social media platform.
Earlier in the week, a former executive who used to work with West alleged that the rapper had an open “obsession” with Adolf Hitler and used to reminisce about the “great things” he and the Nazi Party did for Germany, CNN reported.
The executive, who spoke with CNN on condition of anonymity, told the outlet how West, who legally changed his name to Ye, once floated the idea of naming an album after the disgraced Nazi leader.
“He would praise Hitler by saying how incredible it was that he was able to accumulate so much power and would talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people,” the individual alleged in an interview with CNN.
Earlier in the day, Ye returned to his newly reinstated Instagram account after being locked out for sharing antisemitic remarks earlier this month on the social media platform.
The rapper posted a string of messages overnight on Thursday, name-dropping Endeavor CEO Ari Emmanuel and 50 Cent, among others.
