Kanye West’s Instagram account has reportedly been suspended for a post attacking The Daily Show host Trevor Noah with a racial slur.
The rapper’s account has been locked for 24 hours by the social media platform after he insulted Noah, the writing partner of Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Pete Davidson.
Instagram’s parent company Meta views West’s posts as a violation of Instagram’s policies on hate speech, harassment and bullying, according to TMZ.
In his post attacking Noah, West (now known only as Ye) repeatedly referred to him as a “k**n” after the comic said that the situation between West, his ex-wife and Davidson was “terrifying to watch.”
The phrase is described by Urban Dictionary as a Black person who is anti-Black.
The Independent has reached out to Meta for comment.
Following the outburst, Noah addressed the racial slur head on in a reply that has since been removed due to West’s Instagram suspension.
Kardashian filed for divorce from West in February 2021 citing irreconcilable differences and was declared legally single on 2 March.
West has made several public appeals to Kardashian to reunite their family; the couple share four children – North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm – together.
He has also repeatedly used Instagram to attack Davidson, who began dating Kardashian in October last year.
After one of his social media rants against the Saturday Night Live comedian, Kardashian told West he was creating a “dangerous and scary environment” for Davidson.
“Someone will hurt Pete and this will be all your fault,” Kardashian wrote, as seen in screenshots posted by West at the time.
