CAA cuts ties with Kanye West after antisemitic slurs

The US rapper this month posted anti-Jewish remarks on social media and wore a shirt with a slogan associated with white supremacists

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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) no longer represents longtime client Kanye West, a representative of the company this week told The New York Times. The agency has represented West for touring since 2016, during which time he has not been on tour.

The move comes after the US rapper this month posted antisemitic slurs on social media and wore a shirt with a slogan associated with white supremacists.

His remarks prompted an antisemitic and white supremacist group to unfurl a large banner above…

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