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Kanye West: ‘Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again’

JL;DR SUMMARY Kanye West recently claimed on Instagram that watching Jonah Hill in the movie "21 Jump Street" reshaped his view of Jewish people, marking a reversal from his 2022 antisemitic remarks that sparked widespread controversy. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaKanye WestGoyim Defense LeagueFar RightJonah HillAdidasBipolar DisorderMedia ControversyPublic Reaction

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Pictures of the Goyim Defense League banners supporting Kanye Wests comments about Jews went viral after they were captured in Los Angeles, Oct. 22, 2022."
United States
"The latest twist in a saga that has fueled antisemitic rhetoric across the United States was prompted, West said on Instagram, by seeing the Jewish actor Jonah Hill in the 2012 buddy cop comedy 21 Jump Street."

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