A swastika was recently painted on the side of Kanye West’s Yeezy HQ in Hollywood and it comes in the aftermath of him posted antisemitic comments on X via Daily Mail.
The photos were taken on Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, on March 23 at 7am. The local who spotted the graffiti and took the photos noted that she was ‘shocked’ and got a ‘cold chill’. It is not known who is responsible for the graffiti.
A few hours after the symbol was spotted, a man tried to remove the swastika and the police were called to the scene. Hours later it was seen covered up with grey paint. However, the faded outline of the shape was still visible.
The building was purchased by Kanye West in March 2023 and has largely been left empty while construction work takes place.
Recently, Kanye West has also faced backlash for antisemitic slurs he made on the social media website X.
Posting on the site, Kanye said ‘I love Hitler’ and ‘I’m a Nazi’ – resulting in him being dropped from his talent agency earlier this year.
The local said: ‘I got a chill down my spine as it is a big old swastika.
‘I am from the area, there is always a lot of graffiti as it is an artsy area, but I have never seen anything like this – it was very shocking.
‘We have seen Kanye a few times, when he first bought the building, he had a fashion show in there.’
Just last week Kanye fans were seen wearing swastika shirts in the line to audition for his revived Sunday Service in LA.
