Controversial rapper, Kanye ‘Ye’ West stirred the pot of controversy in October 2022 with his anti-Semitic remarks and his choice 0f apparel during the Paris Fashion Week. He had become arguably one of the most disliked celebrities with his actions and choice of words. While Ye had become the primary recipient of harsh criticisms back then, a recent video of his had fans nodding along and taking his side. Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal too did not deter from sharing the video on his Instagram story.

Ye took a major hit when he was criticized by millions of fans and celebrities for his ‘racial comments’. Along with his reputation, his net worth also dipped significantly when several brands cut their ties with the former billionaire.

Shaquille O’Neal and fans back Kanye

A controversial clip of Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye, surfaced online that helped garner significant support from social media users. West got into a minor altercation with a paparazzi when he was leaving a tanning salon in LA with his new rumored wife and Yeezy designer, Bianca Censori. Ye told the cameraman to stop recording and called it ‘antagonistic’. He then expressed his displeasure with the paparazzi’s constant habit of ‘popping up’ just about anywhere.

“I have no say so over the shot. Y’all find out where we are at. Y’all take this photo. What percentage of the money do we get off these photos? I need to find all the information on how this works. If I want to drive around and not see paparazzi, I do it,” said Ye

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Furthermore, West expressed that he had to start taking medications because of the paparazzi and said that he won’t tolerate it just because it has been going on for a long while. He told the cameraman to ‘let all the paparazzi know, it’s up’. Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal shared the video on his Instagram stories seemingly agreeing with the rapper. Additionally, Instagram users were in total agreement with the rapper and some even applauded Ye for his civil approach to the issue. Below are a few of the comments.

“I don’t blame Kanye! You recorded the whole thing but telling him you stopped. Where the respect! I love it… Kanye said “IT’S UP”

“This is a really good convo tho. And im sure a lot of celebrities feel like Kanye does.”

“They need to leave this man alone. He sounds very focused and patient. But they’ll eventually learn the hard way and people will call him crazy.”

Shaquille O’Neal is being controlled

When the anti-Semitic controversy was at its peak in 2022, Kanye West stated that NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was being controlled. West did not stop there and also dragged Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James into the issue. Although Ye was very discreet about who was controlling Shaq and LeBron, he said that while ‘they’ can control the NBA stars, ‘they’ wouldn’t be able to control him.

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The Big Aristotle and West were in a bitter social media beef at the time. Both celebrities attacked each other with a series of posts for a significant amount of time.