{"id":239207,"date":"2026-01-15T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239207\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:04:11","slug":"teyana-taylor-says-im-not-going-to-abandon-kanye-west-but-i-dont-have-to-agree-with-everything-he-does-or-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/239207\/","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor Says \u2018I\u2019m Not Going to Abandon\u2019 Kanye West but \u2018I Don\u2019t Have to Agree With Everything He Does or Says\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teyana Taylor addressed in a recent Vanity Fair cover story<\/a> whether she has remained friends with Kanye West, despite his controversial behavior in recent years, including antisemitic remarks and his 2020 presidential run.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have to agree with everything that he does or says, but I\u2019m not going to, like, abandon him and be like, \u2018Yeah, eff that motherfucker,\u2019\u201d she told the publication.<\/p>\n

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The \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d star added, \u201cMy brothers do shit that I don\u2019t agree with \u2026 I don\u2019t get into none of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor has collaborated with West on multiple projects in the past. The singer-actor starred in his 2016 \u201cFade\u201d music video, becoming widely known for her dance routine in an empty gym. She also worked with West on his 2010 album \u201cMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,\u201d notably singing on the hook of the opening track.<\/p>\n

In 2022, West posted on X <\/a>that he was going to go \u201cdeath con 3 on Jewish people,\u201d weeks after promoting a \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show. Adidas, Universal Music Group, Balenciaga and other major partners subsequently cut ties with him. Despite the backlash, the rapper continued to share antisemitic rants for the next several years. In one post in 2025, he declared, \u201cI\u2019m a Nazi,\u201d and referred to Hitler as \u201cso fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Taylor shifted her focus to her acting career, landing a breakthrough role in the 2023 indie film \u201cA Thousand and One.\u201d This year, she won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance as Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read Taylor\u2019s Vanity Fair cover story in its entirety here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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