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Schwimmer Slams Kanye's Apology, Demands Action

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David Schwimmer from Friends criticizes Kanye Wests insufficient apology for antisemitic rhetoric, urging real actions like rejecting controversial songs, meeting Jewish leaders, and donating festival profits to UK Jewish charities.

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Schwimmer Slams Kanye's Apology, Demands Action

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Schwimmer Slams Kanye's Apology, Demands Action. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 7. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, where the headline shine, powered by AI. David Schwimmer from Friends is calling out Kanye West's latest apology as straight-up insufficient for the Jewish community. The actor dropped a detailed Instagram post slamming it as just words on paper, especially after Kanye's paid ad in the Wall Street Journal about two. Months back. Schwimmer argues it doesn't wipe away years of anti-Semitic rhetoric. He prays Pepsi, PayPal, and Diagio for pulling their sponsorship from London's wireless festival, where Kanye is set to headline three nights in. June. Meanwhile, Kanye just wrapped nearly sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium with guests like Lauren Hill and Travis Scott, Schwimmer highlighted Kanye's pattern of apologizing, then doubling down on hate, and he's pushing for real steps like publicly rejecting his song, Hyal. Hitler, meeting Jewish leaders, and donating festival profits to UK Jewish charities amid

record high anti-Semitic attacks there. He's also urging holdouts like Budweiser and Beatbox beverages to drop out too. Festival boss Melvin Ben pushback, saying, forgiveness and second chances are fading virtues. This debate shows how tough accountability can be in music, but actions will tell if Kanye steps up or keeps testing limits.

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