Stephen Colbert, the presenter of The Late Show, has banned the musician formerly known as Kanye West from the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of The Late Show.
The ban is the latest repercussion of West’s anti-Semitic statements on social media earlier this month.
West, who officially changed his name to Ye in 2021, tweeted that he was “going death con 3” on Jewish people and was banned from the social media network as a result.
Several organizations, including Vogue and CAA, have now ended their sponsorships and professional affiliations with West.
From movieweb.com:
“After much thought and soul-searching, I, Stephen Colbert, am banning Kanye West from the Ed Sullivan Theater. I have to. I have to. Line in the sand,” the Late Show host announced in the opening monologue for Thursday’s show, joking that his jurisdiction “extends to the northern half of Times Square.”
“I am banning Kanye from coming north of Bubba Gump Shrimp,” he said, warning the controversial artist to stay out of Times Square.
His reasoning for extending the ban into Times Square? “He’s been creeping out the Elmos and they’ve seen a lot already,” Colbert quipped.
