Hilary Duff's husband launches anti-Ye shirts to protest rapper's antisemitism
What's the story
Matthew Koma, musician and the husband of Hollywood actor Hilary Duff, has taken a bold stand against rapper Ye's latest antisemitic controversy.
He started a T-shirt line with the message "F**k Ye" in all caps in black letters.
The move comes in direct response to Ye (formerly Kanye West) who recently began selling T-shirts with Nazi Swastika on his Yeezy website.
Shopify later shut down the site for violating its terms of service.
Charitable initiative
Koma's T-shirt proceeds to benefit Holocaust survivors
Koma announced his T-shirt line on Instagram, writing, "Hey I can make a shirt too - link in bio."
After getting suggestions from his followers, he decided to donate all proceeds from the sale of these shirts to the Blue Card charity. The organization provides aid to Holocaust survivors.
He updated his Instagram post accordingly to reflect this charitable initiative, by writing, "All proceeds to the blue card holocaust survivor charity."
Site shutdown
Ye's Swastika tees sparked controversy, Shopify reacted
Ye had bought a Super Bowl ad to promote his Swastika tees, which were $20 each. Although he sold 10,000 and made $2 million, the ad cost him $8 million.
The online listing for the tee was titled "HH-01," a code referring to "Heil Hitler."
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein said Yeezy.com was removed as it didn't follow authentic commerce practices.
Finkelstein said as a Jewish entrepreneur and community member, he was personally disappointed.
Career impact
Ye faced backlash for antisemitic remarks
Meanwhile, recently Ye courted controversy by making several antisemitic statements, including calling himself a Nazi and expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler. His account on X/Twitter was deactivated after the remarks.
Further, Daniel McCartney of 33 & West, Ye's music booking agent, has cut ties with him over his comments.
A representative for the rapper did not respond to requests for comment on the matter.