Rachel Stevens slammed Kanye West on her Instagram story on Tuesday after the rapper went on a disturbing anti-Semitic social media rant last week.
The English singer, 46, reposted a heartfelt message from Friends icon David Schwimmer, 58, responding to the musician’s self-identification as a ‘Nazi’.
He wrote on his Instagram: ‘I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own) or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point.
‘Silence is complicity.’
Earlier, the S Club 7 star – who was raised in a Jewish family, had reposted a message from former NFL player Emmanuel Acho on an account called Black and Jewish Unity.
The sports analyst said: ‘I hope you’re not laughing because it stopped being funny a long time ago. Kanye West, the only item he’s selling on his website is a t-shirt with a swastika on it – of the Nazi party.’
Rachel Stevens slammed Kanye West on her Instagram story on Tuesday after the rapper went on a disturbing anti-Semitic social media rant last week
On Friday, Kanye, 47, embarked on a 12-hour barrage of shocking racist, homophobic and sexist tweets on X
Rachel, 46, reposted a heartfelt message from Friends icon David Schwimmer, 58, responding to the musician’s self-identification as a ‘Nazi’
On Friday, Kanye, 47, embarked on a 12-hour barrage of shocking racist, homophobic and sexist tweets on X, which also included one begging President Trump to free Diddy from prison.
These consisted of anti-Semitic remarks, where he expressed support for Adolf Hitler and stated he would never ‘trust or work with Jewish people’ again and insisted he ‘will not apologise’ for his views.
Among his most shocking tweets in the hours-long tirade, Kanye proudly declared: ‘I AM A NAZI’, later adding: ‘I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B*****S.’
The rapper was previously accused of anti-Semitism in 2022 after making a series of racist remarks, but later apologized, insisting it was not his ‘intention to hurt or demean’ the Jewish community.
On Thursday night that apology appeared to have been retracted as he tweeted: ‘IM NEVER APOLOGIZING FOR MY JEWISH COMMENTS I CAN SAY WHATEVER THE F**K I WANNA SAY FOREVER WHERES MY F***ING APOLOGY FOR FREEZING MY ACCOUNTS SUCK MY D**K HOWS THAT FOR AN APOLOGY.’
Rachel’s response to Kanye’s shocking social media remarks comes after her ex husband Alex Bourne married his new wife in a romantic ceremony over the weekend.
The property mogul, 47, tied the knot with art dealer Lily at Lime Kiln lodges in East Sussex surrounded by their family and friends.
Actress Rachel announced she had separated from her childhood sweetheart Alex in July 2022, just one month shy of their 13-year anniversary.
He wrote on his Instagram: ‘I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own) or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE’
Earlier the S Club 7 star had reposted a message from former NFL player Emmanuel Acho on an account called Black and Jewish Unity
Alex and Lily got engaged last summer on Hampstead Heath after meeting earlier that year.
Rachel and Alex’s two daughters, Amelie, 12, and Minnie, nine, were in attendance at the wedding and were both bridesmaids.
The S Club icon has also found love with Dancing On Ice skater Brendyn Hatfield, going official in November 2023 after first being paired together on the ITV show.
She did not appear to be in attendance at the wedding.
Lily looked stunning in a bespoke lace gown in snaps shared to both of their Instagram accounts from the big day.
They penned in the caption: ‘A little more from our big day. Still on cloud ☁️ 9.
‘Words can’t begin to describe our happiness. Thank you to all of our family and friends for being there on our special day.’
Rachel lifted the lid on their separation during an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, comparing it to ‘jumping off a cliff.’
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enly advertised a T-shirt emblazoned with a Nazi swastika on his Twitter account just hours after claiming a succession of anti-Semitic, sexist and homophobic posts were simply a ‘social experiment’
Among his most shocking tweets in the hours-long tirade, was the declaration: ‘I AM A NAZI’, later adding: ‘I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B*****S’
Kanye appeared to explain away the hours-long tirade by claiming it was all simply part of a ‘social experiment’ and that he had ‘won’
She admitted: ‘It’s a lot of navigating, especially with the girls because they’ve always been at the forefront.
‘I’m very lucky, their dad is a great dad and we’ve always been so aligned with keeping them really safe in it and being really honest.
‘We’ve had great advice on how to age-appropriately speak to them and help them feel safe in it all, because that was my biggest fear – how they are going to be in all of this.’
She continued: ‘You’re changing your life. It’s not only a marriage it’s a family around it, it’s your friendship groups, your home, your children.
‘Changing your whole life, for me it felt like jumping off a cliff, like wow, it’s the unknown.
‘But I’ve always believed that we have to be happy, we have to be true to ourselves and it’s not something you decide overnight, it’s something that takes so much thought and questioning.
‘I haven’t talked about it a lot publicly because I’m so mindful of everyone involved.’
The former couple were childhood sweethearts and reconnected in the mid-2000s when Rachel was launching her solo career and Alex was still trying to make it as an actor in Los Angeles.
Rachel’s ex husband Alex Bourne married his new wife in a romantic ceremony over the weekend
The property mogul, 47, tied the knot with art dealer Lily at Lime Kiln lodges in East Sussex surrounded by their family and friends (pictured: the pair last year)
The S Club star announced she had separated from her childhood sweetheart in June 2022
Rachel has found love with Dancing On Ice skater Brendyn Hatfield, going official in November after first being paired together on the ITV show
The actress and Alex’s two daughters, Amelie, 12, and Minnie, nine, were in attendance at the wedding and were both bridesmaids
They got engaged in June 2008 after 18 months of dating and tied the knot at Claridge’s in London the following year.
The pair walked down the aisle to S Club 7’s hit Never Had A Dream Come True and her bandmates – Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O’Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole and Tina Barrett – were there to watch them say ‘I do’.
Discussing her new relationship with Brendyn, Rachel went on: ‘We’ve just been really mindful and thoughtful of everyone involved and it was a very slow process, but when you go through growth in your life, you change and your outlook on life changes.
‘You realise this is what I need, this is what I want, this is what I deserve. And everything is new and it all just kind of happens.’
She added: ‘It all just evolves and it’s not black and white, it’s just an amazing growth experience.’
