Kanye West deletes X account following Super Bowl commercial backlash and online rants; Elon Musk clarifies his exit

Kanye West has exited X (formerly Twitter) after a days-long rant on the microblogging site that included anti-Semitic, misogynistic, and racist posts. Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye, has been in the headlines for the past few days for his controversial social media posts, Super Bowl advertisement and his wife Bianca Censori's naked Grammys stunt.

It is still unclear, about weather Kanye West, deactivated the account himself or if X took it down.

Why was Kanye West's X account suspended?

Kanye West, on Sunday February 9, had posted antisemitic, misogynistic and homophobic messages. In one of his last social media posts, rapper Ye, claimed that his posts were being limited on the platform and he announced to to set up a Discord channel.

“My Twitter reach has been limited so I am not allowed to trend doing Super Bowl. I am setting up a discord channel on my website Welcome To America,” read a post by Kanye West.

Shortly after, Milo Yiannopoulos, who works with Ye's Yeezy brand, confirmed that Ye had deactivated his account, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He directed media inquiries to his firm, Tarantula.

"Ye has deactivated his X account for the time being. Journalists with requests for comment about this or any other matter pertaining to Ye may direct them to my firm at my@trnt.la."

Elon Musk confirms Kanye West's account suspension

In a social media post, X owner, Elon Musk confirmed suspension of Kanye West's account on X.

“Given what he has posted, his account is now classified as NSFW. You should not be seeing that anymore,” wrote Musk in a post.

Super Bowl ad controversy and link to Yeezy Kanye West website

Kanye West's exit from X came after a Super Bowl commercial featuring the rapper was aired nationwide. In the advertisement, the rapper alleged that he ran out of money after utilising all his funds in the production of the new dental work. The commercial featured Ye reclining in a dentist chair.

“I spent, like, all the money for the commercial, um, on these new teeth. So once again I had to shoot it on an iPhone,” Rollingstone website quoted Kanye West as saying.

West concluded the video by urging his viewers to visit the website Yeezy.com. The website was initially showed various apparel items for sale, including shirts with provocative slogal, “White Lives Matter.”

Kanye West declares himself Nazi, supports Sean Diddy Combs

The rapper had also shared multiple posts in support of Adolf Hitler and he even called himself Nazi. Recently, the also urged United States President Donald Trump to help him in freeing music mogul and sex trafficking accused Sean Diddy Combs. The singer is currently in jail on serious charges, including alleged sex trafficking and racketeering.