![]() ![]() ![]() expressed that he wanted to “be careful with this subject” as West continued to make inaccurate statements about the causes of Floyd’s death. While a toxicology report found fentanyl in Floyd’s system, it was not identified as part of his cause of death.ĭuring the podcast, N.O.R.E. The medical examiner said Floyd “experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest” - or that his heart had stopped, an event complicated by police restraining him and compressing his neck. Chauvin, who pleaded guilty to violating a federal criminal civil rights statute on two occasions, was convicted of murder and manslaughter in April 2021. Floyd’s death was ruled a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office in June 2020. While referencing a documentary released by conservative activist, Daily Wire host and former Turning Point USA spokesperson Candace Owens, the rapper claimed that Floyd’s death was related to fentanyl in his system, among other inaccurate statements. ![]() called back to the rapper previously disputing that convicted murderer and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck. West returned to Revolt’s Drink Champs podcast over the weekend and during his three-hour appearance, spread misinformation about the death of George Floyd and responded to LeBron James’ YouTube show The Shop’s decision to pull its episode with him.Īt various points in the interview, West repeated antisemitic conspiracies and during one exchange briefly stated “‘White Lives Matter’ doesn’t mean that Black lives don’t matter” without further elaboration from either the rapper or the podcast’s hosts, who asked him about his recent decision to wear a White Lives Matter shirt.īut West also repeated misinformation about the cause of Floyd’s death to the hosts after N.O.R.E. Viola Davis' Ashé Audio Ventures Inks Multi-Project Deal With Audible (Exclusive) ![]()
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