Kanye West faces backlash for insensitive remarks about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's children

Se-Anne Rall|Published

Beyoncé, Jay Z and their children were the target of a recent tirade by Kanye West

Image: Beyonce/Facebook

Kanye West is known for his wild and outrageous moments. Whether it's going viral for being openly pro-Nazi or some other erratic outburst about his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her family, many feel 'Ye' overstepped when he took aim at Jay-Z and Beyoncé's children.

In a now-deleted post on X, Kanye called the couple's children "r*t*rded.

Kanye West's latest tirade on X

Image: Kanye West/X

"Wait has anyone ever seen Jay-Z and Beyoncé's younger kids. They're r*traded. No literally and this is why artificial insemination is such a blessing. Having r*t*rded children is a choice," Kanye wrote.

After a series of complaints and threats to have his X page taken down, Kanye deleted the post.

However, the response was not exactly an apology either.

"I need everyone to know that I took the post about Jay Z and Beyoncé's family down and Jerry Lorenzo's family down because there was a possibility of my Twitter being cancelled not because I'm a good person.

"I took it down like down syndrome. Get it. Am I right, am I right? F*ck the world. Real talk," he added along with a proverbial middle finger to "every body".

His followers were less than impressed with his latest stunt.

Some X users have also sympathised with Kim over Kanye's rant and weighed in on the former couple's ongoing issues. 

The 44-year-old reality superstar was married to rapper Kanye, 47, from 2014 until 2022 and has North, Saint, Chicago, as well as five-year-old Psalm with him. 

He recently had a go at Kardashian over their trademarking North's name. 

However, in a text, supposedly from Kim, she alludes to Kanye knowing about the trademark and told him to 'stop it'. 

Ye and daughter North West.

Image: Instagram/Ye

The Mirror US has reported that Kim is reportedly considering court action against her ex-husband, including custody over their children.

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Kanye West faces backlash for insensitive remarks about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's children