Josh Kushner Is Still Backing Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS, Brushing Off Ye’s Rant
- Thrive is “fortunate” to work with Kardashian company, he says
- The rapper’s anti-Semitic comments were ‘disappointing’
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Josh Kushner, a venture capitalist and brother of the former White House senior adviser, responded publicly Wednesday to comments from Ye for the first time since the hip-hop icon criticized one of Kushner’s investments.
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, wrote “F--- Josh Kushner” in a since-deleted Instagram post condemning an investment by Kushner’s VC firm in SKIMS, an underwear company created by the rapper’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Soon after, Ye’s accounts on Instagram and Twitter were restricted for posting anti-Semitic comments. (Those later posts weren’t specifically directed at Kushner, who is Jewish.)