Jonah Hill

Ye said on Instagram that Jonah Hill's acting performance in '21 Jump Street' made him “like Jewish people again.” The rapper formerly known as Kanye West ...

Thank you Jonah Hill I love you.” Basically, Jonah Hill and 21 Jump Street are to Ye what [Kendall Jenner and soda ](https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/kendall-jenner-uses-the-trump-backlash-to-sell-pepsi.html)were to the police in that Pepsi ad. [21 Jump Street](http://www.vulture.com/2012/03/movie-review-21-jump-street-is-an-agreeable-shambles.html) earlier, all of that [antisemitism](http://www.vulture.com/2022/10/kanye-west-the-shop-interview-pulled-hate-speech.html) could’ve been prevented? You mean to say that if Ye had just watched

Kanye West shared an Instagram post claiming that Jonah Hill's performance in "21 Jump Street" helped change his views about antisemitism.

After receiving backlash for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt in October 2022 at Paris Fashion Week, Ye tweeted that he was going to go “death con 3” on Jewish people on Oct. This began a string of hate-speech-filled interviews, which reached an even more disturbing level when he appeared on Alex Jones’ InfoWars and said “I see good things about Hitler,” among other hateful rhetoric. “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” Ye wrote alongside a poster for the 2012 comedy, which also starred Channing Tatum.

Kanye West returned to social media to declare that he "likes Jewish people again," all thanks to Jonah Hill's performance in '21 Jump Street.'

[released a document](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-anti-semitic-rhetoric-assaults-vandalism-1234678236/) of dozens of acts of vandalism, harassment and intimidation organized under the “Ye is right” slogan. [White Lives Matter](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-wears-white-lives-matter-shirt-1234604315/)” shirt. After threatening to go [“death con 3 on Jewish people,”](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-antisemitic-comments-conservatives-complain-censorship-1234608237/) several companies [cut ties](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-antisemitism-backlash-1234617665/) with West including JP Morgan Chase, CAA, Vogue, [Balenciaga](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/balenciaga-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-1234612750/) and, most notably, Adidas, who [terminated](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adidas-drops-kanye-west-antisemitism-1234608046/) their billion-dollar deal with the rapper. Antisemitic tweets referencing the “Ye is Right” slogan also reached nearly 5 million users of the platform. No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew.” [booted from social media](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-swastika-elon-musk-twitter-1234640112/) in the first place — West wrote, “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again.”

Kanye West says he's done a 180 on his views about Jewish people and is no longer an antisemite -- thanks to actor Jonah Hill.

A watchdog group called StopAntisemitism [named Kanye](https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/11/kanye-west-named-antisemite-of-the-year-hitler-praise/) "Antisemite of the Year" in 2022. [Piers Morgan](https://www.tmz.com/people/piers-morgan/), Kanye doubled down on his antisemitic remarks, but clarified that he was only referring to Jews who had [done him wrong](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/19/kanye-west-somewhat-apologizes-for-anti-semitic-comments/). Ye also hung out with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and the two even flew to Mar-a-Lago for an infamous dinner hosted by [Donald Trump](https://www.tmz.com/people/donald-trump/). His close friends dropped him like a bad habit. His comments led to a crushing downfall. [ripped from him](https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/08/kanye-west-loses-honorary-college-degree-school-art-institute-chicago-saic/) by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This was in reference to an earlier remark he made about going "death con 3" on Jews. [business deals](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/25/adidas-ends-kanye-west-yeezy-partnership-anti-semitism-hate-speech/) with Adidas and Balenciaga. [Alex Jones](https://www.tmz.com/people/alex-jones/) and [praised Hitler](https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/01/kanye-west-mental-breakdown-praise-hitler-nazis-infowars/) and the Nazis. He continued, "No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew. I love you." Kanye said, "Watching Jonah Hill in 21 jump street made me like Jewish people again.

After an all too brief hiatus, Kanye West returned to Instagram on Friday, March 24. Last year, West went off of social media after posting a series of ...

Though Ye has not directly commented on the TikToks, he voiced his disapproval of North joining the platform last year. Last night, West took to Instagram to reveal that he had been watching Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s 2012 remake of 21 Jump Street. “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” said West in the post’s caption.

Kanye West has seemingly had a change of heart about Jewish people, thanks to the acting skills of Jonah Hill in a movie that might surprise some fans.

rapper [Stefflon Don](https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.51813/title.stefflon-don-gets-twitter-canceled-after-mocking-black-lives-matter) asked Ye: “Where the hell you been at ?” before joking: “When its the time of the month but he still wanna taste.” [Ye was named “Antisemite Of The Year” by the American non-profit watchdog group StopAntisemitism.org](https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-antisemite-of-the-year). Thank You! “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” West wrote. [YG](https://hiphopdx.com/artist/yg) responded in the comments section, while former collaborator [GLC](https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-glc-spaceship-consequence-classic-track) added: “Sakiya Red!” U.K. [Kanye West](https://hiphopdx.com/artist/kanye-west) has seemingly had a change of heart about Jewish people, thanks to the acting skills of [Jonah Hill](https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-roasted-you-people-trailer-jonah-hill-lauren-london) in a movie that might surprise some fans.

Rapper ascribes change of heart to seeing Jewish actor in '21 Jump Street,' following series of extreme antisemitic remarks last year.

Sign in to stop seeing this](//crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-in) If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” Ye wrote.

Kanye West has said he now "likes Jewish people again" after watching Jonah Hill in 2012 film 21 Jump Street.

](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-walks-out-of-interview-after-being-challenged-over-antisemitic-views-3357341) [Balenciaga](https://www.nme.com/news/music/balenciaga-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-over-antisemitic-comments-3333697), [Adidas](https://www.nme.com/news/music/adidas-ends-kanye-west-deal-in-light-of-rappers-anti-semitic-comments-3335494) and [Gap](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-ends-fashion-partnership-with-gap-3311390) and [had his honorary degree from The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago rescinded](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-has-honorary-doctorate-degree-rescinded-over-disgusting-and-condemnable-statements-3363824). [He has been widely condemned by many figures in the entertainment world](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-wests-anti-semitic-posts-backlash-3325627), as well as several political figures and organisations that represent Jewish communities. [‘Antisemite Of The Year’ by the watchdog group StopAntisemitism ](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-declared-antisemite-of-the-year-by-watchdog-group-3369118)in response to his anti-Semitic comments in the last few months. [30 different hate incidents in the US](https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-wests-bigoted-rants-linked-to-30-anti-semitic-incidents-in-us-say-anti-defamation-league-3398304). “No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew.”

Kanye West's first Instagram post in 2023 is turning heads, after sharing that watching Jonah Hill's performance in 21 Jump Street "made me like Jewish ...

[CAA has also dropped Ye](https://www.etonline.com/kanye-west-no-longer-represented-by-agency-amid-anti-semitic-comments-193222) as a client. [lost his billionaire status](https://www.etonline.com/kanye-west-loses-billionaire-status-as-adidas-gap-cut-ties-after-anti-semitic-comments-193273) after Adidas cut ties with him. While we remain a partner with adidas and carry a wide assortment of their collections — we will not be supporting any future Yeezy product drops, and we have instructed our retail operators to pull any existing product from our shelves and digital sites.” [celebrities](https://www.etonline.com/gigi-hadid-jodie-turner-smith-vogue-and-more-call-out-kanye-west-amid-white-lives-matter-shirt), including his [ex, Kim Kardashian](https://www.etonline.com/kim-kardashian-and-sister-khloe-speak-out-against-anti-semitism-following-kanye-wests-remarks), also spoke out condemning anti-Semitism and racism. Subsequently, Foot Locker also removed his popular Yeezy shoes off its shelves, with a Foot Locker Inc. West added in the caption, “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people.

Kanye West Returns to Instagram with praise for Jonah Hill in '21 Jump Street'

“No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people. A particular flashpoint was his comment that he would go “death con 3 on Jewish people” via Twitter in October 2022. “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” he wrote on the platform alongside a poster for the 2012 film.

The latest twist in a saga that has fueled antisemitic rhetoric across the United States was prompted, West said on Instagram, by seeing the Jewish actor Jonah ...

The movie, which included West’s music on its soundtrack, was [meant to show how “people grow to understand each other](https://www.jta.org/2023/01/27/culture/netflixs-you-people-digs-into-black-jewish-relations-it-also-plays-a-kanye-west-song-twice)” through challenging encounters, its producer said. [nearly 60 antisemitic incidents in last year’s highest-ever total in the United States involved direct references to West](https://www.jta.org/2023/03/23/united-states/adl-reports-massive-increase-in-antisemitic-incidents-in-2022), who also goes by Ye. Several days later, he spent three hours as a guest on “Infowars,” the streaming show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West [proclaimed multiple times that he loved Adolf Hitler](https://www.jta.org/2022/12/01/culture/i-like-hitler-kanye-west-repeatedly-tells-alex-jones-during-3-hour-infowars-appearance). “Bro is gonna convert to Judaism after he sees Superbad,” one Twitter user wrote, naming another Hill film. He later added, “Thank you Jonah Hill I love you.” “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again.

Kanye West said he was renouncing anti-Semitism in a new Instagram post Saturday in which he wrote that watching actor Jonah Hill in the film "21 Jump ...

Damage is already done. "Doesn't work that way Kanye. Washington (AFP) – Kanye West said he was renouncing anti-Semitism in a new Instagram post Saturday in which he wrote that watching actor Jonah Hill in the film "21 Jump Street" made him "like Jewish people again."