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\n\tDavid Schwimmer<\/a> took to social media Monday to praise the companies that pulled their sponsorship at London\u2019s Wireless Festival after Kanye West<\/a> was revealed as headliner, stating that West still hasn\u2019t properly atoned for his years of antisemitic comments and that his written apology \u201cdoes not erase years of abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThanks Pepsi, PayPal & Diageo. It\u2019s great to see companies with moral clarity,\u201d the Friends<\/em> star wrote on Instagram on Monday. \u201cUnlike Wireless and Festival Republic, they decided not to platform an artist who became one of the most recognizable hate-mongering bigots in the world \u2014 while the other orgs seek only to profit from one.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSponsors started pulling their sponsorships Sunday after Wireless promoter Festival Republic had announced West\u2019s booking. Festival exectutive Melvin Benn issued an extensive statement Monday <\/a>defending the decision to book West, stating fans should \u201coffer some forgiveness and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSchwimmer referenced West\u2019s move to release the song \u201cHeil Hitler\u201d and sell shirts with swastikas on them last year and called West\u2019s Wall Street Journal<\/em> apology advertisement \u201cperhaps part of a PR scheme to assuage folks right before his long-planned return to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cRemember: Ye\u2019s apologized before, only to retract that apology and double down on his virulent hatred of Jewish people,\u201d Schwimmer said. <\/p>\n \n\tSchwimmer\u2019s statement comes as West is in the midst of a career comeback<\/a> that seemed improbable as recently as last year after \u201cHeil Hitler\u201d dropped. Less than a year later, after his apology ad, it was revealed that indie music company Gamma was backing West for his latest album Bully, <\/em>which debuted at Number Two on Billboard\u2019s album chart this week. Meanwhile, he played two nearly sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium last week,<\/a> drawing tens of thousands of fans at each show.<\/p>\n \n\tSchwimmer questioned why the likes of Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Lauryn Hill supported West at his shows last week, calling them \u201cartists who seem to shrug off his history of rabid antisemitism. Or maybe endorse it? Hard to say, since none of them ever publicly denounced his past remarks.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSchwimmer argued West needs to take further action to prove his apology is genuine, suggesting West donate some of his Wireless Festival earnings to Jewish organizations in the U.K. and\/or meet with Jewish leaders and artists to have constructive dialog on his statements. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI believe in forgiveness, but it takes much more than this. Then again, I do not profit from his appearing at Wireless,\u201d Schwimmer wrote. \u201cUntil Ye demonstrates a commitment to building back trust \u2014 not only with the Jewish community, but with ALL the fans he left heartbroken and disappointed by his hateful rhetoric the last several years \u2014 he should not be granted a platform to perform. To do so is to be tacitly complicit in what these companies know to be wrong, unethical and immoral.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRead Schwimmer\u2019s full statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tThanks Pepsi, PayPal & Diageo.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s great to see companies with moral clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThese brands have pulled sponsorship of Wireless Festival, which disgraced itself recently by scheduling Ye (formerly Kanye West) to headline.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tUnlike Wireless and Festival Republic, they decided not to platform an artist who became one of the most recognizable hate-mongering bigots in the world \u2014 while the other orgs seek only to profit from one.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tFor years, Ye used his considerable celebrity to promote hate and violence against Jews, spreading antisemitic lies and stereotypes to his 33 million followers \u2014 more than twice the number of Jewish people alive today.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tLess than a year ago Ye released the song \u201cHeil Hitler\u201d (rightly banned from all major streaming platforms), sold swastika T-shirts on his website, claimed he was a Nazi and threatened to kill Jews.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tBut about two months ago he professed to apologize for all that in a paid Ad he took out in the Wall Street Journal \u2014 perhaps part of a PR scheme to assuage folks right before his long-planned return to the stage.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tRemember: Ye\u2019s apologized before, only to retract that apology and double down on his virulent hatred of Jewish people.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThis time, he explained it was a health condition that had made him specifically target Jews with hate speech and threats of violence.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tSo he\u2019s launching a comeback, having recently played at SoFi Stadium in California (Kroenke family were you aware?) supported by Lauryn Hill, Travis Scott, CeeLo Green and Don Toliver \u2014 artists who seem to shrug off his history of rabid antisemitism. Or maybe endorse it? Hard to say, since none of them ever publicly denounced his past remarks.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThe thing is, Ye\u2019s words and actions the last few years have caused incalculable, irreparable damage. He has fueled world wide hatred and inspired violence against Jews everywhere, and his erratic behavior has repeatedly shown he can\u2019t be trusted. It\u2019s fine for his famous pals to pat him on the back and say, \u201cIt\u2019s all good.\u201d But the community he has harmed most has no reason to trust his apology is authentic.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tIf he was sincere, he would take action to repair the damage he caused.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tHe could officially pull the song \u201cHeil Hitler\u201d and explicitly, directly and publicly disavow it.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tHe could meet with Jewish leaders or artists to have a public conversation about his rehabilitation and to make amends.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tHe could offer to donate a portion of his hefty Wireless profits to one or more Jewish charitable organizations in the UK \u2014 where attacks against Jews, synagogues and Jewish businesses are among the highest ever recorded.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tAn apology letter is just that: Words on paper. An advertisement, generating publicity before a concert tour. It does not erase years of abuse.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tI believe in forgiveness, but it takes much more than this. Then again, I do not profit from his appearing at Wireless.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tUntil Ye demonstrates a commitment to building back trust \u2014 not only with the Jewish community, but with ALL the fans he left heartbroken and disappointed by his hateful rhetoric the last several years \u2014 he should not be granted a platform to perform.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tTo do so is to be tacitly complicit in what these companies know to be wrong, unethical and immoral.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tI hope Budweiser, Beat Box Beverages, Drip water and Big Green Coach come to the same conclusion. \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David Schwimmer took to social media Monday to praise the companies that pulled their sponsorship at London\u2019s Wireless Festival after Kanye West was revealed as headliner, stating that West still hasn\u2019t properly atoned for his years of antisemitic comments and that his written apology \u201cdoes not erase years of abuse.\u201d \u201cThanks Pepsi, PayPal & Diageo. 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