Kanye West mural in Chicago covered after antisemitic comments

A mural in Chicago celebrating Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and his roots in the city has been painted over as the artist continues to face backlash over his recent antisemitic comments.

A Chicago mural celebrating Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and his roots in the city has been painted over as the artist continues to face backlash over his recent antisemitic comments.

Video shared on social media appeared to show the West Loop mural being painted over with black paint.

"Very crazy I’m witnessing this right now.. they’re painting over the Kanye mural in Chicago," the Twitter user who posted the video wrote.

Later footage captured by NBC Chicago showed the final product, with Ye's image transformed into a silhouette.

The artist who painted the original mural, Jason Peterson, retweeted the footage shared on social media, but did not comment on it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kanye-west-mural-chicago-covered-antisemitic-comments-rcna54482

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