Trevor Noah Speaks Out After Kanye West Was Banned From Grammys

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00:00Speaking of award shows, let's close today with the tension between Kanye West and Trevor Noah

00:04because this year's Grammys host is speaking out after Ye was banned from the show.

00:09Recall the rapper was suspended from Instagram after he shared a racial slur aimed at Trevor

00:14after The Daily Show host defended Kim Kardashian amidst Kanye's online harassing behavior.

00:20In response to Kanye's since-deleted racist post, Trevor took the high road and praised

00:24Ye's musical and creative influence in his own life, writing in part,

00:28You're an indelible part of my life, yay, which is why it breaks my heart to see you like this.

00:34Fast forward to over the weekend, it was revealed that Kanye's concerning online behavior

00:38has gotten him banned from the Grammy Awards despite his multiple nominations and plans to perform.

00:43The rapper The Game first revealed the news in an Instagram post and claimed that this

00:47quote could be because Trevor Noah is hosting and there was a conversation held amongst his team

00:53and the Academy that led to the decision, while also listing other reasons,

00:56including continuous disrespect from the Academy.

00:59While Kanye has yet to personally comment on the manor, Trevor took to Twitter to support the rapper,

01:04writing,

01:04I said,

01:05I guess we'll have to wait and see if Kanye will be in attendance or not,

01:11but regardless, we are looking forward to the show on April 3rd.