Kanye Threatens to Pull His Coachella Gig: How Billie Eilish Is Concerned

One other day, one other feud? Kanye West hinted at wanting to drag out of his upcoming Coachella efficiency — and put the blame on Billie Eilish.

The rapper, 44, shared a screenshot on Thursday, February 10, of an article about feedback that Eilish, 20, made throughout a current live performance that many social media customers interpreted as a dig at Travis Scott and the Astroworld tragedy.

“COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES,” West wrote within the caption of his Instagram put up. “NO ONE INTENDED THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV DIDN’T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED AND YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME AT COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I PERFORM.”

The “Happier Than Ever” singer responded within the feedback, asserting, “Actually by no means mentioned a factor about Travis. Was simply serving to a fan.”

Days prior, Eilish stopped in the course of a set in Georgia when she observed a fan struggling within the pit. The viewers member was apparently having hassle respiration when the Grammy winner took motion, asking safety to get the particular person an inhaler from backstage.

“It’s OK, it’s OK. We obtained one,” the California native mentioned in the course of the Saturday, February 5, present. “Give her a while, don’t crowd [her]. Chill out, chill out, it’s OK. We’re taking good care of our individuals, maintain on. I anticipate individuals to be OK till I hold going.”

Her remark was met with a loud cheer and the second shortly went viral. Some assumed that Eilish was hinting at Scott, 30, whose Astroworld music pageant sparked a debate about public security at occasions.

In November 2021, an incident on the rapper’s live performance resulted within the deaths of 10 individuals when followers rushed the stage throughout Scott’s efficiency. Authorities declared it a mass casualty occasion, with a number of attendees getting injured within the chaos. Those that died suffered “compression asphyxia,” in line with the Harris County health worker’s workplace.

The “Sicko Mode” artist was closely criticized for showing to proceed performing whereas viewers members had been in misery. Kylie Jenner, who lately gave start to the pair’s second little one, additionally confronted backlash for seemingly sharing footage on social media in the course of the hysteria.

Scott broke his silence on the tragedy throughout a December 2021 interview with Charlamagne Tha God, claiming that he wasn’t conscious of what was occurring within the second. A supply beforehand instructed Us Weekly that the musician and his staff “ended the efficiency within the curiosity of public security” as soon as they had been knowledgeable of what occurred.

West, for his half, was beforehand confirmed as a headliner at April’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Pageant in California when the lineup was introduced final month. Eilish can also be scheduled to carry out.

Shortly after dragging the “No Time to Die” artist into drama, the Yeezy designer posted a screenshot of an Instagram remark joking that he’s “off the meds.” West has been outspoken about his psychological well being struggles since being recognized with bipolar dysfunction in 2016.

“THE WORLD IS RACIST SEXIST HOMOPHOBIC AND CRAZY PHOBIC AT OUR CORE,” the “Stronger” rapper wrote on Thursday. “ITS CHEAP AND DISMISSIVE TO SAY IM OFF MY MEDS ANYTIME I SPEAK UP PHOBIA IN THIS SENSE DOESN’T MEAN BEING AFRAID OF IT MEANS NOT GIVING POWER TO LETS BE MORE CONSCIOUS AND NOT WRITE EACH OTHER OFF SO EASILY.”