Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is the latest high-profile law firm to drop the rapper and record producer known as Ye, after a string of antisemitic remarks on social media platforms Twitter and Instagram.
“QE has withdrawn from representing Mr. West and will not represent him in the future,” said Quinn Emaunel Co-Managing Partner William Burck in a written statement.
Earlier this month, Ye tweeted that he wants to go “death con 3 on Jewish people,” prompting Twitter to suspend his account.
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft on Wednesday confirmed it had parted ways with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. ...
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