Kanye West has always lent some shock-value to the headlines, but recently, it hasn't been his tweets that have captured the attention of his fans, it's his bold support of the highly controversial, Marilyn Manson. Fans are confused about why West is so boldly and firmly backing Manson in such a public manner, and are baffled by why he would want to stand in the face of controversy to this degree.
After facing serious allegations of abuse, Manson is under fire and facing extreme backlash from critics that were once-supporters of his talent. Apparently this hasn't stopped Kanye West from rocking out at a celebrity event, while wearing a T-shirt featuring Marilyn Manson's image.
Kanye West Boldly Backs Marilyn Manson
Kanye West has often created waves with his questionable antics and strange commentary that is often misaligned with the situation he finds himself in. However, his most recent display of strange behavior really has fans up in arms and confused about why he'd make such an odd move.
It all started with Manson's surprise presence on West's Donda album, which then evolved into Marilyn Manson's surprise appearance at the Donda Listening Party - an incident which even took his ex, Kim Kardashian by surprise.
Now, Kanye has taken his support of Manson one step further, and this may just be the tipping point for his fans. He showed up at Diddy's celebrity-studded party wearing a shirt that proudly displayed Manson's image. West also wore baggy ripped jeans, covered his face with a full mask covering his entire face, and he sported some Nike x Heron Preston football gloves which completely covered his hands.
Basically, the only thing fans could really see, was Marilyn Manson's image.
Fans Are Baffled
In a world fueled by cancel culture and millions of trigger-happy fans across the world, West's bold support of Manson could easily be detrimental to his own career. Fans are looking for reasons to hit the cancel button, and West is handing them some solid opportunities to do so.
Manson's reputation has been completely smeared by numerous allegations of violent, repeated, sexual assaults on a number of women, primarily his exes, and the very messy situation continues to unravel in the public sphere.
West, on the other hand, is independently successful and is at the height of his career since the incredible success of his highly anticipated Donda album release.
Fans are questioning what would make West risk it all by throwing his support behind Manson in such a bold and brazen way.
West has also recently been trolled for featuring DaBaby on the Donda album, after the artist was effectively canceled over his homophobic rant at the Rolling Loud festival.
It seems that Kanye is scooping up the underdogs and trying to save them from drowning, but fans believe this could lead his own career to sink if he keeps it up.