This week, Kanye West seemed to give an ultimatum regarding his next
performance at the popular Californian Coachella festival. The reason? The
perception that singer Billie Eilish had recently taken a jab at rapper
Travis Scott, one of Kanye's closest friends. As we recall, during a concert
in Atlanta last week, Eilish stopped a concert to make sure a fan who was
having trouble breathing received medical attention before continuing with
the show. Eilish said at the time: "I wait for people to be okay before I
continue."
Now, unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, Eilish's statement carries a bit more weight in light of the Astroworld tragedy that unfolded in November, which left 10 people dead, including the boy. nine-year-old Ezra Blount. Scott, who was the mastermind behind the popular concert festival, has been dealing with the fallout for months, and legal proceedings have yet to begin. Now West is demanding an apology from the artist, or else he will walk out of Coachella.
"COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES," West said in an Instagram post on Thursday. “NOBODY INTENDED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND HE WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED AND YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME IN COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I ACT.” Lower the caps, Kanye.
