Kanye West made numerous antisemitic statements in 2022, including tweeting he would go 'death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE' and stating 'Jewish people have owned the Black voice.' He made Holocaust denial statements and praised Hitler and Nazis in a December 2022 interview with Alex Jones. He collaborated with known white nationalist Nick Fuentes. His business partnerships were widely terminated as a result.

Kim Kardashian obtained a temporary restraining order against Kanye West in 2022 following a prolonged public harassment campaign that included threatening social media posts about her partner Pete Davidson and repeated public attacks.