Kanye West's bizarre, nonsensical month on Twitter continued on Tuesday when he appeared to show support for embattled comedian Bill Cosby.
BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
West's Tweet was almost immediately met with criticism and ridicule by the rest of the Internet.
.@kanyewestpic.twitter.com/zm1fulpoYN
— brad esposito (@braddybb) February 9, 2016
.@kanyewesthttps://t.co/r6ux2WnpZn
— The Cut (@TheCut) February 9, 2016
Not the album title I would have picked but that's art for you https://t.co/gHTmqUZZ5J
— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) February 9, 2016
Cosby currently faces charges of sexual assault in Philadelphia stemming from a 2004 incident with a Temple basketball coach. More than 50 women have come forward over the past few months and said that Cosby assaulted them as well.
West's activity on Twitter has skyrocketed since January, when he announced the release date of a still untitled album. Since Jan. 8, he's changed the name of the album from Swish to Waves before deciding on a name he hasn't yet announced.
Swish February 11 16
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 9, 2016
New album title, WAVES
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 27, 2016
That's the new album anybody who can figure out the title gets tickets to Season 3 and free Yeezys
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
In between announcements of changing titles and track lists, West's Twitter activity has included proclamations that his new album is "The Greatest of All Time," feuds with rapper Wiz Khalifa, ex-girlfriend Amber Rose and Michael Jordan, fake Rolling Stone covers and updates from his email account.
I'm sorry Michael Jordan I love and respect you. My beef was with Mark Parker. I respect you so much!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
I have to call @FloydMayweather and @LeoDicaprio, I spoke to @MikeTyson yesterday
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 8, 2016
Love love love love love my baby girl #lovemyfamilypic.twitter.com/YacTKSyVFE
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
West is expected to debut his new album and his new fashion line on Thursday at an event at Madison Square Garden that will be simulcast to theaters worldwide.
Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.
