Musk Says He Had No Role in Bringing Kanye West Back on Twitter

Rapper Kanye West makes a point as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, S.C., on July 19, 2020. Randall Hill/Reuters

Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Friday that he did not have a hand in reinstating rapper Kanye West’s account, which was suspended by the micro-blogging site earlier this month for posting anti-Semitic remarks.

The billionaire said Twitter had restored the account of the rapper, now known as Ye, before the completion of the social media platform’s $44 billion takeover late on Thursday. “They did not consult with or inform me,” Musk said in a tweet.