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While Scooter Braun's controversies mostly have to do with Justin Bieber these days, he almost faced a lot more on his plate if he had stuck around as the manager of Kanye West. The two worked together earlier in the 2010s, and since then, a lot has changed for both individuals.
As caught by Billboard, Braun recently reflected on his relationship with Ye during the Thursday (July 16) episode of Danielle Robay's Question Everything podcast. He answered a question about how he feels about the Yeezy mogul's current controversies, whether that's his antisemitism or other bigoted or incendiary behaviors.
"I don’t know him anymore," Scooter Braun expressed regarding Kanye West's lows. "The person that I knew wasn’t someone who says those things. Sometimes the hardest thing to do with someone you care about is mourn them while they’re still here. The person that I knew is not the person that I’m seeing, so I don’t have a relationship anymore." He also added that he isn't sure if Ye can come back from this or change his ways.
"I don’t know him, and I think right now, I have three beautiful kids that need a dad to focus on them and make sure they’re prepared and strong in this world," Braun remarked. "That’s going to be my focus."
Regardless of anything Scooter Braun has to say, Kanye West will move on. He just updated the release date for his new album BULLY yet again, and it will now presumably come out September 26. Although very few Ye fans believe this, he at least dropped a few singles while fans wait for the LP, which also has plenty of controversies attached to it.
But even if fans don't talk at all about deeper implications in Kanye's music or moves, albums like VULTURES 2 and other recent musical releases are straining that goodwill. So we'll see what ends up happening.
One of Kanye West's biggest controversies right now revolves around sexual misconduct allegations against him from a former female Yeezy employee. Scooter Braun is out of the music management game, and he probably doesn't envy Ye's corner right now.
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
