Belgian police pointed a gun at Kanye West. In his passage in the Drink Champs podcast, published on November 5, 2021, the one who now calls himself Ye recounted this humiliating experience. Passing through Wijnegem in the Antwerp region last September, he was walking in the hooded street when a police officer approached him violently.
“A gun was pointed at me three weeks ago when I was in Belgium. I had a mask covering my face. Suddenly, a policeman arrived with his gun out. I was like, ‘Okay, I ‘imagine it’s over for me’“, Kanye West smiles with great tranquility, as if he would tell the content of his meal the day before. Faced with the policeman who held his weapon in the low position, Kanye West explained who he was, then putting an end to this aim. Everything ended up well.
The incident was confirmed by local police. “It was a hot summer day. Wearing a mask is not compulsory in the open air and our dog handler had spotted two masked men in the Wijnegem complex during the day“, commented the spokesman for the Belgian police. At the time, it was reported that Kanye West had acquired an apartment in the Kanaal complex in Wijnegem, a former juniper distillery now transformed into the largest art gallery in Belgium.
Lately, Kanye West has been seen with all kinds of masks and balaclavas, from full latex to a simple cotton veil with holes, one of the major fashion trends of the year, worn by Balenciaga and its artistic director Demna Gvasalia. A vision also carried by his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, in particular at the Met Gala.