Maverick Carter says Ye's episode on 'The Shop' will not air

Maverick Carter, LeBron James’s business partner on the HBO show The Shop: Uninterrupted, announced the show’s recently taped episode featuring rapper and songwriter Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) will not air.

ESPN’s Justin Tinsley reported Ye did not back down from his use of antisemitic comments on the episode, the same comments he made during a recent Fox News interview. In an exclusive statement to ESPN’s Andscape, Carter—the CEO of SpringHill Entertainment—made the decision to not air the episode involving Ye.

Carter thought Ye was “capable of a respectful discussion” and “ready to address all his recent comments” that have generated a lot of reactions from media and fans.

“Unfortunately, he [Ye] used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes,” Carter said in the statement. “While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate.

“I take full responsibility for believing [Ye] wanted a different conversation and apologize to our guests and crew. Hate speech should never have an audience.”