Kanye West has backtracked on his comments about the death of George Floyd and ‘understands’ why it caused upset to the Black community.
The All Of The Lights rapper sparked outrage when he recently suggested Floyd’s death was related to drugs rather than police brutality.
Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder after kneeling on Floyd’s neck during an arrest in May 2020.
The family of Floyd, a Black man, said they were considering taking legal action against West, 45, after his false statements.
In his original comments, West said in his Drink Champs interview earlier this month: ‘They hit [Floyd] with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that.