Kanye West slams Me Too movement as ‘1984 mind control’

West – who last month legally changed his name to Ye – suggested those behind the movement against sexual assault in Hollywood and other industries were “power-hungry maniacs”

Kanye West (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Kanye West has criticised the Me Too movement, describing it as being like “Nineteen Eighty-Four mind control”.

The rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur, 44, faced criticism over his decision to collaborate with controversial figures Marilyn Manson and rapper DaBaby on his last album, Donda.