Rapper Ye has not been having a good go of it on social media.
Ever since the news broke his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and former friend Pete Davidson were seeing each other following Kardashian's appearance on Saturday Night Live, Ye has made it his life's goal to crucify Davidson on social media.
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Kanye West right now pic.twitter.com/fqQuXqGhBr— wittlewoofles (@wittlewoofles) 1644786704
Kanye\u2019s Instagram is starting to look like a Pete Davidson stan account.pic.twitter.com/a2WrUN50QL— \ud83c\udd7f\ufe0feachy (@\ud83c\udd7f\ufe0feachy) 1644781540
Kanye calling Pete Davidson \u201cSkete\u201d is killing mepic.twitter.com/DTgh5TnpjV— Published Author (@Published Author) 1644731918
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Ye encouraged fans of his to get up into Pete Davidson's face and scream at him (and also call him "Skete"). But after that, his now ex-wife decided things had gone too far.
"UPON MY WIFE'S REQUEST, PLEASE NOBODY DO ANYTHING TO SKETE. I'M GOING TO HANDLE THE SITUATION MYSELF," Ye wrote on his page after a text conversation with Kardashian showed her calling him out for his poor behavior.
"U are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault."
Kanye West requests for no one to physically harm Pete Davidson while simultaneously threatening to do it himself in new Instagram post: \n\n\u201cIM GOING TO HANDLE THE SITUATION MYSELF\u201dpic.twitter.com/zPALruUAiq— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1644880712
Meanwhile to his friends he tells them to stand by, sounds familiar?pic.twitter.com/rAGAjB8FlB— \ud835\udcb0\ud835\udcc3\ud835\udcb6 \ud835\udc9e\ud835\udcbd\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udcb8\ud835\udcb6 & \ud835\udcaf\ud835\udcbd\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc9e\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udcc9\ud835\udcce \u24cb (@\ud835\udcb0\ud835\udcc3\ud835\udcb6 \ud835\udc9e\ud835\udcbd\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udcb8\ud835\udcb6 & \ud835\udcaf\ud835\udcbd\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc9e\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udcc9\ud835\udcce \u24cb) 1644883927
Kanye at this point..pic.twitter.com/zl3SUBJmVs— +avares\ud83e\uddde\u200d\u2642\ufe0f (@+avares\ud83e\uddde\u200d\u2642\ufe0f) 1644882911
Watching everyone think a man threatening and stalking his ex is super funny makes me pretty certain we are going extinct— Ram Ranch Vice Cowboy President of Pranking (@Ram Ranch Vice Cowboy President of Pranking) 1644889985
Shortly thereafter, Ye deleted almost everything on his Instagram except for a post of him on stage surrounded by mist with a more cryptic caption than he's been using in the past.
"I’ve learned that using all caps makes people feel like I’m screaming at them," he began.
"I’m working on my communication. I can benefit from a team of creative professionals, organizers, mobilizers and community leaders. Thank everybody for supporting me."
"I know sharing screen shots was jarring and came off as harassing Kim. I take accountability. I’m still learning in real time. I don’t have all the answers. To be good leader is to be a good listener."
kanye talks about pete davidson like he\u2019s Dinkleberg— curry queen (@curry queen) 1644765131
Kanye watching Kid Cudi hanging out with Pete Davidson:pic.twitter.com/UKWx2TLkU6— The G Quad Podcast (@The G Quad Podcast) 1644715704
Timothee waiting for Kanye to come @ him next bc he's friends w Pete Davidsonpic.twitter.com/bwG5hDyGEc— j (@j) 1644764559
kanye talking about pete davidson like he voldemort— Hivemind (@Hivemind) 1644701165
I hope to god Pete Davidson and Kim K get married and just last forever, solely bc it\u2019s blowing everyone\u2019s minds, pissing Kanye off, and I like drama— Ro \u2744\ufe0f\ud83c\udf28\u26c4\ufe0f (@Ro \u2744\ufe0f\ud83c\udf28\u26c4\ufe0f) 1644508508
Kanye's troubles are not limited to Pete Davidson; he recently took a comment that Billie Eilish made during a concert as a specific dig at Travis Scott's show at Astroworld, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people after a crowd panic.
Kardashian and West remain in contact about their four children, and a rep of Pete Davidson's has said that Pete is doing his best to remain distant from West until such time that he has a healthier approach to the conflict.