Ye is continuing to make controversial statements, this time challenging the cause of George Floyd’s death.
During an appearance on the “Drink Champs” podcast Sunday, the rapper-turned-fashion-designer reflected on his viewing of the documentary “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM.”
The documentary, written by and starring conservative political commentator Candace Owens, reexamines the “racially-divided aftermath” following the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died while being restrained by former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in police custody in May 2020.
Ye told “Drink Champs” hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN that Floyd died of fentanyl consumption rather than the physical impact of Chauvin’s restraint.
Fact check: George Floyd's death ruled a homicide, not fentanyl overdose
“They hit (Floyd) with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” Ye said. “They said he screamed for his mama; mama was his girlfriend. It’s in the documentary.”
Despite Ye’s claim, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office ruled Floyd's death was a homicide caused by "cardiopulmonary arrest," complicated by "restraint and neck compression" while he was being subdued by police.
Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist at Loyola University Medical Center, also testified during Chauvin's trial that Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck. He added, “...
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