• Candace Owens said Kanye West sent her messages from people allegedly threatening him with instructions to release them publicly
• The conservative commentator said Ye told her to make the information public if anything happens to him
• Owens has become a vocal defender of Ye, citing his 2016 hospitalization and alleged threats from trainer Harley Pasternak

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (TDR) — Candace Owens purports that the artist formerly known as Kanye West sent her “messages of people who were threatening him,” further claiming that he wants these alleged messages to be made public “if anything happens.”

During a livestream on her YouTube channel, Owens revealed the explosive claim, saying Ye sent her private messages from individuals who allegedly made threats against him. “Kanye sent me all the messages of people who were threatening me. I have them all,” Owens told her audience. She said the rapper instructed her to release the information immediately if he were ever harmed or went missing.

Connecting alleged threats to controversial claims

Owens drew parallels between the supposed threats against Ye and what she described as intimidation tactics used against conservative figures. The far-right conspiracy propagandist, as described by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch, claimed the same people allegedly threatening Ye were responsible for “torturing” the late Charlie Kirk.

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“Never too late to say that Kanye was right,” Owens declared during her livestream. “Kanye said that in order to be free you had to violate these contracts, you had to recognize that your voice is being controlled and Kanye did just that. It was really an act of bravery to free himself.” The claims have yet to be verified, and Owens provided no evidence to support her assertions.

Long-standing defense of Ye

Owens and Ye have become close in recent years, as seen in the final trailer of this year’s In Whose Name? documentary. The film, directed by Nico Ballesteros, documents six years of Ye’s life including his struggles with bipolar disorder, his failed 2020 presidential campaign, and his antisemitic public outbursts.

In May, Owens explained on The Jason Lee Show why she continues to defend the rapper. “I will always love Ye. I will always defend him because I think he did one of the bravest things in speaking about what happened to him and the questions were never answered about what Harley Pasternak did to him that night,” she said, referencing a 2016 incident when Ye was hospitalized after erratic public appearances.

Harley Pasternak, a Canadian celebrity trainer, reportedly called authorities during the 2016 incident. In 2022, Ye posted alleged texts from Pasternak that included a threat to institutionalize him again, reading, “I have you institutionalized again where they medicate the crap out of you, and you go back to Zombieland forever.”

History of controversial alliance

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The relationship between Owens and Ye drew significant attention in October 2022 when they appeared together at a Paris fashion show wearing matching “White Lives Matter” shirts. The slogan is popular with white supremacists, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Owens initially defended Ye after he made antisemitic comments and threatening remarks about Jewish people, though she later acknowledged he had hurt Jews with his escalating rhetoric.

For those unfamiliar, Owens is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a far-right conspiracy propagandist who has promoted numerous unfounded theories. She was dismissed from The Daily Wire in March 2024 following comments regarded as antisemitic and months of tensions with co-host Ben Shapiro.

Owens continues to maintain a large platform with over 5 million followers on X and Instagram, using it to promote conspiracy theories and defend Ye against criticism. Her latest claims about threatening messages add another chapter to their controversial alliance, though the rapper has not publicly confirmed or commented on Owens’ statements.

Should public figures with platforms be held accountable for promoting unverified conspiracy theories about threats and intimidation?

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