Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter for a period of 12 hours by Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, following the rapper’s string of divisive posts.

Ye said that his 2024 presidential campaign would utilise a graphic that seemed to be a Nazi swastika inside a Star of David, a Jewish sacred symbol.

Minutes after Kanye’s Twitter account got suspended, Musk took to his handle to clarify that Ye was being booted from the social media platform for violating Twitter’s rules – and not the picture he shared of him – Musk.

“Just clarifying that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering picture of me being hosed by Ari,” Musk wrote.

He further joked: “Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight!”

Musk had previously tweeted to Ye, encouraging him not to respond critically to others and pointing him to Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament.

“Jesus taught love, kindness and forgiveness,” Musk said on Wednesday. “I used to think that turning the other cheek was weak & foolish, but I was the fool for not appreciating its profound wisdom.”

Musk reinstated Ye’s Twitter account after taking control of the company following his $44 billion takeover. 

The mogul has also welcomed back other notable figures such as former President Donald Trump, who has not yet taken him up on the offer. 

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