Kanye West Slams Forbes Editor Randall Lane as White Supremacist

In the midst of Kanye West‘s extensive tweets exposing his contracts with Universal Music Group, Kanye West accused the editor of Forbes Magazine of being a white supremacist. West shared the editor’s phone number, encouraging his fans to call it.

In a tweet, West wrote, “If any of my fans want to call a white supremacist … this is the editor of Forbes.” He included a screenshot of a contact in his phone listed as “Randall Forbes,” including the phone number assigned to the contact.

The Forbes website confirms that the editor of Forbes Magazine is Randall Lane; he is also the chief content officer of Forbes Media. Public records confirm that the phone number West shared does belong to Randall Lane.

Shortly after West tweeted the personal information, Twitter removed the post, claiming “This Tweet violated the Twitter rules.”

Randall Lane Started Working at Forbes in 1991

Lane started working at Forbes in 1991 as a reporter and staff writer, before later going on to become the magazine’s editor. In his Forbes bio, Lane writes,

“I am the chief content officer of Forbes Media and editor of Forbes Magazine, and believe strongly that entrepreneurial capitalism and market-based thinking can solve the world’s problems. This is my second stint at Forbes — between 1991 and 1997, I was a reporter, a staff writer (five cover stories), associate editor and Washington bureau chief. In between, I caught the start-up bug: I co-founded P.O.V. Magazine (Adweek’s Startup of the Year), and then launched Doubledown Media (Trader Monthly, Dealmaker, Private Air, etc.). As a fattening hobby, I have reviewed restaurants for various magazines since college (and was a National Magazine Award finalist for my wine writing).”

West Accused Sony & Universal of Being ‘Modern Day Slave Ships’

Two days before his tweet against Lane, West began tweeting in opposition of Sony and Universal, accusing them of slavery. In a tweet, he wrote, “I need to see everybody’s contracts at Universal and Sony. I’m not gonna watch my people be enslaved. I’m putting my life on the line for my people. The music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships. I’m the new Moses.”

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