Candace Owens launches ‘#FreeKanye’ hashtag after rapper pal Kanye West is suspended from Twitter
CANDACE Owens has posted a #FreeKanye declaration to her 2.6 million followers after the outspoken rapper was "suspended" from Twitter.
The right-wing author and activist stood by her famous friend after he was reportedly temporarily banned from the platform after sharing a journalist's phone number.
She didn't offer up any other information about the apparent ban but former NBA star Rick Fox claimed the account had been suspended for 12 hours.
Kanye earlier after he shared the private information of Forbes Chief Content Officer.
The post allegedly contained Randall Lane's personal cell phone number and encouraged fans to call it.
In 2018, Owens reportedly claimed West designed t-shirts promoting her "Blexit" movement, which urges Black voters to leave the Democratic party and become Republicans.
West quickly denied that he had taken part in the design, insisting that he instead introduced Owens to a designer who worked on the project.
Owens later claimed that she had "never once" said that West designed the shirts.
She has endeared herself to the president by attacking anyone who dares to criticize or mock him and is no stranger to controversy.
The controversial right-wing author and activist said must shoulder some of the blame for Saturday's shocking ambush.
"Why does this happen? Because pea-brained celebrities that are idolized like @KingJames tell young black men that they are 'literally being hunted'," she tweeted .