backlash

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Several major sponsors pulled out after a backlash over the rapper’s planned performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Kanye West on Tuesday offered to meet members of the British Jewish community amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

When Carlson asked why the T-shirt had provoked such a backlash, West said that it was because he was not acting in a way the media approved of.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

There was viewer backlash when her predecessor Curry — a longtime fan favorite — was ousted from the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The backlash that really bothered Ellsberg came from his former co-workers.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin