Kanye West celebrated his 46th birthday this past weekend, but it wasn’t the star-studded guest list that turned heads.
Instead, Yeezy’s birthday bash, which was held in what appeared to be an empty warehouse in Los Angeles on Saturday night, made headlines thanks to food being served off the body of a bare woman.
Photos and videos from the unorthodox party show a bare female model lying still on a table with several food platters resting on top of her body, including her breasts, crotch, and knees.
Next to the woman stood a chef who could be seen neatly placing portions of sushi on the platters for guests to nibble on as Kanye’s music — including the Donda track “Come to Life”—blared through the speakers.
While the sight seemed strange to some fans, the practise is actually a Japanese tradition known as “Nyotaimori,” which dates back hundreds of centuries. In more recent years, it has faced backlash from feminist activists.
Even Kanye’s adoption of the practice didn’t come without controversy, as some critics pointed out that his nine-year-old daughter, North West, was in attendance at the somewhat X-rated party.
So Kanye flipped when Kim let North do a dance on TikTok, but he’s okay with having her come to his birthday where they’re serving sushi off a bare woman?” One person questioned me on Twitter.
Other guests included Kanye’s wife Bianca Censori, fellow artists Freddie Gibbs, Ty Dolla $ign, and Chloe Bailey, and long-time Ye associates GLC and John Monopoly.
