Celebrities: Jewish or Not? 

Celebrities you might not have known are Jewish….or maybe you did…

Azealia Banks (L) and Ryder Ripps (R). From Instagram

Ryder Ripps – Jewish

Ripps is the son of the artist Rodney Ripps and designer and model Helene Verin, who are both Jewish.

Ripps is an American conceptual designer, creative director and programmer. He founded the online art community Dump.fm and the website WhoDat.biz, which alleged to be affiliated with Kanye West (later, they did work together, but it ended in a lawsuit after Ripps and others alleged West praised Hitler and made various antisemitic comments). As the creative director of OKFocus, he designed the branding for the meal replacement drink Soylent, and worked on music and music videos for M.I.A., Grimes, James Blake and Travis Scott. In 2021, he became engaged to rapper Azealia Banks, but the pair broke up weeks later after selling their audio sex tape as an NFT). The following year, he was sued by the parent company of Bored Ape Yacht Club regarding false advertising and trademark infringement, and was later ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages.

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