A Miami nightclub solemnly vowed to investigate after a group of white supremacists and accused sex-traffickers were given VIP treatment and danced to Kanye West’s song “Heil Hitler” while enjoying bottle service.
But Page Six has learned that the club’s owners were partying with the vile posse.
At least it should make the investigation easy!
Over the weekend, video circulated of reviled internet personality Nick Fuentes, Holocaust denier Myron Gaines, right-wing internet personalities Sneako and Clavicular, and Andrew and Tristan Tate — who both stand accused of rape and human trafficking — partying at Vendôme.
They were taped singing along and dancing to the West song.
By Monday, the club released a statement saying, “We want to make it unequivocally clear: Vendôme and our hospitality group do not condone antisemitism, hate speech, or prejudice of any kind. These values are fundamentally opposed to who we are and the environments we strive to create.”
It even said its fired a number of staffers over the matter, and claimed that it “permanently banned the individuals involved” and has “implemented new protocols and safeguards” to ensure it does not happen again.
But video reviewed by Page Six appears to show the club’s owners, Byram Zaied and Jonathan Mansour, partying in the group with Fuentes and friends all evening.
One clip shows a man who appears to be Zaied standing next to Andrew, and in a livestream of the evening on Kick by Sneako, a man who appears to be Mansour can be seen at a table with the former kickboxer, who was treated to several shout-outs over the club’s sound system, while club staff carried an illuminated sign reading “Welcome Andrew Tate.”
There’s also video of the hate-filled crew listening to “Heil Hitler” in a van on the way to the club. Gaines, who wrote the book “Why Women Deserve Less,” can be seen yelling “Jews mad!” and throwing a Nazi salute.
Reps for the club did not respond when we asked if Mansour or Zaied were present in the VIP area, and Mansour hung up on us when we called, saying the club had already made a statement. Mansour also did not respond when we sent him a screenshot from the video, asking if the man in the image was him.
DJ Vybz was deejaying the evening.
Both Tate brothers have been charged with human trafficking and rape and are under investigation in three countries. They have denied any wrongdoing.
Fuentes is one of the most well known white supremacists and has espoused misogynistic and homophobic views. Sneako has been banned from several sites for hateful content. Gaines is known for his antisemitic and male supremacist views. Online streamer Clavicular is under age at only 20 years old. He focuses on “looksmaxxing” — a term used by so-called “incels” to describe an uncompromising and sometimes dangerous pursuit of conventional good looks — and advocates using crystal meth as an appetite suppressant and breaking bones to “improve” appearance.
The Tates lawyer has insisted they are not antisemitic.
Their lawyer Joseph McBride told TMZ, “If anyone wants to be angry, that anger belongs with the people who chose to play it and the people who chose to sing it. What I can say without qualification is this. Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate did neither. If the club is looking for someone to blame, it should start by looking in the mirror.”
McBride added, “Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate condemn antisemitism and any glorification of Adolf Hitler. Free speech is not a license for hate. There is a clear line between expressing views and promoting hatred. Andrew and Tristan reject hatred in all its forms.”
When we asked McBride if Zaied and Mansour were at the table with Tate, he told us he didn’t know.
Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner condemned the incident. He tells Page Six that his office is investigating.
He told us, “Multiple [Miami] club owners [have reached out to me since the incident] and said, ‘You don’t play that song, it’s off limits and you don’t have this group’.” He added, “It’s well known to not allow them a forum in a club. How did they get in and get treated as VIPs?”
“Miami Beach is a welcoming inclusive city built by people of all backgrounds and faiths,” Meiner said in a statement. “I have and will continue to fight against hate speech against any group. Antisemitism, hate speech, or the normalization of extremist ideology has no place in our Miami Beach community, our nightlife or any public setting.”
On Sunday, Fuentes and Sneako tried to get into David Grutman’s Gekko and were turned away because they were with security guards carrying guns.
The owners of Vendôme also own Mona nightclub, which was widely criticized last year when three white men in full monkey suits ordered a sign that read “The Richest N* in the City.”
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