MIAMI — The owners of Vendome have scheduled a sit-down with Jewish community leaders after officials and members of the public expressed outrage over a series of viral videos that appear to show controversial influencers partying to Kanye West’s song “Heil Hitler” inside the Miami Beach nightclub.

Miami Beach Commissioner Joseph Magazine told the Miami Herald that “joking or mocking the deaths of millions of people is one of those unspoken societal lines you just don’t cross.”

“... (W)hen I saw this, it was just with absolute and utter disgust —that type of hatred and intolerance will never be tolerated in Miami Beach, especially when we are talking about something so abhorrent and grim as the Holocaust, which resulted in the deaths and murder of millions of human beings,” Magazine said.

The controversy over Vendome’s involvement began during the weekend when people took to Instagram, TikTok and X to share clips and commentary about the Saturday night incident.

In a video posted to social media, influencers Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Nick Fuentes, Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines and Justin Waller are blasting West’s song while arriving to a nightclub together, the footage shows.

Gaines appears to shout, “Jews mad! Jews mad!” while inside the group’s van.

Another clip from inside Vendome seemingly shows the influencers partying to “Heil Hitler” again during bottle service. Other footage appears to show nightclub owner and co-founder Jonathan Mansour standing directly next to the group.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has since finalized a meeting with ownership of Vendome to address the antisemitic song, which was banned in Germany and removed from many major American music platforms due to its messaging.

Even if the owners, “as it certainly appears, were dancing with the influencers,” we need to hear their side of the story to resolve this situation, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Vice President of External Affairs Josh Sayles said.

“I’m interested to hear what they have to say. I am eager to hear an explanation,” Sayles said. “I don’t want to jump to conclusions, even though the evidence circumstantially does not look good for them.”

While the events were “absolutely disgusting, horrible,” the nightclub deserves credit for immediately taking responsibility and addressing the issue, Sayles said.

The club’s ownership said Sunday it was conducting “an internal review to understand the circumstances surrounding how this requested song came to be played during a bottle parade,” according to a statement posted on Instagram.

“We want to be unequivocally clear: Vendome and our hospitality group do not condone antisemitism, hate speech or prejudice of any kind,” the nightclub said.

The next day, Vendome said the internal review was completed, and three people were fired.

“We have also permanently banned the individuals involved in this incident from the Vendome premises,” the nightclub said. “They are no longer welcome at our establishment under any circumstances.”

A reporter reached out to the nightclub twice and to Mansour on LinkedIn for answers to questions, including who was terminated, whether Mansour was standing alongside the influencers as the song played, and if so, his reasoning behind allowing the song. Vendome and Mansour did not respond.

Some have called to shut down or ban the nightclub, but people have a right to free speech, Commissioner Magazine said. There may not be legal or governmental consequences for this behavior, but there could be community and societal ones.

Miami Beach has always had a tight-knit, large and strong Jewish population, making up roughly 20% to 30% of the community, he said, adding that the community has always made a “powerful and strong message” by publicly denouncing antisemitism and hatred.

Commissioner David Suarez took a seemingly harsher stance against the nightclub and the influencers in a statement that was posted on Facebook and said those “who continue to represent this venue that has only been a stain on our city” should feel ashamed.

“Dopey Nick Fuentes is all noise and no substance, and the crowd he runs with is trying to turn Miami Beach into a stage for toxic, attention-seeking behavior,” Suarez said. “That crowd includes the accused rapists and human traffickers, the Tate brothers, as well as Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines, and Justin Waller — a collection of grifters who confuse intimidation with masculinity and cosplay as neo-Nazis for attention.”

Some of the group made statements about “Heil Hitler” being played that night.

Andrew Tate said on the “PBD Podcast” he didn’t request “Heil Hitler,” repeat the lyrics or dance. The song was played because of the nature of influencing — influencers who are trying to make a name for themselves are as controversial, shocking and offensive as possible to get views, Tate said.

Tate said he doesn’t think any of the influencers are deeply antisemitic or thought through their actions.

Regardless of their intent, Miami Beach is a “welcoming inclusive city” that will not tolerate this behavior, according to Mayor Steven Meiner.

“Antisemitism, hate speech, or the normalization of extremist ideology has no place in our Miami Beach community, our nightlife, or any public setting,” Meiner said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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