US EditionKanye West Denies Speculation That Public Apology Is About 'Reviving' His Career
Kanye West emphasized his apology was to seek forgiveness for harm caused, not to boost his music career, amid ongoing mental health treatment and upcoming album release.
- This month, Kanye West denied his Wall Street Journal apology was meant to revive his commerciality and gave a rare email interview with Vanity Fair where he again apologized.
- Diagnosed in 2016, Kanye West said bipolar highs and lows led to a crisis, with medication changes last year and stabilizing treatment at a rehab facility in Switzerland.
- Amid coverage of a Miami nightclub incident earlier this month, Vanity Fair asked about Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, but West declined to answer some questions and drew attention with antisemitic posts.
- Acknowledging damaged relationships, Kanye West apologized for hurting Jewish and Black communities and sought to clarify the side of history he wants to stand on while mending family and close relationships.
- With his album Bully set for Friday, January 30, West has strong pre-save buzz on Spotify, but critics and observers remain skeptical the apology is just PR.
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Kanye West sincerely apologizes for her anti-Semitic and racist remarks, disassociating her apology letter from her new music.
So Sorry: Kanye West Doubles Down On Antisemitism Apology, Denies Rollout-Related Heel Turn
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty In a Jan. 27 interview with Vanity Fair, Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — opened up further about the full-page apology ad he ran in The Wall Street Journal on Monday, saying that the apology wasn’t about saving face, or an elaborate PR stunt before his new album, Bully, drops this Friday. In the Q&A, Ye addressed concerns that the apology looks like a “PR move” ahead of the release of his new album, “Bully,” su…
Kanye West Says Antisemitism Apology Isn’t About “Reviving” His Career
Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Kanye West has been making apologies for his transgressions for the majority of his career, but taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to say sorry for his four-month-long manic episode in 2025 took things up a level. A day later, he seems unwavering in the face of those debating his sincerity and even did an email interview with Vanity Fair. Fans fear the apology comes when he reportedly…
Kanye West Denies Speculation That Public Apology Is About 'Reviving' His Career
After addressing his mental health crisis, Kanye West gave a rare interview where he again apologized for his problematic behavior — but there were certain questions he refused to answer. West, 48, agreed to an email interview with Vanity Fair where he spoke about his bipolar diagnosis and past antisemitic comments, saying, “When you’re manic, you really don’t think that you’re sick. You think that everyone else is deeply overreacting. You feel …
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