US EditionRapper Ye Apologizes for Past Antisemitic Statements, Attributes Behavior to Mental Health Challenges
- On Monday, Ye placed a full-page Wall Street Journal ad apologizing for past antisemitism and attributing his outbursts to manic episodes linked to bipolar disorder, writing `I am not a Nazi or an antisemite.`
- Medical records show the injury wasn’t properly diagnosed until 2023, years after Ye says a car accident broke his jaw and caused right frontal-lobe damage.
- Last year, Ye says he experienced a four-month manic episode marked by psychotic and impulsive behavior, during which he posted antisemitic hate, sold swastika T-shirts, released the song `Heil Hitler`, and faced a former marketing employee lawsuit.
- After hitting rock bottom a few months ago, his wife urged him to seek help, and Ye says he has started medication, therapy, exercise and clean living while focusing on music, clothing and design.
- Acknowledging harm, Ye says he is `not asking for sympathy, or a free pass` while aspiring to earn forgiveness and recognizing his impact on the black community, loved ones and former associates, and readers and followers influenced by his public statements.
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With the phrase “I love the Jews” the American rapper Kanye West – now known simply as Ye – apologized for his anti-Semitic sayings and idolized Hitler. The artist attributed it to a manic episode that “destroyed his life.” Total surprise to the American singer’s letter published on a page of the printed version of the Wall Street Journal this Monday with the title “To whom I have wounded.” In the missive, the artist justified his act in that it…
Kanye West apologizes to Jewish and Black communities with full-page WSJ ad
In an open ad in the January 26 issue of the Wall Street Journal, using the name Ye, Kanye West issued an apology to “Those I’ve Hurt,” explaining his alarming and strange behavior during the past few years, which included public outbursts that made people accuse the once-relevant and prolific entertainer of antisemitism. According to Vanity Fair, Kanye, who changed his name legally to Ye in 2021, began apologizing by discussing a car accident i…
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