Rapper and fashion mogul, legally known as Ye, gives details of mental health treatment and speaks of making amends with those in his personal life
Kanye West has elaborated on his mindset during manic episodes in which he made strongly antisemitic comments.
On separate occasions, the rapper and fashion designer, legally known as Ye, had said “There’s a lot of things that I love about Hitler” and “I’m a Nazi … I love Hitler”, had accused Jewish people of trying “to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda”, and designed clothing featuring swastikas.
The comments were widely condemned, and led to Ye being dropped from a lucrative Adidas partnership, and by his talent agency. He previously also made statements targeting Black Americans, such as claiming “slavery was a choice” and putting the slogan “White Lives Matter” on a T-shirt.
Ye took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday to apologise for the comments in an open letter addressed “to those I hurt”, saying the comments were caused by bipolar-1 disorder, itself caused by brain injuries incurred from a serious car accident.
