Rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, issued an apology for his antisemitic behavior over the past couple of years, which included releasing a song praising Adolf Hitler, in a 750-word paid advertisement with the Wall Street Journal.
Ye begins his apology by attributing his antisemitism as a result of suffering from an episode of bipolar disorder. Ye said beginning in early 2025 that he experienced a “four-month long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life.”
“I lost touch with reality,” Ye wrote. “Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst.”
The “Gold Digger” artist said he was formally diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in 2023, but the rapper has publicly struggled with mental illness for well over a decade.
“I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change,” Ye continued.
“It does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.”
Ye’s antisemitic attacks began in 2022 when he made posts on X such as “I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B***ES” and declaring that he is a Nazi.
The artist then began selling $20 shirts with swastikas and also released his song “Hail Hitler.”
Ye also made a direct apology to the Black community too.
“To the black community – which held me down through all of the highs and lows and the darkest of times,” Kanye wrote. “The Black community is, unquestionably, the foundation of who I am. I am so sorry to have let you down. I love us.”
The Wall Street Journal paid content comes just months after Ye met with a New York City Rabbi to apologize for his behavior.
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