Kanye West says his antisemitic behaviour is right down to mind injury and hits again at claims he is solely apologising to advertise his new album

Kanye West revealed a prolonged apology letter addressed to “these I’ve harm” within the type of a full-page advert in The Wall Avenue Journal on Monday (twenty sixth January). In it he blamed his antisemitic habits to untreated mind injury attributable to a automobile crash in 2022 and psychological sickness.

The rapper, now going by Ye, wrote: “Complete scans weren’t achieved, neurological exams have been restricted, and the potential of a frontal-lobe harm was by no means raised.

“It wasn’t correctly recognized till 2023. That medical oversight triggered critical injury to my psychological well being and led to my bipolar type-1 prognosis.”

He went on to say: “It doesn’t excuse what I did although. I’m not a Nazi or an antisemite. I like Jewish individuals.” He additionally apologized to the Black neighborhood, writing, “I’m so sorry to have allow you to down”.

Kanye, 48, additionally mentioned that “a four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive habits” in early 2025 destroyed his life.

Nonetheless, the apology has since been dubbed a intelligent ‘PR transfer’ aimed to advertise his upcoming album Bully.

Kanye has now addressed these considerations insisting that his apology was honest and he does not need assistance selling his new music.

He informed Self-importance Truthful: “It’s my understanding that I used to be within the prime 10 most listened-to artists general within the U.S. on Spotify in 2025, and final week and most days as nicely.

“My upcoming album, ‘Bully,’ is at the moment one of the crucial anticipated pre-saves of any album on Spotify too. My 2007 album, ‘Commencement,’ was additionally essentially the most listened-to and streamed hip-hop album of 2025.

“This, for me, as evidenced by the letter, isn’t about reviving my commerciality.

“It’s because these remorseful emotions have been so heavy on my coronary heart and weighing on my spirit. I owe an enormous apology as soon as once more for every little thing that I mentioned that harm the Jewish and Black communities particularly.

“All of it went too far. I have a look at wreckage of my episode and notice that this isn’t who I’m. As a public determine, so many individuals comply with and take heed to my each phrase. It’s necessary that they notice and perceive what facet of historical past that I need to stand on.

“And that’s one in every of love and positivity.”

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