Kanye West has taken out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to apologise for antisemitic remarks, and to deny being a Nazi.
The rapper and record producer, now known as Ye, attributed his behaviour to a brain injury from a car accident that went undiagnosed for years, and to untreated bipolar disorder.
“I lost touch with reality,” he wrote in the advert, titled To Those I’ve Hurt.
“I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did, though.
“I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people,” he added.
He also voiced regrets for past expressions of admiration for Adolf Hitler and the use of swastika imagery.
The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks antisemitism, issued a statement describing his apology as overdue and noting his prior antisemitic remarks.
“Ye’s apology to the Jewish people is long overdue and doesn’t automatically undo his long history of antisemitism – the antisemitic ‘Heil Hitler’ song he created, the hundreds of tweets, the swastikas and myriad Holocaust references – and all of the feelings of hurt and betrayal it caused,” an ADL spokesperson said in a statement, published by the Reuters news agency.
“The truest apology would be for him to not engage in antisemitic behavior in the future. We wish him well on the road to recovery,” the statement added.
The rapper referred in the full-page ad to his struggles with his mood disorder over the years.
“Bipolar disorder comes with its own defence system. Denial. When you’re manic, you don’t think you’re sick. You think everyone else is overreacting. You feel like you’re seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you’re losing your grip entirely,” he wrote.
He wrote that 25 years ago he was in a car accident that caused significant brain damage that he said wasn’t properly diagnosed until 2023.
He added that the medical oversight caused mental health problems that led to his bipolar type-1 diagnosis.
The songwriter said that being in “a four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior” in early 2025 destroyed his life.
He added that he “hit rock bottom a few months ago”.
The “Gold Digger” rapper also addressed the Black community with both appreciation and more apologies. He said it was “unquestionably, the foundation of who I am. I am so sorry to have let you down. I love us.”
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The “Stronger” rapper previously said he was on the autism spectrum rather than having a bipolar disorder. However, looking through Reddit posts of other “manic” people helped him feel “not alone” and understand that he has a chronic mood disorder.
Ye’s next album, “Bully,” is due out on Friday, according to the Spotify website.
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