American rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, has publicly apologized for his anti-Semitic and hateful remarks made in 2025. Vice reports this. The musician posted a letter of apology in the ad page of the January 26 print edition of The Wall Street Journal.. In it, Ye explained that his behavior was due to a severe mental condition. According to the rapper, he was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in 2023.. He also claims that the disease was caused by undiagnosed damage to the right frontal lobe of the brain suffered during a car accident in 2002. Although he was physically cured, the psychological effects of the injury, he said, remained. Ye wrote that in 2025 he experienced a " He explained that during mania, contact with reality is lost, denial of one’s own illness and a feeling of the absolute correctness of one’s actions appear.. " I have said and done things that I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most I've been the worst to. You experienced fear, confusion, humiliation and exhaustion from trying to maintain a relationship with someone who was sometimes impossible to recognize. Looking back, I felt detached from my true self, the letter says. Separately, the musician expressed regret about the use of Nazi symbols. He emphasized that he does not consider himself a Nazi or an anti-Semite and said that he “loves the European people”. At the same time, Ye stressed that his diagnosis is not an excuse for what was said and done. According to him, illness can explain behavior, but does not relieve responsibility. The rapper said he is ready to bear the consequences of his actions and work towards change..

Currently, Kanye West, according to him, is following a course of treatment that includes drug therapy, psychotherapy, exercise and lifestyle changes.. At the end of the letter, he added that he hoped over time to receive forgiveness for his words and actions.. Earlier it was reported that Kanye West, known under the pseudonym Ye, for the first time publicly asked for forgiveness for his anti-Semitic statements. . Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.