Kanye West has issued his lengthiest apology yet for his past antisemitic comments that derailed his lucrative partnership with adidas, decimated his billion-dollar net worth and damaged his legacy as a socially-outspoken hip-hop icon.
In a full-length ad titled “To Those I’ve Hurt” published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday (January 26), Ye penned a candid and heartfelt letter seeking forgiveness from fans and clarifying that he is not a Nazi.
The 48-year-old blamed his offensive behavior on his 2002 car accident, saying his actions were a result of brain injuries suffered during the crash that developed into bipolar disorder, which remained undiagnosed for decades.
“I lost touch with reality,” he wrote. “Things got worse the longer ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret … Looking back, I became detached from my true self.”
Kanye then detailed the realities of being bipolar, saying he cannot remember some “disconnected moments” during his “fractured state” and “gravitated towards the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika,” which he even printed on T-shirts and sold them through his Yeezy website.
Turning his attention to the Jewish community, Ye wrote: “I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and I 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.”
The G.O.O.D. Music founder also apologized to the Black community, who he referred to as “the foundation of who I am” and a group that has “held me down through all of the highs and lows and the darkest of times.”
“I am so sorry to have let you down. I love us,” he wrote.
Ye, fka Kanye West, takes out a full-page in the Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Black community, and for antisemitism:
“I lost touch with reality” pic.twitter.com/Po8s4gNz5P
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 26, 2026
Further detailing his mental health struggles, Ye went on to reveal that in early 2025 he fell into a “four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life,” leaving him feeling suicidal.
After hitting “rock bottom,” his wife, Bianca Censori, encouraged him to seek help.
“As I find my new baseline and new center through an effective regime of medication, therapy, exercise, and clean living, I have newfound, much-needed clarity,” he said. “I am pouring my energy into positive, meaningful art: music, clothing, design, and other new ideas to help the world.”
However, Kanye dismissed doctors’ previous diagnoses that his reckless behavior were merely “symptoms of autism.” He also credited Reddit forums as a source of “comfort,” helping him to realize “I was not alone.”
Yeezy signed off by writing: “I’m not asking for sympathy, or a free pass, though I aspire to earn your forgiveness. I write today simply to ask for your patience and understanding as I find my way home.”
The letter comes more than three years after Kanye West began stoking controversy with a flurry of racially offensive comments and moves, aimed mainly at Jewish people.
His antisemitism reached fever pitch during a December 2022 appearance on Alex Jones’ Infowars show where he praised Adolf Hitler and said he saw “good things” about the notorious ex-Nazi leader.
Despite the widespread backlash, which resulted in adidas terminating their hugely successful Yeezy sneaker and clothing deal, Ye did not let up and controversially released the song “Heil Hitler” in May 2025.
In a surprising U-turn later that month, the rap legend said on X (formerly Twitter) that he was “done with antisemitism” and “love[s] all people.”
The full letter can be read below.
Twenty-five years ago, I was in a car accident that broke my jaw and caused injury to the right frontal lobe of my brain. At the time, the focus was on the visible damage—the fracture, the swelling, and the immediate physical trauma. The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed.
Comprehensive scans were not done, neurological exams were limited, and the possibility of a frontal-lobe injury was never raised. It wasn’t properly diagnosed until 2023. That medical oversight caused serious damage to my mental health and led to my bipolar type-1 diagnosis.
Bipolar disorder comes with its own defense 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.
Once people label you as “crazy,” you feel as if you cannot contribute anything meaningful to the world. It’s easy for people to joke and laugh it off when in fact this is a very serious debilitating disease you can die from. According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x-3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population. This is on par with severe heart disease, type 1 diabetes, HIV, and cancer – all lethal and fatal if left untreated.
The scariest thing about this disorder is how persuasive it is when it tells you: You don’t need help. It makes you blind, but convinced you have insight. You feel powerful, certain, unstoppable.
I lost touch with reality. 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. You endured fear, confusion, humiliation, and the exhaustion of trying to have someone who was, at times, unrecognizable. Looking back, I became detached from my true self.
In that fractured state, I gravitated toward the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika, and even sold T-shirts bearing it. One of the difficult aspects of having bipolar type-1 are the disconnected moments – many of which I still cannot recall – that led to poor judgment and reckless behavior that oftentimes feels like an out-of-body-experience. 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.
To the black community – which held me down through all of the highs and lows and the darkest of times. The black community is, unquestionably, the foundation of who I am. I am so sorry to have let you down. I love us.
In early 2025, I fell into a four-month long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life. As the situation became increasingly unsustainable, there were times I didn’t want to be here anymore.Having bipolar disorder is notable state of constant mental illness. When you go into a manic episode, you are ill at that point. When you are not in an episode, you are completely ‘normal’. And that’s when the wreckage from the illness hits the hardest. Hitting rock bottom a few months ago, my wife encouraged me to finally get help.
I have found comfort in Reddit forums of all places. Different people speak of being in manic or depressive episodes of a similar nature. I read their stories and realized that I was not alone. It’s not just me who ruins their entire life once a year despite taking meds every day and being told by the so-called best doctors in the world that I am not bipolar, but merely experiencing “symptoms of autism.”
My words as a leader in my community have global impact and influence. In my mania, I lost complete sight of that.
As I find my new baseline and new center through an effective regime of medication, therapy, exercise, and clean living, I have newfound, much-needed clarity. I am pouring my energy into positive, meaningful art: music, clothing, design, and other new ideas to help the world.
I’m not asking for sympathy, or a free pass, though I aspire to earn your forgiveness. I write today simply to ask for your patience and understanding as I find my way home.
With love,
Ye.
I guess he’s going to use this excuse for sucking his cousin’s dick too..huh ⏸️
I just hope he continues to make great music he’s still extremely talented with the music.
He hasn’t had a decent album in over a decade
Donda, Jesus Is King, Life Of Pablo, Vultures 1, problem is you boomers want everything to sound the same go listen to Nas? Oh wait you won’t. Ye better
All those albums suck 🫏🅰️💲💲. Haven’t had a good album after My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. He was so far up Kim Kardashians ass that he’s still smelling the silicone a decade and a half later.
Its just Andy arguing with people pushing his agenda for clicks
How old are you 70? Bro made Vultures 1 great album no matter what you stinkheads say, Donda his best album, Donda 2, Jesus Is King, Cruel Summer, Ye, The Life Of Pablo, and produced on numerous albums he produced Carti and Travis’s albums.
Vultures 2 is not bad either. Field Trip is amazing
Sold out show in Mexico
Do better this time Kanye
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You people are so deranged attacking a legend for agenda. He was speaking on the xxx industry messing up kids
I’m such a whiny little bitch that even my Chihuahua that I keep in my purse snaps at me every time I talk.
Shut it prepy suburb person
STFU you gay ass crybaby.
Be quiet 50 year old mam complaining online
Get Ye’s dick out your ass, homo
Clear your a old lady from stink yuppie Yonkers
Silence, you San Francisco fairy
You upset the maam from yonkers calling people fairies like sone stink kitty
Ye sold out arena in Mexico and so big the whole Mexican national security sent to protect the venue? But yeah you just mad and DaBaby got a sample clear but you yuppies stay mad you vultures not welcome! Go listen to Cardi stinky b
Lmao
its a bit like someone who hates gay people a man having sex with another man in this business tyler the creator hates gays ice cube hates koreans lil nas x the satanist playboi carti the satanist……….. as for kanye fire your management
I’m confused,gay, and retarded. Ignore me.
Ice Cube was talking about 1 specific incident and yes he took it too far, but to flat out lie about a legend like that is crazy. Cube doesn’t “hate koreans”. He made a song about what he was seeing at that time. A kid died, and Cube made a song about it.
I farted in Hebrew
He’s running for president
And you’re running towards his dick so you can suck it like you usually do. Mr Anonymous Gay Sex.
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Nah thats you its clear this is Jcole
Hell even Meghan The Stallions wet farts have more talent Ye’s recent catalog. J Cole is still better than then majority of rappers of his generation. I’m surprised you’re not dead yet from AIDs with all this Ye, Drake, and Travis Scott dick riding you do. If it was a sport then you’d win an ESPY.
Shut up bot. Ye better defending Meg really?
Its Andy not a bot
Ye is wack AF now. Dick riding a washed up closet homosexual…oh wait I get it…it’s cuz he’s like you.
Ye better all you are stink old lady hipsters
What? Bro you do not know what whack is..actually look in a mirror
You know what whack is since You whack and jerk your boyfriend off every morning. But I’m talking about wack as in lame AF which is you and your taste in gay music.
Ye is more relevant than the trash you listen to. Ye had a ton of big hits Field Trip and Carnival before that but keep pretending trash rap from Mass Appeal is good or whatever hipster rapper you like
Pause also if he so whack why does he sellout arenas actually chart and your dumbass is here talking about him that’s all you people do you keep him relevant
Funny how the tables turned Ye apologizes and Dave Chappelle and others join the antisemite bandwagon Ye was right again
All the bots and haters here already. YE28
All the other gay fanboys are tired cuz I already fucked them all. Swallow the leader. YE2099. I Love Ye. I sucked off my cousin too when I was a kid.
You keep saying gay all the time just come out the closet
Why cuz you’re in the hallway. Closet can’t hold you.
Maam go deal with your own insecurites. Uncle Ruckus is right you black women are crazy especially when your over 40
Ye Is HIM
Ye Is A GayFish
Yeah no white boy. Stop watching zionist sellout south park
Y’all two should just get a room and fuck already so y’all can stop flirting with each other. This site sucks enough as it is and this back and forth is making it worse.
Nah he got Mexico to buy out his show and has the power to make the government give him security that is aura. But yeah take your vulture ass somewhere else listen to Sabrina Carpenter
In actual news he signed a deal with Gamma the big independent music distributor his album is now set for March. Curious if a Nike deal is on the way? Under Armour or Anta?
Anonymous is the gayest man on planet earth. He’s even gayer than me and that something.
Anonymous is multiple people retard
Anonymous is multiple weirdo personalities with hyper delusional bipolar tendencies.
Anyone can post anon its clear your some boomer tard all of you yuppie 40 something year old women with no man
Bots confirmed
No thats you pretending to be greg who is not om the site anymore
Anonymous is just a bored octogenarian that is mad that they won’t let him out of his retirement home anymore.
This site goes in on bots
Queerbots kills another hip hop site.
Hip hop sites are run by yuppies and hipsters look at complex these people not from the hood from the burbs and the colleges
Andy and his bots going crazy
Who the fuck is Andy and why should I care?
Why did you respond then?
This was no response to you unless you’re the boomer commenting here calling people fairies like some weirdo. Dumb bitch I assume in her 40s no purpose for life
Ye is great hope the new Gamma deal clears samples for Vultures 3 to be releases.
Ye proven right again about zionists
Ye needs to finally talk to Trump set up a meeting for Durk and YoungBoy bring peace there then get Trump to pardon Durk and Kay Flock. Then enact the insurrection act get Chauvin free, Hoover, and Tory Lanez arrest the politicians.
He needs to pardon Diddy and Rkelly too. Diddy would do great with a position in the white house. Diddy is loyal unlike 50 Cent and French. Diddy will expose all the celebs.
The white hipsters in their 40s seem mad. Can’t wait for Bully and new Yeezy merch
Ye is him. Why no one call out NBA YoungBoy own NLE Choppa label
Drake collab coming Wolves finally getting released could add Drake to Everybody. Ye will be on Iceman and Drake on Bully
Drake will be in Mexico with Ye and Travis for the concert
Ye is The Greatest he got Don Lemon arrested at the Grammys 😂 Genius
Ye is King and next president Yeezy Country 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ye is a genius he got Don Lemon arrested at the grammys 2 years later? Master revenge for his slander.
Make America Yeezy!!!! Ye4President 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Mexico will support he just sold out show in Mexico for Ye
Cleared sample for DaBaby album. Ye Is Him!!! The zionists mad and these suburb kids! YE28! Trump better get with the program!
Mexican national security sent to protect the venue 2 days for him he has that sway
Make Venezuela a state and Greenland if we take Mexico too let it be Yeezy Season! Trump 2028 and Emperor Ye
Ye right again new documents show connections Harvey Weinstein has to Jay-Z and Pusha T. Free Diddy and watch him reveal more info.
Ye knew he was right again Pusha T exposed for ties to Epstein and Weinstein sane as Jay Z but they attack him? Diddy was not the worst one and Iggy may be a victim to Pusha. Diddy needs to be pardoned he and RKelly they will reveal all that they know. Beyoncé may want to panic her and Oprah. Even worse Kendrick has ties to them. All Diddy needs to do now is expose Dre and Eminem.
Don Lemon too get him to squeal on the agencies and media he will end them all then go MAGA
Lock Meg up and Free Tory. Nicki a genius getting this out
Sneako on Bully
what about a kanye west wale feature
The comments section is wild. Someone needs to tell Ye over sixty percent of semitic speakers/languages are found in Africa
Apparently Kendrick might be on the album. Baby Keem recorded for it with Don Toliver. Ari Emmanuel owes Ye an apology he defends Hasan but attacks Ye.
Ye needs to apologize to Boosie
Ye not in the Epstein files but Pusha and Jay are
Ye is a genius! Jay Z going to jail 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that snake Pusha got down with Weinstein and Jay. Drake needs to respond this is so perfect.
Ye was right again Jay Z going to jail tonight! All these dudes guilty Jay, Em, Pusha and bet Diddy got footage of more stuff free him watch everyone get exposed.
All the stans on cope lying and media too defending them look at Charlamange. He worked for Diddy and now for Jay he covers for them. Eminem is the worst one.
Ye Was Right he called out Pusha and Jay last year in Spain he is always right Free Diddy