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U.S. rapper Kanye West (hereinafter, Ye) officially apologized for his anti-Semitic remarks and first confessed to fighting bipolar disorder and brain damage.
On the 26th (local time), Ye mentioned a car accident 25 years ago and apologized for his inappropriate remarks in an advertisement titled "To the People I Hurt" published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
"I broke my jaw in a car accident 25 years ago and damaged the right frontal lobe of my brain," he said. "At that time, the treatment was focused only on fractures and physical trauma, so internal neurological damage was not properly diagnosed. In the end, it led to bipolar disorder type 1, he claimed.
"There is a defense mechanism called 'denial' in bipolar disorder. When you're in a manic state, you don't think you're sick. The more I turned away from the problem, the worse the situation got, and I said and said things I would regret."
As for anti-Semitic remarks, "I was attracted to the most destructive symbols I could find," he said, "and I was attracted to the Nazi pattern and even the clothes it printed on." Many moments that I still don't remember led to wrong judgments and reckless actions, he explained.
Ye said, "I'm not a Nazi, I'm not an antisemite. I love the Jews. I'm sorry to disappoint the black community that held me to the darkest moment, when I was happy or struggling. The community is the foundation for what kind of person I am," he said.
Ye also opened up about bipolar disorder in detail. He said, "It's destroyed my life. The situation became increasingly out of hand. When you get into a manic episode, you're in a state of complete pain at that moment and on the contrary, when it's not, it's completely normal. That's the hardest part," he said.
He said, "I hit the floor a few months ago and finally started getting help at my wife's recommendation. Now, we are finding new baselines and centers through effective systems of drug treatment, counseling, exercise, and understated life. I'm not asking for sympathy or indulgence, I hope you forgive me," he added.
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