Is he no longer heartless?
Kanye West has issued an apology to Black and Jewish communities after years of spewing racist and antisemitic beliefs.
“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,” he wrote in an ad in the Wall Street Journal.
“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,” the “Donda” emcee, 48, added.
“In that fractured state, I gravitated toward the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika, and even sold T-shirts bearing it.”
West, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, said his illness prompted him to have “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,” he penned.
“It does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people,” West declared.
The Grammy winner then spoke directly to the Black community, who he claimed “held [him] 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,” West wrote.
This story is being updated.
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