LOS ANGELES >> American rapper and record producer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday to apologize for antisemitic remarks that drew years of backlash.

Kanye West has addressed his anti-Semitic comments and revealed a 2002 health issue that he believes changed his life.

Kanye West has been candid about his mental health battle over the years. In 2016, West, who also goes by the name Ye, was hospitalized after abruptly canceling a concert. Two years later, West revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar type-1 disorder when he dropped his album Ye.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.

Kanye West took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal on Monday to apologize for his past antisemitism, saying his public outbursts were due to manic episodes from his bipolar disorder. "My words as a leader in my community have global impact and influence.

Kanye West has been candid about his mental health struggles and how his bipolar type-1 diagnosis has affected him. West, who goes by the name Ye, revealed in 2018 that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he dropped his album Ye.

WSJ ad tying his antisemitic rants to the effects of brain damage suffered in a 2002 car crash, Ye still won't explain the origin of his hate speech.