Overview
- Video from a private Tuesday meeting in Manhattan shows Ye telling Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto he is taking accountability and expressing remorse for past comments about Jews.
- Ye attributes his prior remarks to struggles with bipolar disorder and describes the conversation as the first steps toward making amends and rebuilding trust.
- Rabbi Pinto, leader of the Shuva Israel network, praised the act of correcting mistakes in his post accompanying the clip, which includes a translated exchange and an embrace.
- Outlets note Rabbi Pinto’s high profile and prior bribery conviction as context, while emphasizing that the posted recording is circulating without full independent verification of its broader circumstances.
- Reaction was sharply divided, with some welcoming contrition and others—such as journalist Yashar Ali—arguing sustained proof of change is needed given Ye’s documented history and corporate fallout since 2022.