Overview
- The Yeezy-funded full-page letter titled “To Those I’ve Hurt” ran in the Wall Street Journal, where Ye apologized and wrote, “I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.”
- Ye linked years of harmful statements to a 2002 frontal‑lobe injury and bipolar I disorder identified in 2023, describing a four‑month manic episode in early 2025, hitting “rock bottom,” and entering treatment.
- He acknowledged selling swastika shirts and releasing the 2025 track “Heil Hitler,” and he apologized to the Black community for letting them down.
- His actions prompted concrete fallout, including severed brand deals beginning in 2022, bans of the “Heil Hitler” song on major platforms, and a denied visa to Australia.
- In a follow-up to Vanity Fair, Ye denied the apology is a PR play tied to his forthcoming album Bully, which Spotify lists for release on Friday, while experts cautioned that mental illness does not account for embracing extremist views.