US EditionAnti-Defamation League and Disturbed's David Draiman Says Kanye West's Apology Is "Overdue" but Doesn't "Undo His Long History of Anti-Semitism”
Kanye West attributes his antisemitic actions to a bipolar type-1 manic episode and commits to accountability and treatment, according to his Wall Street Journal apology ad.
- On Monday, Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, placed a one-page apology ad in The Wall Street Journal addressed to the Black and Jewish communities as the backpage to section A.
- After treatment in Switzerland, Ye described medication shifts, a four-month manic episode, and rehab as central to poor judgment following a 2002 car accident and bipolar type‑1 diagnosis.
- Acknowledging bipolar‑linked lapses, Ye committed to accountability, treatment and change, admitting he lost touch with reality and sold swastika T‑shirts, expressing deep mortification.
- The Anti‑Defamation League said the apology is overdue but insufficient to erase past harms, while Disturbed frontman David Draiman welcomed the gesture yet urged deleting Heil Hitler and Black/Jewish unity events.
- Observers warned the gesture fits a pattern of apologies followed by further controversies, noting Ye's history of praising Adolf Hitler, releasing Heil Hitler, and ties to Nick Fuentes and Elon Musk.
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Disturbed’s David Draiman Responds to Kanye West’s Anti-Semitism Apology, Offers to Attend ‘Unity Events’ With Controversial Rapper
Kanye West is seeking to make amends for his past anti-semitic behavior. Members of the Jewish community are, understandably, taking his new apology with some apprehension. We all know he’s said some terribly cruel things in the past that he’s later asked forgiveness for, so it’s understandable. One person who is speaking out is Disturbed frontman David Draiman. The nu-metal vocalist has responded to West’s anti-Semitism apology letter, which wa…
Ye swears his apology isn't a PR stunt: 'This isn't who I am'
"All of it went too far," the musician said of his past actions.Ye in 2019 Brad Barket/GettyYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is reaffirming his intentions behind his apology published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday.The 48-year-old made headlines with the ad that ran in the publication's print edition as the backpage to section A. Addressed to "Those I Hurt," the apology, which attempts to explain his ever-changing controversial…
Kanye Apologizes (Again) For His Neo-Nazi Vileness -- But The Damage Is Done
After spending years praising Adolf Hitler and espousing antisemitic rhetoric, the rapper Kanye West is apparently feeling remorseful—again.West, who now goes by Ye, took out a one-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize and make excuses for his recent conduct, which involved selling shirts emblazoned with swastikas as recently as last February.“I’m a Nazi,” he plainly said in 2022.The lengthy letter of contrition, titled “To Those I’ve …
Anti-Defamation League and Disturbed's David Draiman says Kanye West's apology is "overdue" but doesn't "undo his long history of Anti-Semitism”
The Anti-Defamation League and Disturbed‘s David Draiman have both acknowledged Kanye West’s apology to the Jewish community, and said that it doesn’t “undo his long history of anti-Semitism”. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The controversial rapper, now known as ‘Ye’, took out an ad in the Wall Street Journal this week, apologising for his past anti-Semitic comments and saying …
Monday, the artist formerly known as Kanye West published a full-page announcement in Le Wall Street Journal to publish a letter of apology for his behavior during what he claims to be a four-month manic episode that took place in the first half of 2025. In an exclusive interview with [...]
Kanye West: A Scholar on Antisemitism Admitted to Being 'Skeptical' About the Rapper's Apology
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, recently apologized for antisemitic behavior in 2025. In a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal, Ye explained that he had a four-month manic episode at the start of 2025 and feels badly about his actions during this time. The director of the Center for the Study of Antisemitism at New York University shared why he’s skeptical of the apology. Kanye West apologized for his antisemitism In a full-pa…
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