More than a year after his scandalous anti-Semitic comments, Kanye West has publicly apologized. What’s behind it?
Kanye West (46) has apologized for anti-Semitic comments that caused a stir over a year ago. The rapper published a post written in Hebrew in which he “sincerely apologizes to the Jewish community” for his words and actions. It continued: “It was not my intention to offend or humiliate. I deeply regret any pain I may have caused.”
He wants to start with himself and learn from the experience in order to be more sensitive and understanding in the future. Wanting to commit to promoting unity and making amends, West asked for forgiveness.
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In October 2022, Kanye West, who officially calls himself Ye, made headlines with anti-Semitic posts on X (then still Twitter). The short message service then blocked his account, and the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas and other brands ended their collaboration with the musician. Two months later – in early December 2022 – he gave a scandalous interview to an ultra-right-wing conspiracy theorist, in which he caused widespread outrage with statements such as “I love Nazis” and “I like Hitler”.
It is not entirely clear why he is now apologizing for the anti-Semitic comments more than a year later. In two weeks, however, Kanye West’s new album “Vultures” is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2024. Due to this fact, the Central Council of Jews in Germany reacted rather cautiously to the published apology: “Kanye chance that we consider an apology so shortly before the album release to be sincere,” wrote the Central Council in a comment under West’s Instagram post.
In 2020, Kanye West’s then-wife Kim Kardashian (43) spoke on Instagram about the fact that her husband suffered from bipolar disorder. In February 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce; they had been dating since 2012. The couple has four children together.
Source: Stern
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