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Kanye West has elaborated on his mindset during manic episodes in which he made strongly antisemitic comments.<\/p>\n
On separate occasions, the rapper and fashion designer, legally known as Ye, had said \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that I love about Hitler\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m a Nazi \u2026 I love Hitler\u201d, had accused Jewish people of trying \u201cto black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda\u201d, and designed clothing featuring swastikas.<\/p>\n
The comments were widely condemned, and led to Ye being dropped from a lucrative Adidas partnership, and by his talent agency. He previously also made statements targeting Black Americans, such as claiming \u201cslavery was a choice\u201d and putting the slogan \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d on a T-shirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ye took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> on Monday to apologise for the comments in an open letter addressed \u201cto those I hurt\u201d, saying the comments were caused by bipolar-1 disorder, itself caused by brain injuries incurred from a serious car accident.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes you blind, but convinced you have insight. You feel powerful, certain, unstoppable,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI lost touch with reality. Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret \u2026 I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n