"He adds that he lost touch with reality, leading to a string of antisemitic and pro-Hitler rants and embrace of Nazi symbols, like the swastika. 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, Ye said."
"The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed. The brain injury was purportedly the cause of his bipolar disorder, which he has accepted and rejected in the past, even previously going so far as to claim he had autism. You feel like you're seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you're losing your grip entirelythe scariest thing about [bipolar] disorder is how persuasive it is when it tells you: You don't need help,"
Ye issued an open-letter apology and said he is receiving treatment after a four-month manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior in 2025. He said he hit rock bottom and at times did not want to be here anymore. He said he lost touch with reality, which led to antisemitic and pro-Hitler rants and the embrace of Nazi symbols. He said he is deeply mortified, committed to accountability, treatment and meaningful change, and stated he is not a Nazi or an antisemite. He traced the behavior to an undiagnosed frontal lobe injury from a 2000s car accident and linked that injury to bipolar disorder, describing how the disorder can make someone feel powerful while losing their grip on reality.
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