#controversial-figures

#controversial-figures

"I'm off my meds for five months now," Ye says at the start of the trailer. Then, Kim Kardashian's voice cuts in, saying, through tears, that his "personality was not like this a few years ago." Over shots of Ye in various locales, in front of post-modern architecture, and surrounded by sneakers, the past six years are traced from his Sunday Service to his presidential run to some of the most alarming and offensive stunts of his career. 'Ya know the best part of being an artist and bipolar? Anything you do and say is an art piece.'

Andres Veiel's documentary Riefenstahl sheds light on the life of Leni Riefenstahl, revealing her attempts to justify her involvement with Nazism through art, despite the atrocities associated with it.

"As a kid, I was pushed left because of how censorious the right was, waving their fingers, don't use cuss words, this is too sexual..."

Rather than stew over whether Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson should be admitted, the Baseball Hall of Fame should open a special wing for miscreants.

I found the whole thing quite disarming. I joked that I was surprised to see him in a tan suit because if he wore that out, it would be perceived as un-Fuhrer-like. That amused him to no end.

Joe Rogan's podcast success has in large part been about building a community of regular guests from various fields, yet some are now questioning his evolving views.

Portnoy's celebration of Mitchell's defeat highlights the animosity toward controversial figures, particularly those with extremist views, in the realm of sports.