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Kanye West is seeking to atone for his past behavior. On Tuesday (January 26), he issued a lengthy apology through the Wall Street Journal.
Kanye West Issues an Apology for Past Behavior
In a statement released through social media, Ye cites that the infamous car accident that he was in 25 years ago came with lingering side effects, which often cause him to act out.
Ye says that after the tragic accident, doctors paid more attention to the “visible damage” that he suffered, a broken jaw.
However, he says that he was misdiagnosed. Noting that doctors failed to address the neurological damage that he suffered as a result of the accident. Revealing that he had an “injury to the right frontal lobe of [his] brain,” after his crash.
He says that he was not properly diagnosed until 2023.
“Comprehensive scans were not done, so neurological exams were limited, and the possibility of a frontal-lobe injury was never raised,” he said in the statement (via Kurrrco/X). “So it wasn’t properly diagnosed until 2023. That medical oversight caused serious damage to my mental health and led to my bipolar type-1 diagnosis.”
Kanye has been in the news for multiple reasons. Antisemitic comments, targeting Jay-Z and Beyonce’s children, defending Diddy, and even doing an interview dressed in a Klu Klux Klan uniform. So Ye went on to say that his condition causes him to “lose touch with reality.” Especially after he ignored the signs of his condition.
“I lost touch with reality. So things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret,” said. “Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst. You endured fear, confusion, humiliation, and the exhaustion of trying to have someone who was, at times, unrecognizable. Looking back, I became detached from my true self.”
Check out the full statement below:
Ye took out a Wall Street Journal ad to apologize for past antisemitic remarks.
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) January 26, 2026
In an open letter paid for by Yeezy, Ye apologized for his past remarks, which he claims stemmed from neurological damage after a 2002 car crash:
"To Those I’ve Hurt:
Twenty-five years ago, I was… pic.twitter.com/R2lGi1dGF8
