{"id":218943,"date":"2026-01-26T15:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/kanye-west-takes-out-ad-to-apologize-for-anti-semitism-blames-brain-injury-from-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:56:30","slug":"kanye-west-takes-out-ad-to-apologize-for-anti-semitism-blames-brain-injury-from-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/kanye-west-takes-out-ad-to-apologize-for-anti-semitism-blames-brain-injury-from-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Takes Out Ad to Apologize For Anti-Semitism, Blames Brain Injury From Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On his very first single, 2003\u2019s \u201cThrough the Wire,\u201d Kanye West rapped through a jaw that was still wired shut from a recent car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Now, West claims that same accident caused brain damage that led to his recent spate of erratic behavior and bigoted remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Recent headlines about the rapper have had little to do with music and much to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/kanye-west-reveals-hes-off-his-meds-as-kim-kardashian-breaks-down-in-shocking-documentary-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West\u2019s apparent mental illness<\/a> and anti-semitic remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Kanye took out a full-page ad in <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> in order to apologize and explain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025. Kanye West will hold a concert in Shanghai on July 12. \" class=\"wp-image-546452 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2223907460-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025. Kanye West will hold a concert in Shanghai on July 12. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTwenty-five years ago, I was in a car accident that broke my jaw and caused injury to the right frontal lobe of my brain,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/kanye-west-antisemitism-apology-wsj-ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he says of the incident<\/a>. \u201cAt the time, the focus was on the visible damage \u2014 the fracture, the swelling, and the immediate physical trauma. The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Kanye\u2019s lengthy apology, neurological tests were \u201climited\u201d in the immediate aftermath, and the \u201cpossibility of a frontal-lobe injury\u201d was never considered.<\/p>\n<p>West went on to explain that he is \u201cin constant mental illness\u201d as a result of his injury, adding that the situation became untenable last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn early 2025, I fell into a four-month long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life,\u201d West wrote in his apology. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the situation became increasingly unsustainable, there were times I didn\u2019t want to be here anymore,\u201d he continued, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West attends the Fast Company Innovation Festival - Day 3 Arrivals on November 07, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-546453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West attends the Fast Company Innovation Festival - Day 3 Arrivals on November 07, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-546453 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1186140733-6-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kanye West attends the Fast Company Innovation Festival \u2013 Day 3 Arrivals on November 07, 2019 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Brad Barket\/Getty Images for Fast Company)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you go into a manic episode, you are ill at that point. When you are not in an episode, you are completely \u2018normal\u2019. And that\u2019s when the wreckage from the illness hits the hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanye went on to state that his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/kanye-west-confirms-bianca-censori-ran-away-from-their-marriage-tried-to-have-him-committed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bianca Censori<\/a>, was instrumental in helping him find the help he needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst,\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanye added that in addition to his traumatic brain injury, he suffers from bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West attends the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Villepinte, France.\" class=\"wp-image-546454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West attends the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Villepinte, France.\" class=\"wp-image-546454 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1429638282-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kanye West attends the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Villepinte, France.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jacopo M. Raule\/Getty Images For Balenciaga)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOne of the difficult aspects of having bipolar type-1 are the disconnected moments \u2014 many of which I still cannot recall \u2014 that led to poor judgment and reckless behavior that oftentimes feels like an out-of-body-experience,\u201d West wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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<p>West says that through therapy, medication, and seeking community with others who have faced similar struggles, he has learned how to manage his illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy words as a leader in my community have global impact and influence. In my mania, I lost complete sight of that,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I find my new baseline and new center through an effective regime of medication, therapy, exercise, and clean living, I have newfound, much-needed clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanye\u2019s remorse seems genuine, but his crimes against basic human decency were immense. Hopefully, his future actions will align with the words he offered today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/kanye-west-takes-out-ad-to-apologize-for-anti-semitism-blames-brain-injury-from-car-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes On his very first single, 2003\u2019s \u201cThrough the Wire,\u201d Kanye West rapped through a jaw that was still wired shut from a recent car accident. Now, West claims that same accident caused brain damage that led to his recent spate of erratic behavior and bigoted remarks. Recent headlines about the rapper [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-218943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}