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Ye turned to print for his latest apology for past antisemitic remarks and merchandise, linking the actions to a past 2002 injury.The popular artist formerly known as Kanye West took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal's section A — a page that typically goes for a five-figure sum.
The Monday ad — one of the artist's longest at over 700 words — addressed "Those I've Hurt" and attempted to explain his controversial behavior in recent years, which led him to lose multiple business deals.In the apology, Ye attributed his erratic public statements — including antisemitic remarks and Swastika merchandise — to what he described as an undiagnosed brain injury from a 2002 car accident.The rapper said the crash left him with a shattered jaw and damage to the right frontal lobe of his brain. While doctors treated his visible injuries at the time, Ye said the neurological damage wasn't properly addressed."The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed," he wrote.The apology also reveals that he is a Reddit user, with Ye writing that the online forum showed him that "it's not just me who ruins their entire life once a year despite taking meds every day.""I have found comfort in Reddit forums of all places. Different people speak of being in manic or depressive episodes of a similar nature. I read their stories and realized that I was not alone," Ye said.This isn't the first time Ye has apologized for his behavior, which became increasingly controversial in recent years and resulting in widespread backlash.He's previously said he would go "death con 3 on Jewish people," worn "White Lives Matter" shirts with Candace Owens, and last year recorded a song that chanted "Heil Hitler." The actions likely contributed to him losing his place on Forbes' billionaires list, as brands like Adidas ended partnerships.He's also made a habit of apologizing and then later backtracking and making continued antisemitic remarks.In 2022, he issued an apology while comparing himself to George Floyd."It hurt the Black people," he said at the time. "So I want to apologize for hurting them because right now God has shown me by what Adidas is doing, and by what the media is doing, I know how it feels to have a knee on my neck now."In 2023, the rapper apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post, saying he was "learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding."In 2025, he publicly retracted his 2023 apology in a post on X and said he was a Nazi.Read Ye's full apology below:
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