Kanye West has been candid about his mental health battle over the years.
In 2016, West, who also goes by the name Ye, was hospitalized after abruptly canceling a concert. Two years later, West revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar type-1 disorder when he dropped his album Ye.
“I hate being Bi-Polar, it’s awesome,” the 2018 album’s cover art read.
After going public with his diagnosis, West began making headlines for a series of controversial political opinions and, later, for a series of antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ statements. In January 2026 — after refusing to walk back himself from his cl...
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