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</style><![endif]--><!-- __merge_tags_in_links__ --><style></style></head><body class="a" style="margin:0px auto;padding:0px;word-wrap:normal;word-spacing:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" aria-label="email_name" lang="en" style="font-size:1rem"><div style="display:none;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;"> The artist's fandom is now standing in the way of his accountability.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ </div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" class="gg"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table role="none" width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="aa" style="width:670px;table-layout:fixed;"><tr><td class="bodyWrapper" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF;border-radius:10px 10px 0px 0px;background-color:#FFFFFF;" class="c"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr id="header"><td style="padding:15px 15px 0px 15px;"><div style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="f" align="right" valign="top"><p> April 07, 2026 | <a data-read-online-tooltip="true" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwdsYgrEjMAEwJnalmd2QEiMnQ97f6m_n4-3s4XEucsPHrry8nO8aIkDiYj_twk89dpID6sQ2KgHZRQFlqBtaCila6LiWUzNpKn0CGjCbXKqXvuCi1XpUG-bZEaT8ZfeRCU6yLqjA49hLfInEODtxC5pim1MwMQMjM7xAjA2_CNFPHd--x6KLnz-V31lFZHlcKDa0Xkp2PztXQ3ft9VG0R9zJZbr03SJFIqIIKxIKpb33LPuPwtadpoG5R0uI--GXm-4Zh1kmUscZVtk3ThfHilYOB5y7scZLv_FI6UxJitjMxKKIuMTIVhO86bPeQ9TrNag6-iwyFXkqA35G2N_MFf2FeXbNpYFaXHtE8Dk8MpfzwLR__Gfh6-V2F9UWRSxtk_Y3qFf4Dnb5L7dPeBHTIcOX0aJuwrB_dGt_tenq7nwf41mXupREJ7H7NU8p2zrPxUnK3nL4AkrSinqE2K17dZtBE_onFTK4d_ry4QqlXC_nfUHnBEVnLlq8rjIKqLjPsjBP7HURlvoK59_A6Mwi5TSDGNWKo3gUccKCUgpjAiZLt3nKdOUUu3iwRE95ELT9ekGRLQcNbAhLUmjkzoLKF_651-aIA-SK_OEaCE19GUPiPXZkatvaE_rjN2fYyL17JT_KK0JiHfDpW90RE5iQSPFsL_aBem_Z6zX1EV_2AuJJsynlvVCARDrbs7BgTMFxktSHnHUPhlTGNriB1y3njQeFSgWqYORpuPth7bVdy8jg/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h0/h001.zYV7wgNg-cfnS-kX--KIzI7dLsp1yL-LjtQhf7wwShY">Read online</a></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:15px 0;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><h1 style="text-align:left;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:Bold;font-size:32px;color:#2A2A2A;padding:2px 0;line-height:38px;"> Ye's bigotry and violence wasn't a phase </h1><p style="text-align:left;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:20px;color:#3E3E3E;padding:5px 0;line-height:24px;"> The artist's fandom is now standing in the way of his accountability. </p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-bottom:1px solid #E5E7EB;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-top:15px;"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxxoETc6ByUTRuAdU1Hl6xR1By9bzgaKcaCKJU6RdaHPbJ_nPVaAQavOdsYyBfVMSlQT29isankUi2H-HiUGQTsyBYAQV7vRjTBZXbn_e_AyNeRrPYPl9zh-rmbioFUrWPPtPquGwdD4bAR88eGBDLAkOdMbAeQXruLrzX-en3SHnS1sH7WHh3jy_7AR7JGy_p9ZIuXdXImxXTValz2MIhKS3I34KU6gtu36GRnU9zR631UR2XafgSdsmI8NEFLdvTbYVJwnR_3HgEHvFi6TKpKBuAfdaJAfJt1yTSpN5augr0sx2j-HvbwzHbawXglqXvLedPeszvRruTx7thonkbgXrEO-lxlneFAnYgdu79DrDv6p4u6GEDvGajgGl_-9gFdSjqxZO9XvRDfETlTfOg9oayxT4AURD4nMx2ivGHQpiSHVFq5Su3yeIMuSMNPLEHxsrL7hHSisDXcg45deNDALQADePP1cnzzPxeay1Z_fqHKABp_j1I5nV0BOpDHvPE1h9YsdpzA4Noo8rpYLnIF3xaGvABkCbrgWca-oK_BlSmOU3EWPCOBiTUQILAbxCpn3yTRbW5iHUStM2xiVQ_hXXZPQQ95BPcpqJFPSA_A9GXgYWt1sGBIIVTjOApNi4tQXCStqqMSCOkduWQ99uHlv-u0d_7Ro5Kkyd2gWLpcGX0K5H-4WlJB-OuNhVg2e32jX0Q-4VUdWOe3eBfs0_cfTHdLnDrtzEhWlTa6Ho9DSnD4rHlW6TfsBWjAQUQjG5PNWBtF5D0HfmYvKgvHe1gEyJGoBptQKpniGqBMtr7jzOyy-5vd6ENIJx7fuRZSxq0Mu4dBWYQz5ZFr1Ho1-jq66/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h1/h001.QuC0Yu8TETLRywy6CaN0Q_tGKdojDBzVzaRXj8Z8RMY" style="text-decoration:none; 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A summer music festival in London he was set to headline was officially <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1IYZEwEZ-788IYvwgWX1GLSZfsun3Fm5g9NuDzSh6uTFiRkBc3Cylg5wS0xwXVxHZlV9PEgJ6JbtSmyiYg39Emz-UpebXHcGF6rWU56gqoBz-RBdoeWg0cTselkLBBG-3R9lXJwvad-UYoAYLqC755Qv2ZJ1nVZAaZapHnE8lqtYGmyO9-RxjsOmXNOoNlfwM8qd1T94FyqA5pFpa8ZFtj1ARAi0BY8I-XIebZoBBOFr6ojd-9VIZyaxEI2HE9yF0kD6QJW5GOm6Ay11hHCoKALGWdny1bXBpvctdNdubO7-vE3xKIx3EdzSJkVMlajVz7e7FOUaV5FJ5fkgk9DvVI/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h6/h001.0YC102Qa9f7E3kN0w97Is_pgtu4HCH1LqSpOmTgXtlo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>cancelled today</span></a> after the UK banned him from entering the country, citing his long history of making anti-Jewish statements and praising Adolf Hitler. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Still, Ye’s career is far from over. He <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz7LatZNiLRfcp8JmoHqoo9_gLMCF7l2KdFbYFbvHswlqhvkcAdMgPhXTvp46yoZO_nxz951q0PfMIZ5_IK4pWl8JK7Wh_HtQQ9gFmbMKoNKr7d70pAlsLdYY6QxglA_L7VcL83xYNhgnI3No4a-pzVEE3USUifjR4bRg2D--sbrE4q0aG--BgKJKdzyoCZY3Fl7VupNmSixgA1U2twUOXFECCuPYbs2WP36kjl5a0PHz5qedJmoan5ZqfF5snx64IfJ9M_ZxykZ-qzMj1vO3glnFBjiox6mADbJk4rZnfCpq6LNoYg12A3yemuqVPErTxz2uYxHZnkB-FoFLnVXa9BA/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h7/h001.FcbN0IJB_sosqhEh07NEXOsH3uaIw3-lsPANlExewW8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>reportedly made</span></a> $33 million performing this week in the US, a country whose current administration <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz25B6-okMS5CNrF1cWE5knyyjD1JeiIPmuMYYoMQ2mkGH9tZCOx4WvpPn9j9f9oLyA7sfrXbmUvRq8LYZ9fI2AvLHhm0tr-kDtYi7BNlS1OPnjdbK3NB3VAZOtSvKWuOgs3CsTivk9yqRxM45dtC52_jNm3ubBVJtrf3EACKpmEFTMqZjt6rFVOkY3DWZJFDt7ItHEsNqGHsgb1JKAcv5JlECvdeLZB8Hxg4lYyjBoCFn7VHsoPiyJcVvmtHtzYo3__02zK9MoVPJmMjkl0E3uHeFtVVxpByNYbCgpawyEy-/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h8/h001.v2mGkROPRh58tn8zrG1tTTeJq1JfrZND0zk3SL6VFkI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>has deep ties </span></a>to Holocaust denial and other extreme forms of antisemitism. Ye’s sold-out concerts at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles were some of the highest-grossing nights in live music ever, if the anonymous sources providing the numbers are to be believed. But there is no denying the massive crowds that showed up to support Ye, nor the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXHzGwpiuciS-qKDXct2OsWvHyiF64n07wCfWJpZKLhGYEcZYCtEfsqm04lHnKj0_6OwEdDp4hUZlDzkYaFnDoSNQebSHZG2Q-ifUHKle9XNF2YGWJ-Xlm3oJnZ0xLHL-KVNBHX_DUzL7nyRitmoT1NHQMnyxSCELDVgcS33Wxnnu3l2MvgD8CzW42XLMQnTMVGqymF-HkrQCwNfttPJC4r_K65J3OQIqAKdNNGOc3QpTrHBiBcTOik-Co-DI8tsZL7A/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h9/h001.fW3kwVeZ1njZbrFGU1wn8kPwVWPkgU3YZ8W_iDGY4EY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>slew of celebrities</span></a> who attended and tacitly endorsed his return to the mainstream. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> It’s no surprise to me that people were so quick to forgive Ye, even less than a year after he released a song called “Heil Hitler” where he <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.WYXUF7vyYkEhQLMiuAvTBux5AWSjyCQ9Q7B5BouU1b5EddnpOUfdMopsr4o3_cEFt5pPKSO5DkQGkxRWTR-8CV18ismFbuzPIWFBiqnJgy5Dx06QH4AMIa3fmLWsTz9psnFTmZHGmUcny3YkxO2Op2tk9Jz9jsTDxt6WOkrwTUBqDXoL_7cNYHV2mLWMs5mrBUaAKaMC7idkD1KoY-NvZaUvXRqL8M88pkBJHkb6mYrehGo9GqptVBX2CqVa8fEcxqaLU4bNrWO1HdnOPp1TG5jnhEOQkLFbh0qjbWx77otOgW6LAmvEQLNpniGxn0R9wFXDvfOo3vvUoxec66iGK4K8khbTJ6jajBll5grIqHN77jadAGMJ6WRFsBxlG-v4kRszSX3D2IM1hLFaJHTsHuXgheG1X-J-vJXHs5ukra1V1mB5A_0S2NpFAIf1lWbwXenjG36FULKRMl9wTOgViZUAOZMkq5kO4PUSPqnw6UYMDQWgee95XVp8yVONt8dq20SAPt28McmPMNJjCMub8w/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h10/h001.JTnCv5mI_uKLU-zNam_r1_vg3I-okYnxNERfMKgbg1Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>blamed Jewish people</span></a> for, among other things, him losing custody of his kids. When powerful people—in this case, one of the most beloved musicians of all time—do terrible things, their fans tend to find convenient excuses for their behavior. </p></td></tr><tr class="btn_row"><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;width:100%;word-break:break-word;" class="dd"><table width="100%" role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:14px auto 14px auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;mso-padding-alt:12px 20px;" class="btn"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwV_hX9vGS3oqZL81Kc_IifVZRheAbWj80LGoajCGvYYBIDKX9DDjb5Sa4ZvfXgQdBnAQxx9CP6y-uINlsqzdUWUrIfRGF_Rq-S4zhBh8GgllDxcFqpvyF9vP4wYNzhXRomByakc6u4_g0pwV-A586AJ8HyVEU_1pjctd4ca7SBUT8Mu0yHD_-kBHaG5D2KxfKXAX7Phowyp5QTVZSJIuGwX55a-Zas358Tf82CR5zhySaIoWgG9S-YNtJQG7vaxni08r5Noe4VKMBkknc7zE2dTY6NqAMcvLeN_RaG-k-dnni257mjeR84m3DMqZGA9thASKhbCu-i1aSx4hfRW47q7_wNfOw-09sVWoP_z-S-8vE4MYE6ovpet0CO4na8FheInLHdL2C5dq-2q66Mq5uVFj5hfxLVZhQwwWENwvm2GhRyhKvONw3P-tzKguBPMLreoozUBaGrJt-pSl4wg1v4xyZ30qIB9JGsBNnZ13Y2h7b5I3qbv_IM4SqxHQ4uROhxjgx6-uCS4nk_O-lm7qZlG-on_qtMvP4Pdg1Mx3cAlQueAyQ99QcOnRhnXh0hcGjldnYWsyKeHpoPBBFIXse7_C_TgtPpQsqo6gzxSMKkOQnDt7pyrUntosv5s3i8rpG9D0AP6gTnjyBi3Klw1yGKvnsPecLrxI0MoyLYvcn7qaHcR7VyBVJJQ97WVhXI7e4JReC2gItceaAx-nVQ1q8YrRjArXSn_xj8p6h3D6G0QPlKqW6zE7WiRF1tSuBCo1p4Pww_CwGOW3esjFijrAIZ/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h11/h001.gY7Bb9rnpn7TMfxUcJLvP_seOFXCUVoDa-K9dRlmyxk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-block;font-family:'Verdana',Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;padding:12px 20px;text-decoration:none;"> Subscribe to Spitfire News </a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In this case, Ye provided the excuse in the form of a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.qs5Lx9UsA6cLOj10V6_0JryPjQNouQ4Bl97mFFO6ondIwrSWehNusAi09laAk-ARipO2fHtZPbGO70hwehOl_4UNnFElNYF4ptyqCszxuh1BUBpjc72U7hZMTSXz0BFg7z8vPPqao5_Tv6CngCoemCCTKjb0DlS0pp_F7V5pvSMC4tBOW2ZKnn8rq3eGWVljMphvLVMFFftjnORsGA2D63MJ9yx44KZPUL7YRXEF0B8/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h12/h001.7ebg_PJ8RD-o3e3wg0LLig5IZtLbziYF3De4YdJ6Um4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>full-page letter ad</span></a> he took out earlier this year in the Wall Street Journal. In “To Those I’ve Hurt,” Ye wrote that his anti-Jewish and pro-Hitler statements were the result of a “four-month long manic episode” stemming from his bipolar disorder. He expressed regret and wrote “I love Jewish people.” He apologized to the Black community. And he said he aspires to earn forgiveness. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Here’s the problem: Ye’s bigotry and violence against Jewish people and Black people and women didn’t start with a four-month manic period last year. He has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6R7ysH7eDOjjwiFkCeeBT6KSYaHRq0nUGHZSo1VNp7CsMhYLTDSxaxqaBUaEMj1TcX3xxa0DovgaFfOttzAFYGx_-TVVX2IkugfWP9OT6xqPH91R3Ew7wD5eiAJ3ONmlWcaWlcVPynma25Vqp7_mEI9ktR4ig9y0BcOtrrUv5Gkc8am3mcW8PC5afFE6MOdONmzdPPI4ebPz2_dx5Vop3iPnUUJE5XkLWmMxvKpPzF4GXGMptF231fYIanuva1JAX-ieg-4KcjyJeWLV110mjKY3FUUw9s4aSlOQDgCbCbOKGAvjxBUmgDW0mRJlCELTl5Lf9EtFYf_G90wWs937Jh2wgwFj86HoX8O65zGf-DK/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h13/h001.P8LwFzdyd962c1xB-wBZMUeNj3KqzHCk2a9XFZWWb6U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>reportedly been</span></a> praising Hitler and pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories in private business settings for more than twenty years. He has publicly promoted <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0eZpEhVvcnhWE7zFgnLx63d6KOY7oo-xBs0itVRrznUx4CaJwQRi9peL4mZIlwUjh05nN6fOPt7q_CnUaHGmwKi-p4hCJOtl8Qcl0gaIkmiFHAjRcR_OEldle5tRcF1cggFXrj17cz_uNOFM_tRSvM_IhgDniGoJIzOAbvtiuWWe_dhLuhYzEXq3vn4UXFNHGUin6TuxN7louL3zwAtajRvv8XmUHm5X3Qn7eqgQ87wUJJNnmU4UH_5zgr5oiubohDZD-33Zollfj5nkS8SWWZaqPLdXSWsCk6Sc07McFNB/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h14/h001.Rowdc_N6HaFgnX4phNlBenmaRW6iZHHek-Am6zRUFlI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>white supremacy</span></a> for more than a decade, too. His letter did not acknowledge there are more than 15 years of sexual violence and abuse allegations against him. Some of them are the basis of more than a dozen lawsuits he is currently facing, including that he <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzyDKv2Xva2bx8kI32dwggMEVkMOTqZl-nbeWXHFl_I7PNMI7lJXKihemtBvIWN4WhuzMIdAFqUgv0uInVy0GFSDkw8miq11jutfQWWWpk8RWcHwGJ-CNghToR6uPcjP2_7ofohCZ_ACI4ApLzXV-npxWNtko-RyDbV2IA-LO_8aYAdY1jx3U9ISgrNN7_vJ4eYeg7ey8iGNdbU_vYdzLGmPV6r2IiWzkp-kjwx5WIsUoRL7grWCiL_gYP6nWZOVaH8QFn0RGZT5GBJPTtvQ-Iy2Yx7AK7hqPzL6IVD_y74LF/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h15/h001.4VuHDmVHvJ2iZJcLE_sOCUCz0veYxZjzxWZb6p3lZlw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>started strangling model</span></a> Jennifer An in front of witnesses on a music video set in 2010 (Ye doesn’t even deny this; stunningly, the same month he issued his “apology,” his <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzyDKv2Xva2bx8kI32dwggMEVkMOTqZl-nbeWXHFl_I7PNMI7lJXKihemtBvIWN4WhuzMIdAFqUgv0uInVy0GFSDkw8miq11jutfQWWWpk8RWcHwGJ-CNghToR6uPcjP2_7ofohCZ_ACI4ApLzXV-npxWNtko-RyDbV2IA-LO_8aYAdY1jx3U9ISgrNN7_vJ4eYeg7ey8iGNdbU_vYdzLGmPV6r2IiWzkp-kjwx5WIsUokRMn8azHYb2dSesU3qEu6KKc6fpWm-RE0B--7mbXfk0-Sc86Jh3hLqKaT7FfqJ06/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h16/h001.-mNdu9kebjadyMe3PtryC8ryDCiprfdr2YiKuH-roZs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>attorneys argued</span></a> that the violence was a protected form of free speech) and that <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4RiCKwjQ28L924zTDpifEWbkjx-6bznlT_U81a1115zltnPPmo54N21wpMBEcXJEsHpN8xlYD9wU4ToWu5DmBlyC0oUfVaTEzcJItBbKym58zUS4JEoqwY2Fx7S1MymoCx6OZOdPc2ciQQuSrCkfTOkV50gD50OcA_dHpxA6J3t2xaoYaCVqUzmimJ4-b-Ex-rAxw2_FhwriTEZv6KfolRluYML5nJSD_JhaHNIOnlS_0xDbtNw1cA4EjS5NbREnA/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h17/h001.ye-qDgcRduaJV-VEEgWI_f3bwOpIdiXxlELZtk-D_OU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>he raped</span></a> his former assistant in 2021.<b> </b>Her attorney said she was “<a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4RiCKwjQ28L924zTDpifEWbkjx-6bznlT_U81a1115zltnPPmo54N21wpMBEcXJEsHpN8xlYD9wU4ToWu5DmBlyC0oUfVaTEzcJItBbKym58zUS4JEoqwY2Fx7S1MymoCx6OZOdPc2ciQQuSrCkfTOkV50gD50OcA_dHpxA6J3t2xaoYaCVqUzmimJ4-b-Ex6IYzk7qLJZd3PVyUH9kMbNiRs7SLefTWbeHVeql41STrnZ_I-NODFpK4qx9m7Zdcw/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h18/h001.H1y7r81zfsTeJxon6uZZgLgiNW7XRDmwvd7WCBWNiks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>in hiding</span></a>” as of last year after West harassed her in retaliation for filing her lawsuit, which her attorney alleged including organizing a swatting attempt. (This is when you provoke a SWAT team to respond to your victim’s residence by calling in a fake hostage situation or bomb threat. Innocent people have died and been <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4V3JvkvNZk19ZG-ud-xhHlPeF3t5oqMYQy4SncIEocnTfZWNpF-VX0A9NCJecB10EeoQOrVf4zrCdVyPuOBG73sSG9O37uFUW3-P7gCl4kdVuHFhTe1luism-wuF6OwCc4pAxI3DdoNS81BYlrteOHBUEc8mMifRapIq2LJDZWJbcLwUJQ_rAplUQb_L3mHnjifdVbK6pZcdL0EGsh7DnA27TFoZpVYOYfrF6uyXgP7OijE3uylO3e5p0sHZac8T66hFGIYpOYv4oUdbeAdjI94Wb74JxbKi5434wlN_IZMOvc0UYIl9ClDaVWGSxju4w/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h19/h001.3R7wo_whZerohd3bt5XGLAn94_PY-5aFjheR2dhvA9Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>fatally shot by police</span></a> in these attacks before.) </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In my opinion, Ye’s apology is not real or genuine. It’s an obfuscation. It’s calculated PR as part of a broader strategy to avoid accountability, not make amends. By admitting to only some of what happened in clear public view and claiming that it was purely a product of mental illness, Ye has released something his fans can use to try and justify his past and present behavior. I’ve been analyzing public statements issued by alleged perpetrators for years, and this is a common and effective tactic. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/fc601a35-79f2-4a79-a282-058228423b11/GettyImages-2079447707.jpg?t=1775584800" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>Rapper Kanye West performs onstage during the "Vultures 1" playback concert during Rolling Loud 2024 the at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 14, 2024 in Inglewood. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> The apology letter was not really for anyone Ye has hurt. It was for his audience. And at this point, Ye’s fandom is arguably the biggest force shielding him from accountability. As a Black man, Ye has faced significantly more institutional consequences than his white male counterparts. He is now banned and deplatformed in the UK. He has been condemned by numerous figures and entities with political, economic, and cultural authority in the US. The mainstream media has long treated him punitively. This institutional blowback is actually one of the reasons why Ye maintains such a strong fan following. He can be positioned as an underdog and a victim, even though he has also <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0C5MvdlKtxkRzwr58cSSLTQiCQtt6jBBbsUWPSffzhMGm500OBM_cA45pOWb8_KbksBlRHg1QcrFcDwr0WXSEEYOQaCiQpGi_XX9B4gAkUBXOh-EofwH1VFh_xtIVgT4C9KIjObCIbkpNuZKa49vHXuUBz6LtUTPa3cfXvZoTtkwjEYV6GTXgLL2j5-oeH_A4jNdXInd0uB5V0KLGUeXpeFH5uZt3yrPGlj9m3NV1wKNxHXkzN9arEi3TrWJBXkvk_fQRMXdTQFqolG5uWuiSDoR4jkLEs-Bi-8qeKty_FmmgRLwlmnmDYbqo9TYS4c4A/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h20/h001.1vHvrH3Y11QaDIqnBykiaDTTNPSva7FTNMJL3DVtC7E" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>made billions</span></a> of dollars, has two dozen Grammys, and is the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.YJbz_qTJjz6h1PDn87RBEQQ7GXS8fXD2SDFen9nHgNoY_-fOqCGJNvSiqDDJ_rWqCPinKQg57mj2sRhUfA2a9cEVie2Gtnmf_T9BX71bfUu3I_UIqk-E83OKFlv6cxNBTpWp0caufipAPHgzMctX-hz9FTuD-kNpWUqu7y3N3ARKCSdDQLRQTRID2aXoK2PCtsarfypWPKbn4izE2Fj7M7dYPn2S6tCDemj2sITF9E75k9ZvciluQ0oVP3KmWGcYchuXeJgWVEZj_fTTimV3Iw/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h21/h001.QhYgHJx71NILAqM6i_L4DuJL8_jiasorj4-dQmQdmeA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>tenth most-streamed</span></a> artist on Spotify of all time. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In recent days, I’ve seen a wave of Ye defenders argue that he has already faced enough consequences, that his actions weren’t harmful enough to justify “cancellation,” and that his bigotry is actually a form of performance art. But <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz-PJJAtnJgo39lnzUXeurZ1LKdyBnb9YRW-1b-mkR57cdvQ3qzKA4epO5tKDpRyoF7oWlkcEoS-CPPhkg1QnZP1oqjp2ju2DkUgLRY1MtDO17fClXFWG3tvhwh01-PgVq2l6nSVgStDgDXy8XqXX-dLQpCgfdcOfYNshAlS64TmI-bxPKS2AWOfuArR4Sph2QKfq7aGuqZ_5TIM4TyB_QenOMsKRV1Ng6Cuh7KlOgyI6ibX7O8A2F94DKz8LSPaf64ihjJUknHJY4r33wjmfgpsGxM38ejdr8FR61Wy7gWhPFaIy_Vji5s_GOgECi8ncv07BE8w6J-LtB2QLAboimnraIif2lLn9DJoOgKt_MI6T/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h22/h001.VYmgqXMXqXF_MdGujWeKykdqXZ34uRI8F5kH55dyyxM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>numerous people</span></a> who have worked with Ye throughout his career say he espoused the same bigoted views in private. “Having bipolar disorder is not a state of constant mental illness,” Ye wrote in January. “When you go into the manic episode, you are ill at that point. When you are not in an episode, you are completely ‘normal.’” Ye’s “normal” self for more than two decades, as documented in articles and lawsuits and documentaries and even his own lyrics, is monstrous. He says he’s improved his mental health, but has he stopped actively hurting people? Will he face accountability for the alleged crimes he has committed against employees, women, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz-PJJAtnJgo39lnzUXeurZ1LKdyBnb9YRW-1b-mkR57co20lRCOHxrrdmcRS5aGK1gTpqWU3mbqkX-LrFfcxxlKkklp1UlIUJR2AnhmiPE4h2CVG7vh30CMTzCqDnDwhrh8ySeObhIgF-fzydqACwlO4kC7bd77uEmCJsEBsC5sWwRNr9xeJ-KI993MHnC3tUEeJOsVmHwiQ1xG-JylFSAhXzEWJyQfFykVipOQvVceWgsOCZirCZRO66pAI23EZ_ZRbu1bclvlgFgd9Td0fSul1_vBMIVAdnBdbZbCjzczOCFXQNl6EiiuXFVgcHMj3sczdqXzIFclotahUQz54Eoc/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h23/h001.WUi4nVT6y8hLUEXjfEKdJRlBF87fNy4ZJjHjl33tI44" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>and children</span></a>? </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Probably not. Just last month, Ye <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.mgrYDGQaI8Xjr2QXpQav5b_mNKuK8r9kkefH6cJ4P10_Ab4Gal22CLxe24fmT_p3r24hzwqAJLYDXYF6YDnR5c9IhmKP4or6ahuWzGjfqLDPwPrrmnalzmvLC7Yu1JuicPVlxlFzYUUOjxunPXPposGjNDvJs7a_3-Kwgal1kg9hAbFxy7ag1eWH6sDO-a48XIG-SxgY-77Y-3Unv2DDccOgQ5ywxV903brFFkt1znw27tUT9WSVmxjI9fs54uw5_srBe8GoRPQ_YHNsKzsK8mOlWD5znTdH_ZEINd2A-acwtD2bRp3dytWjTFGJZkJzb0FUMeOhjS8AM3fzJM6LEA/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h24/h001.KgSviRNUYjx58ZoxM25oKqPEp_ir9ldJpPlFjc5FMPk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>lost a case</span></a> brought against him by a former contractor who said Ye underpaid him and forced him to act as a round-the-clock security guard. But the plaintiff received far fewer damages than he asked for, and now Ye is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.mgrYDGQaI8Xjr2QXpQav5b_mNKuK8r9kkefH6cJ4P10_Ab4Gal22CLxe24fmT_p3r24hzwqAJLYDXYF6YDnR5c9IhmKP4or6ahuWzGjfqLDPwPrrmnalzmvLC7Yu1JuicPVlxlFzYUUOjxunPXPposGjNDvJs7a_3-Kwgal1kg9hAbFxy7ag1eWH6sDO-a48XIG-SxgY-77Y-3Unv2DDccOgQ5ywxV903brFFkt1znw27tUT9WSVmxjI9fs54uw5_srBe8GoRPQ_YHNsKzsK8jGiuTuoTGyqMBCBr91jOkdgKGgmyEmI6gKJA6x6QlEnFJ0bjOgkfXMiG5B-BihF1Q/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h25/h001.M3Z2HZaYZZUUOLYlvdPZXGg1mSC9rZDAKi7pLDYyo0M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>countersuing him</span></a> in retaliation, claiming he “recorded” and “publicized” an “unlawful mechanic’s lien” on Ye’s property. And Ye’s publicist who shared that statement? Milo Yiannopoulos, the ex-gay far-right political commentator who <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz79pwJTq5tTCKVeyol_MJ1i5rzWQNemVoIJBR3nD0tdAfoHR-gwQlig_3q8bje3YcIsw62a0Sv_ZfWmMuguhzpBwUjmmnj7f3dfNgRE80i6R7fh2FkCKvL3hU2tFWi3cVcsAdJcVZChCsemNBF-QfMJPZ9rUOquLv1M1Hoa_G--n4GfsK_nBerdIVtsm0y4YfOiSXEfRUtbIZADbk8QnKvlGr6jxfvMHrpJa2ifPqpuvp-pv2P2YGq7gczeo0EeefH-a1W9kLuQWTcThDngcrqupK_NIW9yU4iTlQGajDQ47QOtVzGcDZm2oLSkA4qhmX5tfv2ulKGnKTpBkq7Ivf8TRr0aK3TyGOfyJNL6uQo_a/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h26/h001.mFWbDHKWrDWsZte-Ko4kLiARz4PhEEfnTBypMLYbBsc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>now claims</span></a> homosexuality doesn’t even exist. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> If you think that the Ye controversy is a distraction from current geopolitical crises, it’s really not. In the past few years, Ye has actually helped bridge the gap between Donald Trump’s GOP and the formerly fringe antisemitic far-right. After all, Ye brought Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy_lOJXpiDxfsMZRnuBqQmRllfwFASxJNbP6abPOVapzvEnkwJUCECNad5o3ap5jFLTBh4TxjgNdE5B76qv9u8Y7CT7k4Zr49ZWV73iUlpzE5JCnpFeA_LIkWfKej2Dn-UN_zJojkXNIGQpkkCAtEi5yzbKLoWy1qncm7seXL7Che3nhN3WU7cLxJmWqLUzwWfz65PsHaS0_XFNxLbttZPDNCl3KhPQp8yGXrvXNrOGuW55_jDg3kaqG2d2JSIt44qpOp7PQNb9mfLTvMnZYUPFYy8xT29GiQzllUbhB6CQfVZArgpHXLvUm8H6SZtu-oDDQp56Sbu2ZLyvlvKw6bLc/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h27/h001.qPAPw4bW77NKadJQyMTyHlVv4nZSvkooRiTpuSW1N_g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>to meet Trump</span></a> in 2022, and Fuentes has soared in popularity since. He’s one of the conservative influencers angling the party in an explicitly antisemitic direction. Ye has been a longtime supporter of Trump, and his political stances since 2018 have mirrored the conservative mainstream in many ways: Ye has spoken out against abortion, repeated common anti-Black talking points, and <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz0xHCoJt1om-YEV1ZPvFdxSheHBb2PCdEKWlCUUR4BkRw2-AWnM1SXIk2VZTYFXIwyxpKwhcmXdw1uzEw-B6xY0suf79hC4Vq2SNeFkndYcxU1IgsjbXXSHbglt_xRulBYEh4Ll-_05HVTJ7gpYqxCRxqF1ijktaycqWr9DkTo5V9O1JasAO0IdjPk-HamQIuQkh0CL7ruWsfSiwM2XCRfwGVt3meOmuOcAArvPihHgzfa6xAlPU_GzHbkFRpgv5TgoaSwhPG0fWweRUMKU6d5b3FgJw7WeEEyTbrwt_6JHq/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h28/h001.kO5Dq3BTpOuSAjkwYuIsL0Iud9rOSWw9vaYALpkfXYM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>targeted prominent</span></a> Black women. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “He’s a very useful tool for white supremacy,” says novelist and writer <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzw_3P2QGHtYwZ_t1NsGvWRw2Z2Ucdr8NLJULoIQ0Job3LelmddO_3Kd1cG1YYLTTEExC0fm-9CT5pNZEZORkCrt9VxsiFBMiiwneUe5MDhufRUNhENpHAI3jRL1ZdJ5DdPNRGgTIdayGMC8xTqT4oXnBDUpVDx_0Plg81JSGvyB9GuB1CizKgU22RqB_ws2jyNHYrnUjqIKDahOGLLGK1ZSgktO0wzg9olsnCi83e7Kj/4pl/3daaOoeESoSwo-WjFp_dZQ/h29/h001.E8bSHqdQiYSMr-eGJX0_j_MaOTj2cTN_EYVh-gMzAUk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Chantal James</span></a>, who has spoken out against Ye’s comeback in recent days. As a Black woman who shares Ye’s diagnosis, she told me that multiple things can be true at once: Ye is a bigot, having bipolar disorder isn’t an excuse for his bigotry, having it doesn’t <i>make </i>him hold bigoted beliefs, and also, Ye is a disabled person who can be exploited by the people around him to amplify his bigotry. “He’s useful for Nazis. He’s useful for the KKK. He’s useful for the far right. He’s useful for Trump.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> James says Ye and his fans’ reliance on mental illness as an excuse for his bigotry is also harmful to other people with bipolar, since it creates the false perception that people with bipolar are more likely to be bigoted and that bigots can be excused by saying they have mental illness. For many of Ye’s fans who want to be able to hear him perform songs from <i>Graduation </i>and <i>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy </i>again, blaming anything uncomfortable about supporting him on his struggles with bipolar is a comforting illusion. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “He’s one of the most talented people in the world, but you do cancel an artist when they are a great force of harm. That’s just what you do. You don’t empower them. Doesn’t matter what you love. Doesn’t matter if it makes you feel good. You relinquish it,” James said. “People really need to take agency. Do you want to do something about Nazism? Don’t support a Nazi. Put two and two together. Do something with your behavior to help things get a little better.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Both James and I enjoyed Ye’s music before we knew all this about him. When I was a teenager, I actually loved Ye’s music so much that<b> </b>my parents once confiscated my ticket to his upcoming show as part of being grounded. I went to the show anyways, and I got quadruple-grounded. I spent years excusing Ye’s bad behavior to myself and others until it reached a point where I could no longer sustain the cognitive dissonance. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> A lot of people act like it’s some Herculean task to acknowledge when male artists in particular cause harm. A woman who acted like Ye would not receive the same defense. In fact, celebrity women who attended Ye’s concert in Los Angeles last week and have been criticized for it have fewer defenders than Ye himself. (And to be clear, I don’t think we should defend women for supporting Ye, but it’s telling that women often face more blowback for associating with a man than the man himself faces.) </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Sometimes an old song of Ye’s will come up in my recommended queue and I’ll let it play. But it doesn’t feel the same as it used to, because now I know how he wields his power. 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