Many celebrities called out Kanye West for his behavior. In the past few weeks, Ye has displayed problematic behavior with his comments and controversial runway statements. The Paris Fashion Week was tainted when West introduced his new line of Yeezy clothing which had “White Lives Matter” Printed on it. Since then, things have gone downhill for the rapper with many celebrities calling him out. Jenifer Lewis has been doing so for a long time.
Since the Paris Fashion Week debacle, many companies and projects have severed ties with him for his behavior and anti-Semitic comments. Lewis has called out Kanye once in the past when he met Donald Trump. The actress called his actions “dangerous”. Though she empathized with him in the past, she has not held back herself calling him out.
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“You Have A Mental Illness”: Jenifer Lewis Called Out Kanye West
The actress is concerned for the ‘Donda’ rapper. Jenifer was the host at Variety’s ‘Power of Women’ luncheon in 2020. During the event, the ‘Black-ish’ actress was asked about the behavior of Ye and the bipolarity is diagnosed with. Kanye West, recently, is sacked from almost all the collaborations and projects he was part of due to his anti-Semitic comments and post. He has dethroned himself from being a billionaire. Many celebrities including Sean “Diddy” Combs have come forward and reacted to his behavior.
During the event, ESSENCE asked the veteran artist about his behavior and asked him to get help. She said, “I want to say to Kanye West, you have a mental illness. I know what mania looks like, [and] that kind of mania is dangerous. If I can’t reach him — which I am going to try — I need someone out there to pull him by the coattail and make this wrong right.”
Lewis continued, “That he has as much money as he does and is not in treatment….he knows he’s depressed, he know he’s out of order, he said so on TMZ. So, God bless him, he recognizes it, but now he has to do something about it.”
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“It’s So Dangerous”: The Actress Extended-A Helping Hand To Kanye West
Jenifer Lewis is suffering from bipolar disorder. She chronicled her experiences in her memoir “The Mother of Black Hollywood”. The actress had to navigate her path in Hollywood because she is black and bipolar. It is a similar situation to Kanye. He is also a black artist suffering from bipolar disorder. The rapper released a song titled ‘Yikes’, where he talked about his bipolar disorder.
While talking about the illness, she said, “Part of the disorder is not wanting to tame the mania. The high is so high and it feels great, but it’s dangerous. It’s so dangerous.” Kanye West opened up about his mental illness when he went to meet Trump.
She said that she was going to talk to him once he returned from Uganda where he was busy with the production of an album. “They are going to try to get me in a room with him when he gets back from Uganda,” she said. “And all I can tell everyone is that I will do my best.”
At the same time, she criticized the Oval office meeting with Donald Trump and Kanye West. “[The press event] was a clown show, it was something evil and pathetic, and we need to stop joking about all this sh-t.” While talking about his condition, she broke down into tears saying, “I just feel sorry for him.”
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