Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, apologized for his years of antisemitic and other controversial comments in a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal. A day after his apology, West spoke to Vanity Fair and acknowledged the scrutiny around the timing of his open letter, which comes ahead of the release of his album Bully. And that is one of love and positivity.”West expressed similar sentiments in his apology letter, explaining he “lost touch with reality,” during his manic episodes. Looking back, I became detached from my true self.”Describing what it’s like to be in a manic episode, West said, “You don’t think you’re sick,” and it feels like “everyone else is overreacting. You feel like you’re seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you’re losing your grip entirely.