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Ye – the rapper formerly known as Kanye West – apologized to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past anti-Semitic comments.
The apology was posted in Hebrew on Instagram and comes ahead of Ye's new album next month.
“I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any inadvertent outburst caused by my words or actions,” Ye wrote. “It was not my intention to offend or humiliate and I deeply regret the pain I have caused.”
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FILE: Kanye West, aka Ye, is seen wearing a Balenciaga boxing mask in front of Givenchy during Paris Fashion Week – Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 – Day Seven on October 2, 2022 in Paris, France. (Edward Berthelot/GC Images)
The statement comes less than two weeks after Ye went on an anti-Semitic rant in Las Vegas while promoting his upcoming album “Vultures.” In the tirade he made sly insinuations about Jewish influence and compared himself to Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler.
“After causing immeasurable harm by using his enormous influence and platform to poison countless people with vicious anti-Semitism and hatred, an apology in Hebrew could be the first step on a long road to making amends to the Jewish community and all “The Anti-Defamation League said in response to Ye's post. “Ultimately, actions speak louder than words, but this first act of repentance is welcome.”
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Ye, who legally changed his name in 2021, has a history of offensive and anti-Semitic comments, including repeated praise of Hitler and the Nazis.
In October 2022, Ye tweeted that he would be conducting “Death Con 3 against JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the US defense readiness scale DEFCON.
Later that month, fashion house Balenciaga cut ties with Ye and he lost the lucrative partnership with Adidas that catapulted him to billionaire status.
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FILE: Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Oliver Contreras – Pool/Getty Images)
He was also dropped by talent agency CAA and his documentary with MRC Entertainment was canceled. He was banned from his accounts on Instagram and what was then known as Twitter, although he has since returned to both platforms.
This is not the first time Ye has apologized for anti-Semitic comments. The rapper expressed some remorse for his “Death Con 3” tweet in an October 2022 podcast, calling the first tweet a mistake and apologizing to “the Jewish community.” He also apologized during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
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But less than two months later, he told conspiracy theorist and host Alex Jones that he saw “good things about Hitler.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.