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Kanye West made headlines. Again. West has been accused of harassing Kim Kardashian’s current partner, Saturday Night Lives’ Pete Davidson after Davidson listened to West’s new album Donda 2.
According to court documents, West:
“…disseminated on social media the parties’ private communications and misinformation about personal family matters and co – parenting which has caused emotional distress”.
Kim Kardashian told People magazine that she asked West to keep the divorce private. West didn’t respect her request.
Davidson quite social media
Pete Davidson has deleted his Instagram account since the incident with West. He denies that West was the reason he deleted the account.
Kanye West embraced by conservatives while his mental health was failing
Kanye West was embraced by conservatives when Donald Trump was the US President.
YouTuber and podcaster, Kyle Kulinski saw West’s over the top behaviour as a red flag. Kulinski speculated that West had bipolar disorder. Turns out he was right.
While he originally denied it, West admitted to David Letterman that he’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and experienced paranoia.
Not long after this, West became a critic of the ‘Blexit’ movement – African – Americans who rejected the Democrats and their policies. Conservatives’ love affair with West had waned.
Last year, he professed that he became a Christian. He made the Christian – themed album, Jesus Is King.
Troubling behaviour that was ignored
Just a quick note: I’m not a mental health professional. What I’m about to write is based on my non – expert understanding of bipolar disorder.
Red flags of West’s behaviour have gone back years:
- In 2009, when Taylor Swift was accepting her MTV Video Music .Award. West jumped up on stage declaring that Beyoncé should have won the award
- When Forbes magazine interviewed him, West reportedly ranted for hours, not allowing the journalist to speak
- His visit with Donald Trump at the White House. Again, no impulse control. This is where West actually denied he had bipolar, saying his behaviour was due to sleep deprivatiob (side note: people with bipolar often experience sleep deprivation, which in turn exacerbates their symptoms).
- His bizarre tweets, talking about Donald Trump and “dragon energy”. This nonsensical tweet was praised by commentator, Daisy Cousens. Kulinski sawxit as the red flag it was.
Apart from these signs, Kim Kardashian has shared on Twitter that West goes to a “sunken place”, hinting at West’s episodes of depression.
These are just a few incidents. They should have raised alarms, not praise.
Kanye West took aim at family
West’s behaviour went even more bizarre. In 2020, he went on a Twitter rant against Kardashian and his ex – mother – in – law Kris Jenner.
In the tweets, West accused Jenner of “White surpremacy at its highest”. He also wrote:
This Ye. You wanna talk. Or go to war?
He expressed paranoia and accused Kardashian of wanting to “lock me [West] up”.
Final note. I’m not saying that people who suffer from bipolar are inherently abusive. And there is no excuse for abusive behaviour. My point is that Kanye West has had a history of problematic and possibly pathological behaviour. Much of it was largely ignored or praised in the media. That’s not OK.
If you’re in Australia and are struggling mentally, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
If you want help or information, you can also go to Beyond Blue or call them on 1300 2264 636.
One more thing: Australia will have a Federal Election in a few months. I’ll encourage anyone to wrote to their MP and demand that mental healthvbe properly covered under Medicare.
