Kanye West is opening up about a new diagnosis.
The controversial rapper appeared on Tuesday’s episode of The Download podcast with host Justin LaBoy, where he made a shocking new mental health revelation: rather than the bipolar diagnosis he previously revealed to the world, he claimed he’s actually autistic. And his wife Bianca Censori helped him get the diagnosis!
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During the interview, he told the host:
“I went to this doctor, one that works with Justin Bieber, one that works with — I’m not even going to name the other names. My wife took me to do that because she said, ‘Something about your personality doesn’t feel like it’s bipolar. I’ve seen bipolar before’ … And come to find out it’s really a case of autism that I have.”
He went on to claim that said autism is the reason behind his pro-MAGA stance:
“You’re like, ‘Oh man, I’m gonna wear this [Donald] Trump hat ‘cause I just like Trump in general. And when people tell you to not do it…and that’s my problem, when fans tell me to do my album a certain way, I’ll do it the opposite way.”
On top of that, the Famous rapper claimed the diagnosis is a constant challenge for the people around him:
“It’s so difficult for them because this is like a grown man, you can’t tell him. You can’t take control of his bank account. You can’t control what I’m saying on Twitter.”
He added:
“But a lot of what was sending me into the episodes — and it’s hard — my dad and a bunch people said, ‘You can’t leave Adidas, why would you leave all that money?’ The constant feeling of not being in control, spun me out of control.”
Adidas made the decision to end their partnership with Kanye after a series of antisemitic posts on X (Twitter). As far as medication goes, the I Wonder rapper revealed he’s not taking any to avoid blocking his creativity:
“I haven’t taken the medication since I found out it wasn’t bipolar, that it wasn’t the right diagnosis. It’s finding stuff that doesn’t block the creativity, obviously that’s what I bring to the world. It’s worth the ramp up, as long as y’all get the creativity.”
You can hear more about his autism diagnosis (below):
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