Kanye West Responds To Ariana Grande, Says He’s Been Off His Meds For 6 Months
Kanye West reignited his feud with Drake during a lengthy tweetstorm on Thursday, venting his frustrations and claiming that Drake threatened him and his family. That night, before releasing her new single “Imagine,” Ariana Grande reference the situation in a tweet, writing, “Guys, i know there are grown men arguing online rn but miley and i dropping our beautiful, new songs tonight so if y’all could please jus behave for just like a few hours so the girls can shine that’d be so sick thank u.”
guys, i know there are grown men arguing online rn but miley and i dropping our beautiful, new songs tonight so if y'all could please jus behave for just like a few hours so the girls can shine that'd be so sick thank u
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 14, 2018
Today, Kanye returned to social media to respond to Ariana’s tweet. “I know Ariana said this to be cool and didn’t mean no harm but I don’t like even slightest level of slight commentary from someone I know loves and respects me,” he wrote. “All of this foolishness weighed on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you but until you’re ready to really make sure everyone’s ok don’t use me or this moment to promote a song.” He went on to open up about his struggles with mental health, saying that he cut ties with his handlers and stopped taking his medication six months ago.
I know Ariana said this to be cool and didn’t mean no harm but I don’t like even slightest level of slight commentary from someone I know loves and respects me pic.twitter.com/T9VXaIj9MX
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
People will no longer take mental health for a joke
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Drake verbally attacked Cudi when he was in the hospital and went at me after TMZ because I decided to release albums in June Is snowballed and he refused to meet with me but texted my mother in law and did sneak disses on peoples records that I consider family
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
All of this foolishness weighed on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you but until you’re ready to really make sure everyone’s ok don’t use me or this moment to promote a song
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
No one would ever choose to end up in a mental hospital and diagnosed with a mental disorder but god chose me to publicly go through this journey and it is beautiful
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I am able to experience first hand how people who have mental health issues get written off by society. Don’t listen to him cause he’s crazy. He’s washed cause he’s crazy etc…
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I don’t blame people for not knowing how to handle this that said we as a society will learn together
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
People try to ‘handle you when they think you have a mental problem
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I’ve been trying to do a serious interview speaking on mental health but it seems as though all members of press are afraid to speak to someone who has been diagnosed but is still everyone’s favorite super hero
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
People said my career was over after TMZ I need to show the world that we so called crazy people will not be just written off
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
You have to see and feel how happy I am and how strong my family is. We are even stronger because of this through the love and grace of god
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Perhaps we stop looking at my tweets as rants and start looking at them as therapy testimonials and some even ministry
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
God has given me this voice for a reason
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I cannot be on meds and make watch the throne level or dark fantasy level music
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
You don’t make runaway on medication Even alcohol is and addictive substance called spirits that actually block our earthly connection to our spirit when we drown ourselves in it
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I give up drinking every week
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I have no more handlers Only fear god
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
There was a handler with me at TMZ a so called voice of reason that thank the lord no longer is in my circle
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Keep squares out yo circle
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I’m loving the new music I’ve been working on. 6 months off meds I can feel me again. Remember when dark fantasy came out I used to tweet a storm also.
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I love that we are destigmitizing mental health Gucciman and Quavo have a song Bipolar this is so good for culture
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
We free
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Now, as Billboard reports, Ariana has responded to Kanye. “with all due respect, i don’t need to use anyone to promote anything. period,” she tweeted back. “i was making a comment ab what men were doing at the time vs. women. it was a joke which i understand now was probably insensitive. i apologize if i was in any way triggering and hope u feel well today.”
with all due respect, i don't need to use anyone to promote anything. period. i was making a comment ab what men were doing at the time vs. women. it was a joke which i understand now was probably insensitive. i apologize if i was in any way triggering and hope u feel well today.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 15, 2018
for potentially triggering him? nah regardless of how i feel about a situation, i can also care about their mental health.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 15, 2018
anyway i hate the internet so much. sending love. but like bye.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 15, 2018
In a since-deleted final tweet, she wrote, “last thing. stop weaponizing mental health. everyone.”
UPDATE:
man i’m so sorry i told a dumb joke. i really didn’t mean any harm. all i want everyone to be healthy and happy. so desperately. please. my god.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 15, 2018