Candace Owens has reacted after Kanye West, now known as Ye, issued a public apology for his past antisemitic actions. The apology was shared on Monday through The Wall Street Journal, where Ye spoke openly about his mental health and took responsibility for his past words. He said he deeply regretted what he had said and made it clear that he does not support hate. Soon after the apology was published, Candace Owens spoke about it on her podcast. She said Ye is like a brother to her and that she would never turn her back on him. While she admitted that she does not always agree with him, she said she still supports him as a person.
Ye’s apology quickly spread online. A post shared by Pop Base summed up his words and gained wide attention. In the letter, Ye apologized not only to the Jewish community but also to the Black community. He said he was not asking for sympathy but hoped to earn forgiveness.
Candace Owens reacts to Kanye West apology and explains why she supports him
On the Tuesday episode of her podcast, Candace Owens addressed Kanye West’s apology and shared her thoughts clearly. She said Ye has always been honest about who he is, even when people disagree with him.
Candace Owens said, “If he wants to apologize to people that he specifically has hurt, he is welcome to do that.” She added that Ye’s apology had nothing to do with her own political views. She said, “This has nothing to do with my viewpoints whatsoever on Israel, people who mass murder children.”
Owens made her support very clear when she said, “I support Ye in everything that he does.” She explained that their friendship works because neither of them tries to change the other. “Ye is always doing something whatever he wants to do. And the reason why he and I get on so well is because Ye’s got to be Ye and Candace has got to be Candace. It’s just how it works.”
Earlier, on January 10, Owens also posted on X about wanting to use a short sample of Ye’s music for her podcast intro. She said she refused to pay licensing fees to music labels that control his music. She accused labels of exploiting artists and called for a new law. Owens wrote, “I feel like in the future there needs to be a law that after the industry moves to conduct, in effect, a public slave hanging, they should be required to release that person’s likeness, social channels, voice and whatever else they may have once owned.”
In his letter published by The Wall Street Journal, Kanye West shared more details about his health. He said he suffered head injuries after a car accident 25 years ago. He later learned, after scans in 2023, that he had frontal lobe damage. Ye said medical mistakes harmed his mental health and led to a Bipolar Type-I diagnosis.
He explained how the illness affected his thinking, saying, “The scariest thing about this disorder is how persuasive it is when it tells you: You don’t need help.” Ye ended the letter by saying he is not asking for sympathy, but he hopes to earn forgiveness.
