BONUS - A Full-Page Apology and a Whole Lot of Doubt, Kanye's open letter.

One of the most controversial celebrities on the planet just made a very public move—and people are sharply divided on what it really means. Kanye West took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to say “my bad,” opening up about mental health, past behavior, and accountability. But is this a genuine turning point… or just another carefully timed PR play?
On this segment of The Jubal Show, the crew reads the apology, reacts in real time, and debates whether words like these can undo years of damage—or if trust has to be rebuilt through action. The conversation digs into celebrity apologies, bipolar disorder, cancel culture, public accountability, and whether redemption is possible when the spotlight never turns off.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
One of the world's most hated celebrities just bought a
full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to say
my bad. And some people are calling it a huge
step for them, and others are saying it's just another
pr stunt and we shouldn't believe them. I'll give you
one hint on who it is. They made Taylor Swift famous. Oh, yes,

(00:22):
I'm talking about Kanye West. People are talking about to say,
because Kanye West took out a full, paid, full page
ad in the Wall Street Journal to say that he's
sorry for the things that he's done.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Well, at least he picked the Wall Street Journal and
it wasn't like People Magazine or something like that.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
You know, I'm just like thinking, like, why the Wall
Street Journal. Nobody's gonna read that. Very different reactions to that.

Speaker 3 (00:44):
I'm here for financial advice.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
We'll go over what Kanye said in his apology and
you can see if you agree. Text in four one
oh six one. That's four one o six one. Let
us know if you think that he's sincere, or if
you're like some other people are just saying it's another
publicity stunt and the next page will be something terrible
that he takes out in the Wall Street Journal. But
here's what Kanye West said twenty five years ago. I
was in a car accident that broke my jaw and

(01:08):
caused injury to the right frontal lobe of my brain.
At the time, the focus was on the visible damage,
the fracture of the swelling and immediately an immediate physical trauma.
The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed.
In that fractured state, I gravitated toward the most destructive
symbol I could find, the swastika, and even sold T
shirts bearing it. Remember when Kanye West was selling those

(01:30):
T shirts, that was insane. One of the difficult aspects
of having bipolar type one are the disconnected moments, which
many of them I cannot recall, that led to poor
judgment and reckless behavior, and oftentimes feel like an out
of body experience. I regret and am deeply mortified by
my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability,
treatment and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did.

(01:53):
Though I'm not a Nazi or an anti Semite. I
love the Jewish people to the Black community, which held
me down through all the highs and lows. Of the
darkest times. The black community is unquestionably the foundation of
who I am, and I'm so sorry to have let
you down. I love us PSI still made Taylor Swoelf famous.
It says that in there, Yeah You're at We're going

(02:14):
over Kanye West's apology page that he just took out
in the Wall Street Journal. He says, in early twenty
twenty five, I fell into a four month long manic
episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life.
As the situation became increasingly unsustainable, there were times I
didn't want to be here anymore. Having bipolar disorder is

(02:34):
a state of constant mental illness. When you go into
a manic episode, you were ill at that point, and
when you were not in an episode, you were completely normal,
and that's when the wreckage from the illness hits the hardest,
hitting rock bottom. A few months ago, my wife encouraged
me to finally get help. It says I found comfort
in Reddit forums. Of all places, Kanye West is on Reddit,
hanging out in the forums. That's crazy different people speaking

(02:58):
of being manic or depressive and ases and of a
similar nature. I read their stories and realized that I
wasn't alone. My words as a leader in the community
have a global impact and influence. In my mania, I
lost complete side of that. As I find my new
baseline and new center through effective regime of medication, therapy, exercise,
and clean living, I have a new found, much needed clarity.

(03:19):
I'm pouring my energy into positive, meaningful art, music, clothing design,
and other ideas to help the world. I'm not asking
for sympathy or free pass though I aspire to earn
your forgiveness. I write today to simply ask for your
patience and understanding as I find my way home with love.
Yea all, some people are saying that's just another publicity
stunt and we shouldn't believe him. Some people are saying

(03:40):
it's a good move. I think it's extremely healthy and helpful.

Speaker 3 (03:44):
I you know, there's a lot of things that were
said and done on his behalf that are unforgivable in
a lot of ways. But the fact that he's being
open and honest about seeking help and getting the medications
and the treatment that he needs, Yeah, I can only
be positively, you know, supportive.

Speaker 1 (04:02):
I hope he stays on his medication, he stays on
it though, because that's what happens with Kanye West, is
he'll be on his meds, he'll be fine, and then
he goes often because I think he feels like they
help him, they numb his creativity a bit. So then
he'll go to his ranch, go off his meds, and
then just go completely on the bipolar.

Speaker 2 (04:20):
That's why he does need to earn everybody's forgiveness and
earn that trust back by showing us that he can
consistently do that, because when he's not is when he's
completely negligent and.

Speaker 3 (04:29):
Hurts a lot of people.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
So I do appreciate him explaining himself, but that not
to like poke holes in his story. But that accident
that he is referencing happened in the early two thousands,
and then it didn't it didn't like manifest until just
a couple of years ago.

Speaker 3 (04:49):
I mean, you know, if it's brain injury, I think
what he was referring to in there is that it
was a brain injury that wasn't diagnosed. It was only
the physical damage that was diagnosed was never treated for it.
And yeah, and if you have you know, manic episodes
and all those other things that are you know, involved
with obviously what he's been going through. It just kind

(05:10):
of spirals and spirals and spirals. He's not taking his meds,
he's not taking taking any treating seriously, he's just chaotic.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
Yeah, a lot of critics have pointed out that the
past apologies didn't prevent further behavior like that, so they're
hesitant to accept Kanye west apology in the Wall Street Journal.

Speaker 2 (05:26):
Well, I'm glad that he did acknowledge though, that people
do need to earn it. So like consistency is going
to be everything.

Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah, that's what I liked about his apology, you know,
because yes, you can have actions that you can't control
really with your mental illness, but there are still your actions, right,
Like I have complex PTSD. If I react in a
way that I don't like to react, I'm not going
to be like, hey, you have to forgive me because
I have this. It's like I know that I have it.
It's my job to manage it. It doesn't give me a
pass to be an a hole. Yeah, right, right, And

(05:53):
so I'm glad he didn't fountability. Yeah, you guys should
just right off everything I said because of that.

Speaker 2 (05:58):
So, yeah, but could you imagine if you were on
Reddit and you see Kanye what read it was, that's
kind of like cool.

Speaker 1 (06:07):
I'll be like, wait, yeah, this is not this is
not really you. Is he on there as Kanye or
you know a picture He's sitting on a couch looking
at Reddit all day.

Speaker 3 (06:18):
Especially under an alias. He says, I am Kanye West.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
You know no, you're not. Get off.