Kanye West

=== Mental health ===
On November 19, 2016, West abruptly ended a concert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2016/11/kanye-west-says-jay-z-has-hitmen-please-dont-send-them-at-my-head/|title=Kanye West says Jay Z has hitmen: "Please don't send them at my head"|date=November 20, 2016|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref> before being committed at the recommendation of authorities to the [[UCLA Medical Center]] with hallucinations and paranoia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-kanye-west-police-20161123-story.html|title=Authorities spent 2 hours persuading West to be hospitalized, sources say|last=Winton|first=Richard|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 24, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2016}}</ref> While the episode was first described as one of "temporary psychosis" caused by dehydration and sleep deprivation, West's mental state was abnormal enough for his 21 cancelled concerts to be covered by his insurance policy.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/kanye-west-remain-hospital/|title=Kanye West Will Remain in the Hospital for Now|last=Weinstein|first=Max|magazine=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=November 24, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2016}}</ref> He was reportedly paranoid and depressed throughout the hospitalization,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kanye-west-paranoid-depressed-amid-hospitalization-report-w452420|title=Kanye West Is Paranoid and Depressed as He Remains Hospitalized: Report|last=Hautman|first=Nicholas|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=November 26, 2015|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref> but remained formally undiagnosed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/203716_kanye_west_remains_hospitalized_and_undiagnosed_kim_kardashian_supportive/ |title=Kanye West Still Hospitalized and Undiagnosed, Kim Kardashian Remains 'by His Side 24/7' |last=Bueno |first=Antoinette |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> Some have speculated that the Paris robbery of his wife may have triggered the paranoia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/exclusive-kanye-west-suffered-paranoia-before-hospitalization-was-unsettled-by-kim-kardashian-robbery/ar-AAkRPq8?ocid=ansmsnnews11 |title=Kanye West Suffered 'Paranoia' Before Hospitalization, Was 'Unsettled' by Kim Kardashian Robbery |last=Schillaci |first=Sophie |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201080359/http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/exclusive-kanye-west-suffered-paranoia-before-hospitalization-was-unsettled-by-kim-kardashian-robbery/ar-AAkRPq8?ocid=ansmsnnews11 |archive-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> On November 30, West was released from the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/30/entertainment/kanye-west-released-from-hospital/|title=Kanye West released from the hospital|last=Melas|first=Chloe|work=[[CNN]]|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref>

In his song "FML" and his featured verse on [[Vic Mensa]]'s song "U Mad", he refers to using the antidepressant medication [[Lexapro]], and in his unreleased song "I Feel Like That", he mentions feeling many common symptoms of depression and anxiety.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ryan |last=Bassil|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/yvwbv7/one-of-the-most-powerful-kanye-west-songs-is-one-youve-probably-not-heard|title=One of the Most Powerful Kanye West Songs is One You've Probably Not Heard|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> In a 2018 interview, West said that he had become addicted to [[opioid]]s when they were prescribed to him after [[liposuction]]. The addiction may have contributed to his nervous breakdown in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1994280/kanye-tells-tmz-he-got-liposuction/video/ |title=Kanye Tells TMZ He Got Addicted To Opioids After Liposuction |last=Claymore |first=Gabriela Tully |date=May 1, 2018 |work=Stereogum |access-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref> In addition to his opioid addiction,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanye West sounds off on slavery, his opioid addiction and Trump |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-people-kanye-west-idUKKBN1I24JE/}}</ref> West has stated that he has had addictions to alcohol,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Kanye West says he was a 'functioning alcoholic' and drank vodka in the morning |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-alcoholic-addiction-vodka-trump-interview-a9467531.html |access-date=December 16, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> sex,<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Kanye West: 'I'm the greatest artist of all time' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50178788 |access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref> and pornography.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ogunnaike |first=Lola |date=February 9, 2006 |title=The Passion of Kanye West |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-passion-of-kanye-west-71551/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Roundtree |first1=Matt Sullivan,Cheyenne |last2=Sullivan |first2=Matt |last3=Roundtree |first3=Cheyenne |date=November 24, 2022 |title=Kanye West Used Porn, Bullying, 'Mind Games' to Control Staff |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kanye-west-yeezy-porn-bullying-kim-kardashian-1234635221/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> West said that he often has [[suicidal ideation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/26/entertainment/kanye-west-new-york-times-interview/index.html|title=Kanye West: 'I've thought about killing myself all the time'|first=Lisa |last=Respers France|website=[[CNN]]|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> West was diagnosed with [[bipolar disorder]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Kim Kardashian West Is Right. We Need To Confront The Stigma Around Bipolar Disorder |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/bipolar-disorder-kanye-west |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=[[British Vogue]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> though his diagnosis was not made public until his 2018 album ''Ye.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millard |first=Anna |title=Kanye West Opens Up About Being Bipolar & Mental Health In The U.S. |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/200784/kanye-west-bipolar-diagnosis-ye |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=r[[Refinery29.com]] |language=en}}</ref> He told [[President Donald J Trump|President Donald Trump]] that it was a [[Medical error|misdiagnosis]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Abby|last=Haglage|title=Kanye West says he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder: 'I had sleep deprivation' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/kanye-west-says-misdiagnosed-bipolar-disorder-sleep-deprivation-000405518.html |date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He had reportedly accepted the diagnosis again by 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2019 |title=The Awakening of Kim Kardashian West |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-west-cover-may-2019 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Helen|last=Murphy|date=May 28, 2019|title=Kanye West Gets Candid About His Bipolar Diagnosis, Says at One Point He Had to Be Handcuffed |url=https://people.com/music/kanye-west-opens-up-about-bipolar-diagnosis-episode-handcuffed/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> but again suggested that it had been a misdiagnosis in 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Kanye West Claims '50% of Black People' Die Due to Abortion, Blames 'Jewish Record Labels' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-false-abortion-claims-jewish-record-labels-1235160708/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2022, he suggested that he may be [[Autism spectrum|autistic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/kanye-west-says-hes-not-bipolar-but-might-be-slightly-autistic/news-story/26fa43a462aff5874baddf7e4a641897 |title=Kanye West says he's not 'bipolar' but might be 'slightly autistic' |date=December 13, 2022 |work=News.com.au |first=Belinda |last=Palmada}}</ref>