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The rapper/designer/provocateur may have earned as many critics over the course of his career as he has fans. But West’s mental health, which he has been open about, should be observed with sensitivity.
“Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand,” she wrote in a note posted on her Instagram stories. “I’ve never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am very protective of our children and Kanye’s right to privacy when it comes to his health. But today, I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health.”
In terms of the spectacle of it all, we have been here before with Ye. But he’s not the only celebrity who has confronted such challenges in the fishbowl that is the entertainment industry:
Lewis acknowledged knowing full well what living with bipolar disorder can feel like in the public glare.
She was first diagnosed with it in the 1990s and wrote about her struggles with mental illness in her memoir, “The Mother of Black Hollywood.”
Lewis wept with concern for West at the time.
“Part of the disorder is not wanting to tame the mania,” she told me. “The high is so high and it feels great, but it’s dangerous. It’s so dangerous.”
She and I discussed the need to remove stigma surrounding mental illness — especially in the Black community.
“I cannot say enough how dangerous this disease is,” Lewis said. “And it is a disease. People need to start treating it like a disease like they do cancer, not as something to point at and laugh.”
Britney Spears: West has indeed been treated as a joke by many. Much like another celebrity whose mental health has been back in the headlines.
Britney Spears’ younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, weighed in last week after singer Halsey posted a series of tweets about mental illness.
“No jokes right now. I have dedicated my career to offering education and insight about bipolar disorder and I’m so disturbed by what I’m seeing,” Halsey wrote. “Personal opinions about someone aside, a manic episode isnt a joke. If you can’t offer understanding or sympathy, offer your silence.”
Jamie Lynn Spears offered her perspective.
She went on to defend her older sister after a commenter implored her to “clarify assumptions” about Britney Spears’ mental state.
“I would never speak our just to clarify things to the public, when the person it pertains to does not want that to happen,” Spears wrote. “I’d rather take all the hate, [than] speak about someone else’s personal matter, that they want to be kept private.”
Britney Spears has been subjected to tabloid fodder about her health since 2007, when she was hospitalized for mental health treatment and her father was granted conservatorship over her affairs.
The #FreeBritney hashtag gained traction from those who want that conservatorship to end.
Tamar Braxton: As was the case when Braxton, who stars on the reality series “Braxton Family Values,” was reportedly hospitalized last week.
“Tamar is currently receiving the best available medical attention to address those struggles and strengthen her mental health, and her family and I will remain by her side throughout her treatment,” he went on to say in the statement. “Mental health is a common issue, affecting 1 in 5 Americans.”
During this time of the pandemic, those numbers could increase with so many of us stressed, anxious and worried for the future.
CNN has contacted reps for all three celebs for comment but has not yet received responses.
For your weekend
Three things to watch:
“The Weight of Gold” debuted on HBO Max Wednesday. (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company)
During these tough times, sometimes the world just needs a little more Oprah Winfrey.
Her new Apple TV+ show, “The Oprah Conversation,” debuts today, and according to a press release about the show it will feature her as she leads “timely and intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, and masters of their craft.”
The first episode looks to be intense, with Winfrey talking (remotely) with Ibram X. Kendi, Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanities at Boston University, who will speak with White readers as they seek to confront their own racist beliefs and become anti-racist.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is blessing us with a new visual album.
Honestly, is there anything this woman can’t do?!?
Two things to listen to:
Isn’t it ironic that as some of us long for the ’90s, Alanis Morissette has a new album coming out?
Twenty-five years after the release of “Jagged Little Pill,” Morissette is dropping her ninth studio album, “Such Pretty Forks in the Road,” on Friday.
It sounds like we can get ready for some vintage introspective Morissette.
Another ’90s mainstay, Brandy, is also releasing a new album Friday.
Her eagerly awaited seventh solo studio album, “B7,” includes collaborations with Chance the Rapper, singer Daniel Caesar and Brandy’s own teen daughter, Sy’rai.
One thing to talk about:
The couple has been divorced for 15 years, but that hasn’t stopped folks from being fascinated with them.
Something to sip on
You know you’re officially old when a kid of a Spice Girl is getting married!
Now the couple are sharing some of the intimate photos from their engagement on social media.
“Can’t imagine a life without you baby you make me feel so special and make me laugh all the time x I will always take care of you and will always have your back,” Beckham wrote in the caption of the photos.
For the record his father and mother were 24 and 25, respectively, when they married. (What are the chances, do you think, that Mrs. Beckham will design her soon-to-be daughter-in-law’s wedding dress?)
Pop back here next Thursday for all the latest happenings that matter in Hollywood.
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