New fears for Kanye West amid disturbing ‘murder’ tweet
Kanye West has again sparked concerns for his wellbeing after the billionaire rapper posted a tweet about being killed and having his daughter, North, taken away from him.
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Concerns over the wellbeing of Kanye West are again being raised after the hip-hop superstar and sneaker designer tweeted and then deleted a disturbing message where he wrote about being murdered and having his daughter North taken away from him.
“Northy, I am going to war and putting my life on the line and if I am murdered don’t ever let white media tell you I wasn’t a good man, West tweeted, in all capitals.
“When people threaten to take you out of my life, just know I love you.”
According to the New York Post, West attached a photo of seven-year-old North, whom he shares with wife Kim Kardashian. The couple has three other children.
His message alarmed fans who saw the tweet before it was deleted.
“He needs help y’all,” one wrote. “Real help. Stop feeding into this.”
Another added, “We saw your deleted tweet. You need help from doctors, family and friends. this is not going to end well without that. first doctors.”
Several other fans echoed these sentiments, pleading with the rapper to seek help from medical professionals.
West, who announced he is running for president in the 2020 election, has long struggled with bipolar disorder.
In recent months, concerns over his mental health have been raised due to his erratic behaviour. At one point, he tweeted that he was trying to divorce Kardashian, who later defended him, blaming the rant on mental illness.
West also had a breakdown on stage during a presidential campaign rally in South Carolina where he claimed he tried to have North aborted.
Amid rumours that Kardashian was reportedly just “holding on” to her marriage People magazine is reporting that billionaire mogul is “at the end of her rope — again.”
“He’s off his meds,” a source reportedly told People.
“He promised he’d stay on them. The last time, part of his negotiation with Kim was that he’d get back on his medication and he would work very hard to control his impulses. He made a lot of promises. And now those promises are broken, less than a month later.”
West launched into a rant against Universal Music and Sony on social media earlier this week, before claiming he’s “the new Moses”, demanding an apology from Drake and urinating on one of his Grammy awards.
Sources reportedly told The Sun that Kardashian is “doing her best” to support West, amid his actions on social media.
“Kim is holding onto her marriage with Kanye and knows that he is bipolar and struggling with his mental health and wants to be there for him and help,” an insider told Us Weekly.
“She is continuing to support him and does her best to understand him and where he is coming from.”
The source added: “She knows he is unconventional and has always known that.”
The billionaire hip-hop artist and sneaker designer lashed out at Universal and Sony this week, claiming he wants his children to own his music masters.
“I need to see everybody’s contracts at Universal and Sony. I’m not gonna watch my people be enslaved,” he wrote.
“I’m putting my life on the line for my people. The music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships. I’m the new Moses.”
The tweets came after West took a shot at fellow rappers Drake and J Cole, saying: “I need a publicly apology from J. Cole and Drake to start with immediately … I’m Nat Turner … I’m fighting for us.”
His tweet came after he had put record label Universal on blast, alleging he had signed over 10 contracts with the label and that they had tried to “bury him alive” reports The Sun.
He also called out longtime nemesis Taylor Swift, asking for her support.
“Bono can I get a retweet Love you Paul can I get a retweet love you Drake Kendrick even Taylor We need you right noooooow,” he shared.
Swift, of course, made global news in 2019 when she spoke out about not having control of her own masters after her label Big Machine sold the company to Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun. West did not comment at the time, nor did he stand up on behalf of Swift.
West had previously tweeted: “OK GUYS CHECK THIS OUT … I DONT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH UNIVERSAL … I HAVE TEN.
“THEY TRY TO BURRY US ALIVE (sic.)
West, who has taking to Twitter in the last few days to hit out at the record industry, shared the video, and added: “Trust me, I won’t stop.”
In a second tweet he added: “When you sign a music deal you sign away your rights. Without the masters you can’t do anything with your own music.
Trust me ... I WONT STOP pic.twitter.com/RmVkqrSa4F
— ye (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
“Someone else controls where it’s played and when it’s played. Artists have nothing accept the fame, touring and merch.”
A third tweet read: “The artist deserve to own our masters … artist are starving without tours … Ima go get our masters … for all artist … pray for me.”
He also hinted that music studios need to be wary of Kardashian as he suggested she was his lawyer.
Posting a screengrab of unofficial merchandise which simply read “Kim is my lawyer,” West added the side eye emoji and wrote: “Uh ohhhh.”
Kardashian has been studying as part of a four-year internship at a law firm to prepare for her bar exams in 2022.
Back in July, it was reported that Kardashian was “in talks” with divorce lawyers following West’s social media rants.
It was believed she could seek the help of her lawyer friend Laura Wasser, who represented her in her divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries in 2013.
On Wednesday, West posted a video online which appeared to show him urinating on one of his 21 Grammy awards.
The rapper and sneaker mogul posted a video to Twitter that showed a stream of urine going into a toilet bowl where a Grammy award is at the bottom. West’s signature Yeezy sneakers can be seen in the video.
West has had an ongoing battle with bipolar disorder. His most recent public outburst happened during a political rally in South Carolina in July.
He shocked fans and his family when he broke down in tears, recalling that Kardashian had considered aborting their eldest daughter North, with West declaring that she “had the pills in her hand.”
The drama continued when West claimed on Twitter that he had been trying to divorce Kardashian for two years and accused the reality star of having an affair with rapper Meek Mill.
West also targeted his mother-in-law Kris Jenner, accusing her of being a “white supremacist.”
Kardashian, who has four children with West, asked for “compassion” and “empathy” for her husband as she acknowledged his bipolar episode in a statement.
Kardashian called her husband a “brilliant but complicated person” who has to deal with “pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bipolar disorder.”
In a piece published by the New York Times on Wednesday (local time), two reporters who spoke to the billionaire mogul said his bizarre presidential bid was based on wanting to bring back prayer in schools, give more government support to religious groups, while he reportedly has even asked his campaign staff to stop from “fornicating” outside of marriage.