Kanye West, known also as, “Ye,” has been known for making outrageous spectacles of himself and drawing attention, from social media “rants” and posts to in-public spectacles. In addition to his award-winning music, Kanye West is known for his marriage to Kim Kardashian, which ended in November 2022. Ye and Bianca Censori, the Head of Architecture at Yeezy, were wed in a private ceremony a month after his divorce. 

In the same month of 2022, Kanye West opened to the public “Donda Academy”, an academy in honor of his mother, who had died due to coronary artery disease while suffering “multiple post-operative factors” after plastic surgery. Donda Academy is currently closed by the California Department of Education, with “multiple health and safety violations,” and is considered an unaccredited Christian private school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

On Twitter (now widely known as X), West is known for his antisemitic outbursts, labeling himself a Nazi as well as putting swastikas on his merchandise for all of his fans to purchase. Many of his fans have been taken aback by this call to action. Shopify took down Kanye West’s merchandise website https://yeezy.com, with the outrageous apparel still available on his website. After the series of antisemitic comments, the German sportswear brand Adidas and the American clothing line Gap took measures to end their partnership, possibly hurting future profits. He then took to X, bursting with misogynistic, racist, and antisemitic comments. Elon Musk, the owner of the X platform, unfollowed West and classified the rapper’s profile as “NSFW” (Not Suitable For Work). 

The spectacle at the Grammys has caused everyone to gawk in shock. To explain the Grammys briefly, a Grammy is an award given to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry, held annually. 

Kanye and his wife were not sent an invitation, but they decided to go anyway. West was donning his usual black attire, minus the face masks. However, Censori seemed almost shy about turning up uninvited and was covered in a black fur coat. But what could she be hiding under this coat? 

Paparazzi crowd the couple, yelling at them to take off Bianca’s coat. West and Censori exchange words before finally accepting the paparazzi’s demands. Bianca turns around, slides the coat down her shoulders, and turns to the cluster of people now flashing cameras every second that goes by. What she wore was akin to a sheer body-size pantyhose dress. People online have speculated that Bianca was instructed to take her coat off by her husband, his lips telling her to “make a scene now”. “She didn’t want to do the Grammys stunt, and she had to,” an inside source to Economic Times added.

The couple has been married for three years and is doing well. However, during the Grammys, Kanye West and Bianca Censori contacted divorce lawyers, which has sparked suspicion and publicity.

Since the scandal, the Oscars have announced and installed a stricter dress code for their future events, preventing scandals like this from happening again.

A bit less than a week after the sheer appearance that had gone viral across all social media platforms, West came forward in a podcast, blaming his newfound diagnosis for his behavior. In the past, Kanye West was open about having bipolar disorder, a disorder that affects 1 in 40 American adults. Bipolar disorder causes apparent shifts in mood, concentration, energy, and more. On a podcast episode of “The Download” hosted by Justin Laboy, who is a former professional basketball player now turned internet personality, West came forward to tell the public he had been diagnosed with autism and was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder years ago. To what extent do West’s mental health issues influence his public behavior, as opposed to his own decisions to attract attention?

Recently, Censori and West have decided to “not give up on each other yet” and “have done a lot of talking,” putting their marriage on a reset button. Censori, who is not antisemitic, did not believe what her husband was selling online and didn’t want to be associated with Kanye, hence the hiatus.

It is uncertain whether Ye will stop his antisemitic comments, but it certainly won’t be the last time we see a show-stopping spectacle from Kanye.