Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Fears for Kanye over bizarre election rant
Rapper’s abortion revelation at rally
KANYE West broke down in tears as he revealed he stopped wife Kim Kardashian from aborting their first child, in his opening campaign speech for the American presidency.
The rapper, 43, has sparked concern over his mental health and reportedly left his family and friends distressed after his emotional address. It is claimed sources close to West believe he “is in desperate need of professional help and is in the middle of a serious bipolar episode”.
West sobbed as he told supporters how he and Kim, 39, considered a termination when she was pregnant with their daughter, North, now seven.
Wearing a bulletproof vest during his speech on Sunday in South Carolina, the star said: “My dad wanted to abort me.
My mom saved my life.” He started crying as he told how he and then-girlfriend Kim considered a termination.
He said: “She had the pills in her hands. My girlfriend called me screaming. She said, ‘I’m pregnant.’ God said, ‘if you f*** with my vision, I’m going to f*** with yours.’ I called my girlfriend and said we’re going to have this child.
“Even if my wife were to divorce me after this speech, she brought North into this world. I almost killed my daughter.” The couple went on to have sons Saint, four, Psalm, one, and daughter Chicago, two. West also told the crowd: “I don’t give a f*** if I win the presidency or not. There are homeless people in front of the Gucci store. I care about these things.”
Reports earlier this month claimed that West’s bipolar disorder has “impacted his decision-making” and has left his family “very concerned”. Four years ago, he spent time in hospital after a “psychiatric emergency”. West has missed deadlines to appear on the ballot in several US states for the November election.