It all took us by surprise when Kanye West cancelled his tour. But when it came out that now the famous rapper is being hospitalized in the UCLA Medical Center, it broke the internet. He was admitted late Monday night, accompanied by the police, and wearing shiny silver handcuffs because he refused to go. It was later found out that he became violent during his stay and attempted to assault a staff member that worked there.
His wife, Kim Kardashian, was planning on attending the 2016 Angel Ball, a New York gala, with her mother and boyfriend, and her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, to accept an award on behalf of her late father. It was right before she arrived that she got the news of her husband and hopped on a jet to be with him. Kim never showed at the gala, which would have been her first public appearance since the Paris robbery.
As for the cancellation of his tour, the way he went about it was completely unprofessional, but let’s be honest… Totally Kanye fashion. While on stage he stated, “Get ready to have a field day press 'cause the show's over.” After he spoke this, he dropped his mic amidst the booing crowd and walked off stage. He continued to rant on social media about his tour, and of course, his fans were outraged. During his time on stage, he also brought politics onto the platform (pun intended) and mentioned his vote would have gone to Donald Trump which upset most of the crowd even more.
So what exactly caused his admission into a hospital? His family has spoken out and says that he over-works himself and is physically unhealthily tired. Other information says that his marriage with Kim is failing, they’re bickering more and more, and that Kim is demanding he becomes “more of a grown-up man.” Kanye himself says that he was upset and angry with Beyoncé and Jay Z. With all of these combined, there was bound to be a breaking point. Although family is supposed to bond together, Kris Jenner had a seemingly annoyed and upset attitde when she was overheard having a phone conversation in the ladies’ room: "Great, another thing, another thing ruined for us. This [the Angel Ball] was supposed to be a nice evening for us and everything is ruined because of Kanye.”
Stars are speaking out about this incident. In an Instagram video, Snoop Dogg says, “I smoke weed. Weed don't make you do that. What the f*** is he on?” Rhymefest, Kanye’s collaborator, stated and said that he had early concerns about West’s mental health. On Twitter he wrote, “My brother needs help, in the form of counseling. Spiritual & mental. He should step away from the public & yesmen & heal,” and that he couldn’t continue working with West because “his mind and his spirit isn't right.”
Fans are dealing with Kanye’s cancellation and hospitalization in different ways. Some of them are taking to social media platforms with anger and demanding their money back while others are bonding together, concerned for the rapper’s mental health. They have even formed the hashtag, #prayforkanye. Fans will get their money back, but it will set back West about $10 million.
We don’t know how long Kanye West will be hospitalized, we don’t know the exact details of the situation (although we do know a fair amount), and we do know that most people are not happy. I didn’t think it was possible for 2016 to get any crazier, but leave it to Kanye West to prove me wrong.
