Kanye West recently opened up about his mental health struggles, so when Kate Spade reportedly committed suicide it hit home for him. The rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday night to share an emotional message to the late fashion designer’s family — click through to see what he said!
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Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday and it was reported that the 55-year-old committed suicide.
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Her death shocked the world, and many celebrities took to Twitter to share their devestation, including rapper Kanye West, who posted a screenshot of an article about the fashion designer's alleged battle with depression, writing, “All love to her family,” with three prayer hand emojis.
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As Star readers know, Kanye has been pretty candid about his own struggles with mental illness after being hospitalized in 2016. The "Heartless" singer revealed on Big Boy TV that he was “diagnosed with a mental condition” at the age of 39.
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Not to mention that his new album, Ye, even features the message, “I hate being bi-polar it’s awesome,” on the cover.
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On the album, the rapper, who is a designer himself, also addresses the topic of suicide in his song “I Thought About Killing You.” “Today I seriously thought about killing you," he raps. "I contemplated, premeditated murder / And I think about killing myself, and I love myself way more than I love you, so."
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Although Kate's alleged suicide was a shock to her fans, it wasn't to her family and friends, according to an insider. “Kate was a beautiful and sweet person but it was no secret that she was a big drinker, especially in the past couple of years,”
a source close to Kate told Radaronline.com exclusively following her shocking death. “Her family tried to intervene many times, and she didn’t want to hear any of it. Instead, she medicated herself her way.”
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If you or someone you know is in an emotional distress or suicidal, please call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
What do you think of Kanye speaking out about Kate's death? Sound off in the comment section.
Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday and it was reported that the 55-year-old committed suicide.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Her death shocked the world, and many celebrities took to Twitter to share their devestation, including rapper Kanye West, who posted a screenshot of an article about the fashion designer's alleged battle with depression, writing, “All love to her family,” with three prayer hand emojis.
As Star readers know, Kanye has been pretty candid about his own struggles with mental illness after being hospitalized in 2016. The "Heartless" singer revealed on Big Boy TV that he was “diagnosed with a mental condition” at the age of 39.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Not to mention that his new album, Ye, even features the message, “I hate being bi-polar it’s awesome,” on the cover.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
On the album, the rapper, who is a designer himself, also addresses the topic of suicide in his song “I Thought About Killing You.” “Today I seriously thought about killing you," he raps. "I contemplated, premeditated murder / And I think about killing myself, and I love myself way more than I love you, so."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Although Kate's alleged suicide was a shock to her fans, it wasn't to her family and friends, according to an insider. “Kate was a beautiful and sweet person but it was no secret that she was a big drinker, especially in the past couple of years,”
a source close to Kate told Radaronline.com exclusively following her shocking death. “Her family tried to intervene many times, and she didn’t want to hear any of it. Instead, she medicated herself her way.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
If you or someone you know is in an emotional distress or suicidal, please call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
What do you think of Kanye speaking out about Kate's death? Sound off in the comment section.
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