International calls for boycotting and deplatforming were sounded, and billion-dollar sponsorships were set ablaze. Then there was the downfall at Donda Academy. This past October, once known as Kanye West and Ye, may be remembered as the greatest act of self-destruction by a celebrity.
Ye’s comments seem to be a gross understatement. While they are offensive in any context, many wonder if they are motivated by mental illness and not genuinely held beliefs.
Some observers see parallels to Britney Spears’ 2008 media-fueled collapse – or, more precisely, what they may misunderstand as hypocrisy.
Howard Stern, a shock jock and self-described member of Team Britney, remarked on Ye’s antisemitic comments. D.L. Hughley, comedian D.L.
This is a topic that has been covered all over social media. It invites interesting conversations about gender inequality and stigmas associated with mental illness.
It’s a simple legal question that can be answered without being too invasive. Spears consented to Ye’s conservatorship. However, it is clear that Ye will never be able to defend himself.
Furthermore, both celebs have the financial resources to hire a top-notch legal team to represent him. However, nobody seems to be interested in asking Ye for conservatorship like Spears’ family. Ye’s parents are dead, but his children are minors.
Two types of conservatorships could be used here. However, the relevant one isn’t what Spears agreed to – a probate conservatorship. They are usually invoked in cases where an otherwise able-bodied individual suffers from a stroke, or is unable to manage their affairs. This is the California LPS conservatorship.
LPS conservatorships can only be initiated and managed by the subject’s doctor (and are often followed by an involuntary mental hold). We have not heard anything to indicate that Ye’s medical team is interested in this position.
All things considered, I, you, and anyone else can petition the probate court for a Spears-style conservatorship to Ye. (The law requires people to step forward to help those who are in need of it after all). However, such a request is unlikely in the face Ye’s opposition.
A probate court conservatorship does not make the right place for an involuntary medical health conservatorship. Judges would quickly recognize this fact. The only thing that would make Ye grandstand more is a conservatorship.
While I believe there is a valid point to be made from the comparison, most of the commentary I have seen seems to go in the opposite direction. It was only after the Spears controversy that the complex and sometimes abusive nature of probate disputes became public knowledge that it began to be discussed. Now, almost 15 years later, many states are reexamining their guardianship and conservatorship laws. Conservatorships should not be taken lightly. Most people think they are comparing the struggles of two celebrities, one male and one female, to highlight gender inequality.
Stern’s commentary and that of others seem to miss the point. Your conclusion should be Ye should be placed in a conservatorship. This seems almost like a backwards validation for Spears’ conservatorship.
The conclusion should be that Spears’s case was initiated by her family as a way to stop their daughter spiraling further. Ye’s arguments for conservatorship seem almost punitive. They are not intended to be reverse-engineered to punish anyone, not even a famous celebrity.