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USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
New Ye documentary 'In Whose Name' offers raw look at crumbling Kim Kardashian marriage
A new documentary is providing an intimate and unfiltered look into the life of the controversial Grammy-winning rapper Ye. The teaser trailer, released Aug. 13, shows Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, wrestling with the decision to go off medication for his bipolar disorder. In a series of quickly stitched together scenes, the rapper is seen arguing with his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, delivering controversial remarks amid a failed campaign for president, and conceiving a church, which would later become his faith-based concert series "Sunday Service." The film, titled "In Whose Name?," will hit theaters Sept. 19. It was shot over six years by Director Nico Ballesteros, who compiled 3,000 hours of never-before-seen footage, which he began capturing at 18 years old, when Ye invited the aspiring filmmaker into his inner circle. 'In Whose Name' documentary trailer: Watch The film promises an unprecedented look at Ye's crumbling marriage to Kardashian, who can be heard at one point in the trailer saying through tears: "Your personality was not like this a few years ago." The pair divorced in 2021. "This film presents a raw and often unsettling portrait, without commentary or conclusion, leaving viewers to interpret the events for themselves," Simran A. Singh, a producer on the film, said in a release alongside the trailer. "Nico was living alongside Ye, camera in hand, not fully knowing what he was capturing or where it would lead, and that's exactly what makes the footage so powerful." Always an outspoken public figure, in recent years Ye has become more erratic and, at times, hateful, often spewing antisemitic theories online and claiming slavery was a choice. He has been hit with several lawsuits alleging antisemitism and sexual harassment in the workplace, and has been dropped from several major brand partnerships over his increasingly polarizing rhetoric. The latest lawsuit, filed originally in October and amended in July by a former personal assistant, alleges Ye subjected her to sex trafficking, assault, battery and false imprisonment. A representative for Ye claimed at the time that the suit was an extortion attempt. "They're killing our ability to think outside the box," Ye can be heard yelling in the teaser trailer, offering insight, perhaps, into the version of the rapper viewers will begin to see at the end of the film. "I'd rather be dead than to be on medication," he says. "The best thing about being an artist and bipolar, anything you do and say is an art piece."
News18
2 days ago
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- News18
Kim Kardashian Breaks Down Telling Kanye He ‘Changed' In New Documentary Trailer
Directed by Nico Ballesteros, In Whose Name? will capture the worsening mental health of Kanye West and his deteriorating relationship with Kim Kardashian. Kanye West's turbulent life and career are taking centre stage in the new documentary, titled In Whose Name? On Wednesday, August 13, the makers dropped the trailer of the upcoming film, which will offer a closer and unfiltered look into the rapper's personal and public battles, also featuring his former wife, Kim Kardashian. The one-minute trailer begins with Kanye, who is now known as Ye, walking in a circle surrounded by Yeezy sneakers, likely from his 2019 Forbes cover shoot. In the voiceover, the rapper reveals, 'I'm off my meds for five months now." The trailer then cuts to him closing a door with his ex-wife Kim's name written over it. The Skims founder, trying to hold back her tears, says, 'Your personality was not like this a few years ago." According to Deadline, the documentary, directed by Nico Ballesteros, features thousands of hours of material, which were shot over a period of six years. The private moments captured by the young filmmaker will show the worsening mental health struggles of the 48-year-old rapper, alongside his deteriorating marriage to Kim Kardashian, loss of sponsorships and disturbing declarations. Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Have A Tense Exchange In The Trailer The trailer further showed the softer side of Kanye, where he was seen riding with his eldest daughter, North West, who is 11 now. And it also captured his bouts of anger, where he says, 'Never tell me I'm gonna wake up one day and have nothing." The video then cuts to Kim, where she is seen having a tense exchange with her ex-husband. In that moment, she tells him, 'We can talk about that later, but," and before she could even finish her sentence, Kanye cuts her off and adds, 'It ain't no but!" The trailer of the documentary only gets more dramatic from there. It showed Kanye's infamous 2020 presidential campaign, including the South Carolina rally where he tearfully claimed that he and Kim had almost aborted their daughter, North. Furthermore, he says, 'I would rather be dead than be on medication… Either they destroy me or I destroy it." At one point, Kanye also mentions, 'They're killing our ability to think outside of the box," and 'I'm almost like a masochist… I write whatever I want when I want! It's words!" When Is 'In Whose Name' Premiering? The clip ends with the saying, 'You know the best thing about being an artist and bipolar? Anything you do and say is an art piece." He opened up about his mental health struggles in 2018, confirming through his album Ye that he was bipolar. In 2025, the rapper claimed that he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and mentioned that he was actually on the autism spectrum. From Kanye To Ye: In Whose Name will premiere on just 1,000 screens on September 19. It will be released by AMSI Entertainment in partnership with AMC, Regal, and Cinemark theatre chains. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
