'I've been used,' Kanye West distances himself from politics

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Three weeks after a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, rapper Kanye West said on Tuesday that he was distancing himself from politics.

West, Trump's biggest celebrity supporter, also sought to distance himself from a new campaign that encourages black Americans to quit the Democratic Party.

"My eyes are now wide open and now realize I've been used to spread messages I don't believe in. I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative!!!” West tweeted, without mentioning Trump, who is a Republican, or any other names.

Kanye West (L) makes a statement to the media as he meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2018. /VCG Photo

The singer and fashion designer, who has said he is bipolar, also said he "never wanted any association" with a campaign launched last weekend called "Blexit" that seeks to draw African-Americans away from their long-standing support for Democrats.

West posted his comments just a week before US congressional elections on November 6 and after months of erratic behavior, including describing slavery as a choice.

On October 11, he met Trump in the Oval Office and launched into a rambling 10-minute-long speech carried live on television in which he said Trump made him feel like a superhero and referenced the existence of an alternate universe.

(Top Photo: Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2018. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Reuters