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Kanye’s Unexpected SNL Apology Michael Che has revealed that Kanye West once stopped him backstage to apologize for the rapper’s infamous 2018 Saturday Night Live outburst. During that live episode, West wore his red Make America Great Again hat and kept the cast on stage while delivering an unscripted speech defending his support of Donald Trump. At the time, he accused the SNL team of trying to “bully” him into removing the hat a moment that sparked headlines and backlash. Che said he didn’t expect to ever revisit the incident until the following year, when Eddie Murphy returned to host in 2019. Backstage at that show, West surprised him. “[cite=2559]He’s coming out the elevator bay, and as soon as he sees me, he goes, ‘I owe you an apology,[/cite]’” Che recalled on SiriusXM’s The Bonfire. The apology was never discussed again, but Che suggested something about West’s behavior that night felt unusual compared to past visits. Footage of their strained exchange later surfaced in the unauthorized documentary In Whose Name, which spotlighted West’s erratic moments and the toll of his bipolar disorder. Released on September 19, the project also chronicled his personal struggles, including his divorce from Kim Kardashian and public controversies. West himself has spoken candidly about mental health, telling David Letterman on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction that living with bipolar disorder feels like “a sprained brain” a condition that outside pressures often make worse.