Kanye West’s outbursts can have serious consequences

by Sean Roberts, Alestle photographer

Sean Roberts

Yo, Kanye, I’m gonna let you finish but Michael Jackson was one of the worst addicts of all time!

After his outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Kanye West’s personality has come into the limelight—a very negative light. What he did was unacceptable- regardless of Taylor Swift’s singing abilities.

However, according to the New York Post , West may have been drinking before the show, and photos surfaced of him on the red carpet with a bottle of alcohol in his hand.  It’s not the first time he’s been accused of drunken outbursts. According to MTV News, he had another disturbance in 2006 about not winning best video for his song, “Touch the Sky”. He claimed to have had a “little sippy sippy” before the event.

One has to wonder how much alcohol played a part in all of his outbursts. I would wager that it’s at least likely that alcohol played a large part in some of his outbursts. He even admits it.

Could Kanye be dependent on alcohol, or does he just like to have a too much of a good time? Alcohol abuse occurs when someone consumes alcohol despite knowing continued consumption can cause significant problems. West continues to drink, presumably heavily, even after him crashing an award show in 2006.

Society always looks the other way when a celebrity has a serious addiction—that is, until he or she die. We all turned away from Michael Jackson and his problems until he died—the his doctor charged with his death.

Before West becomes another celebrity who goes before his time, he should seek treatment for whatever is causing these outbursts, before things get much more serious.