Beloved celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak appeared to threaten to ‘institutionalize’ Kanye West so the rapper would be medicated in ‘Zombieland forever’.
Following his anti-Semitic rants, West shared texts allegedly sent by Pasternak, who is Jewish, who began by offering to have an “open and loving conversation” with him based on “facts.” Pasternak also asked his former friend and client to refrain from “swear words” or “crazy stuff”.
“Second option, I institutionalized you again where they heal you, and you go back to Zombieland forever. The play date with the kids just won’t be the same,” the post continued.
West, 45 years old, tweeted the screenshot Thursday and wrote that he had been “mentally misdiagnosed and almost drugged out of my mind to make me a manageable, well-behaved celebrity.”
“This is how a Hollywood coach speaks to a much more influential black celebrity when we step out of line,” West added in a follow-up tweet.
Pasternak, 48, did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. He, however, changed his Instagram profile to private.
Text messages allegedly sent by Pasternak, who has worked with Jessica Simpson, Jack Black, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and other celebrities, confirm reports that he made the phone call that resulted in West’s hospitalization in 2016.
The Grammy winner’s treatment came after he had a meltdown on stage just before the rest of his tour was cancelled.
“He is suffering from exhaustion and sleep deprivation and went to the hospital today of his own volition and under the consultation of his doctor,” a source close to West said at the time.
The Los Angeles Police Department told the Post at the time that its officers responded to a call for a ‘disturbance’, but once they arrived at the address, the incident was classified as a ‘medical emergency’. .
The rapper turned fashion designer has come under fire in recent months for his anti-Semitic remarks. While close friends of West say he’s in the midst of a “psychiatric episode”, others argue that his mental state does not exempt him from consequences, including the loss of lucrative partnerships with Adidas and Balenciaga.
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