Halsey has urged her fans to not make jokes about people suffering from bipolar disorder. She instead asked them to be patient and understanding.
"No jokes right now," she began in a series of tweets. "I have dedicated my career to offering education and insight about bipolar disorder and I'm so disturbed by what I'm seeing. Personal opinions about someone aside, a manic episode isn't a joke. If you can't offer understanding or sympathy, offer your silence."
Although Halsey didn't name the rapper, she was seemingly referring to Kanye West's recent mental health struggles.
West made a series of since-deleted allegations on Twitter, including claims that his wife, Kim Kardashian, and mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, attempted to get him committed after he publicly revealed Kim had considered aborting their eldest daughter, North West.
"A lot of people you know probably have bipolar disorder and you aren't aware of it," continued Halsey. "Taking this opportunity to make offensive remarks and [vilify] people with mental illnesses is really not the way to go...this is the exact triggering s--- that causes people to keep quiet about it."
"You can hate someone's actions or opinions without contributing to stigma that damages an entire community of sometimes vulnerable people all for a couple of laughs," she added.
Halsey has had her own experiences with mental illness, which she shared in her most recent album, Manic.
"Sincerely, Human Being with a Decade Long Bipolar Diagnosis," Halsey concluded.
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