Muni Long revealed last year that she had been diagnosed with lupus, and she’s now opened up about a different condition that she believes worsened the autoimmune disease.
On Sunday (December 3), the singer-songwriter took to Twitter to share updates on her health, writing: “So apparently I’m autistic, and my free self is the version of me that I began repressing at the age of 22 because it made people highly uncomfortable. It started first with me doing insane amounts of drugs and then when that didn’t work I just held it in. Which led to lupus.
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“And now the lupus has gotten to a point where it’s effectively impossible to contain. And in order to free myself from the rollercoaster that is autoimmune disease, I have to let my emotions, thoughts and feelings out…. But…. Autism! OMG WTF THIS IS SO WACK [weeping emoji].”
She concluded: “But at least knowing I am autistic explains SO MUCH.”
So apparently I’m autistic, and my free self is the version of me that I began repressing at the age of 22 because it made people highly uncomfortable. It started first with me doing insane amounts of drugs and then when that didn’t work I just held it in. Which led to lupus.
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
And now the lupus has gotten to a point where it’s effectively impossible to contain. And in order to free myself from the rollercoaster that is autoimmune disease, I have to let my emotions, thoughts and feelings out…. But…. Autism! OMG WTF THIS IS SO WACK 😭
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
But at least knowing I am autistic explains SO MUCH.
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
Whereas Long attributes her lupus diagnosis to autism, Kanye West believes he developed the spectrum disorder from the 2002 car accident that famously left him with his jaw wired shut, inspiring his breakout hit “Through the Wire.”
That’s according to a text message the Chicago rap mogul sent to Elon Musk in October, which he later asked fashion designer and model Ian Connor to publicize on social media on his behalf.
Connor, a close collaborator of Kanye’s, obliged by sharing screenshots of the message on Instagram along with a screenshot of his own exchange with Ye (who is saved in his phone as “President YE”).
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In his text to Musk, West asked to speak with the Tesla CEO and X (formerly known as Twitter) chairman and called him out for not publicly supporting him amid his divorce from Kim Kardashian. He also demanded that the “nature of [their] relationship” change, denying a previous admission that he’s bipolar and claiming he has “signs of autism from [his] car accident.”
“When are we going to speak,” Kanye texted Musk. “You owe me nothing. You never have to speak to me again. But if we do speak. The nature of the relationship has to change. I’m not bi polar. I have signs of autism from my car accident.
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“You can’t watch Kim keep my kids from me. And not say anything publicly and then call yourself my friend so I can bring my audience to your struggling platform.”
After sending a screenshot of the text to Connor, Kanye told the controversial fashion figure: “Get this out to the public.”
“Say Less,” Connor replied. “2:22 a.m.”
