The 45-year-old, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, has seen a completed documentary about him shelved and he has been dropped by his talent agency, fashion brand Balenciaga and bank JP Morgan.
The move was met with a backlash on social media, with Silverman sharing a picture of the demonstration with the caption:"Lemme guess: still not time to get scared."Actor Florence Pugh shared a photo of the banner on her Instagram story and wrote:"Absolutely appalling."
"Completely understand why my Jewish friends/colleagues are frightened for their families. This is a very scary time."West has also made several other controversial remarks recently, including suggestions slavery was"a choice" and calling the COVID-19 vaccine the"mark of the beast". "This is my experience, other people have different experiences. Everyone now is an actor. Everything's a conspiracy. You feel the government is putting chips in your head. You feel you're being recorded. You feel all these things."
Sufferers can experience episodes of mania and depression that often last for several weeks or months.