Lana Del Rey calls for an 'intervention' for Kanye West over latest Trump comments

The singer Lana Del Rey has branded Kanye West a delusional narcissist, criticising the rapper for his support of Donald Trump.

 “Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture," she wrote on Instagram.

"I can only assume you relate to his personality on some level. Delusions of grandeur, extreme issues with narcissism – none of which would be a talking point if we weren't speaking about the man leading our country."

The rapper is a fan of Del Rey's work, and booked her to perform at the Palace of Versailles for a party before his 2014 wedding to Kim Kardashian. But the Video Games singer's latest comments represent a growing rift between them.

"If you think it's alright to support someone who believes it's OK to grab a woman by the p---y just because he's famous – then you need an intervention as much as he does – something so many narcissists will never get because there just isn't enough help for the issue," she continued.

Del Rey, 33, is one of several celebrities to condemn West after he gave a speech supporting the US president this weekend, during an appearance on the US comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Captain America actor Chris Evans wrote in a message to West on Twitter: "There’s nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn’t know history, doesn’t read books, and frames their myopia as virtue. The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying."

West also faced criticism this weekend for claiming he would release a new album on Saturday, before failing to do so, and announcing that he has changed his stage name. On Saturday he tweeted that "the being formally [sic] known as Kanye West" would prefer to be known as "YE".

Following his Saturday Night Live appearance, West posted a picture on social media of himself wearing a "Make America Great Again" Trump campaign hat.  He captioned the image: "this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs.  We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment."

"The 13th Amendment is slavery in disguise", he added. He later clarified his comments, explaining that he did not want to "abolish" the 13th amendment to the US constitution – the amendment which made slavery illegal – but to "amend" it. 

Campaigners including film director Ava DuVernay have previously called to reform the amendment, which allows for "involuntary servitude" for prisoners.

In her Oscar-nominated documentary 13th, DuVernay argued that the use of forced servitude in the prison system was comparable to slavery.