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Not really, I can distance them in my mind to some degree while still appreciating the art but only if it doesn't require a bunch of mental gymnastics. J.K is past the level for me because I took positive lessons from her books that she ironically didn't learn herself. Her stance irl seems to be antithetical to the books, she would be the villain in her own stories.
Kanye... more complicated for me. I can still separate art from artist when I listen to his old work. I've struggled with some pretty similar things to him, mental health wise. It's hard to imagine being in his position. Now he's apologizing for the nazi shit, and yeah words are great but they need to be followed with actions, and a lot of them. If what he said is true (walking around with an undiagnosed TBI for years) then what he did makes sense, but just apologizing isn't enough. Not even close. His trump arc did immeasurable damage, so for the apology to feel legit, he needs to put in enough positive work to balance it out plus extra. And I haven't really seen any actions to follow the apology yet.
The more I like your art, the more I am willing to put up with some bs from you as a person. But the line, for me, is hypocrisy. Because then the art loses meaning as a piece of the artist.