Kanye West wears freaky face mask when out in New York

Kanye West left fans confused after he was seen wearing a strange accessory.

The rapper, who has changed his name to Ye, wore a freaky prosthetic mask which seemed to be of a Caucasian woman, as the mask included eyeshadow, when he was riding a cab from JFK airport in New York.

He later changed into a standard cloth mask.

His outing comes after a Los Angeles judge granted the 44-year-old's name change request from Kanye to Ye.

The mercurial performer had filed the request in August, citing "personal reasons."

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