THE MARRIAGE between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West officially came to an end in February of 2021.
Since news broke of the demise of Kim and Kanye’s marriage, the two went on to date other people – and take each other to task on social media.
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Why did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce?
Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West on February 19, 2021.
On December 10, 2021, TMZ reported that Kim had legally filed to become single despite Kanye’s pleas to win her back.
She is allegedly asking the judge to separate issues of child custody and property from marital status.
Kim is also asking that her maiden name, Kardashian, be restored, and to drop “West” from her name.
On November 24, 2021, Kanye went to deliver meals to families at the L.A. Mission just before the Thanksgiving holiday.
During his visit, he also took to the opportunity to grab a mic and make some statements about his former marriage to Kim.
“The narrative that God wants is for you to see that everything can be redeemed,” Ye began.
“And all these relationships… we’ve made mistakes, I’ve made mistakes I’ve publicly done things that were not acceptable as a husband.”
He went on to say he believes that “The Kingdom” will bring him and Kim back together.
The reality star’s relationship with Kanye became the talk of the town when she appeared during the final song of the rapper’s Donda event, No Child Left Behind, wearing a Balenciaga Couture wedding dress.
TMZ reported: “Kim and Kanye have always supported the other’s endeavors and will continue to do that in the future, whether it be a collaborative effort or not.”
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The mini-wedding ceremony took place just moments after Kanye set himself on fire and had to be put out on stage.
On September 13, 2021, Kim made headlines when she showed up to the Met Gala covered head to toe in a black Balenciaga outfit with a man seemingly appearing to be Kanye.
Yet, it was later revealed to be the designer’s Creative Director Demna Gvasalia.
Just hours before her red carpet appearance at the 2021 Met Gala, Kanye unfollowed Kim on Instagram.
For years, the rap star exclusively followed Kim on Instagram.
The former couple still followed each other on social media during the ordeal, though their relationship was rocked further last month.
News broke that Kanye admitted to cheating on Kim, leaving her “conflicted” and heartbroken.
It was after this that Kanye looked to have unfollowed Kim, instead, replacing her with 12 other music-related accounts.
On September 14, 2021, Kim posted a cryptic meme about giving up on relationships, saying: “Don’t waste your energy trying to force something that isn’t meant to be.”
He aired his alleged infidelity to the world via his new music, writing in song Hurricane: “Here I go with a new chick… Still playing after two kids.”
According to Page Six, Kanye “betrayed” Kim and cheated while the couple was together as he struggled with alcohol abuse.
An insider said: “The song is in a way his testimony of everything he did wrong and taking accountability for the marriage breakdown.”
“If you look closer to the lyrics he is referring to his infidelity during his marriage with Kim, even after two kids,” a second source added.
On October 9, 2021, Kim hosted Saturday Night Live and in her monologue shared a glimpse as to why she decided to divorce Kanye West.
The star said: “So when I divorced him, you have to know it came down to one thing – his personality.”
“I know it sounds mean, but people keep telling me that comedy comes from truth.”
Adding: “And if there’s one thing that I always strive to be, it’s genuine.”
Kim also revealed in Thursday, June 3rd’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians why her and ex-husband Kanye West called it quits.
Khloe said in a confessional: “Kim is dealing with so much right now. And it’s tough because right before we got here, Kim and Kanye got into this huge fight.”
A clip is then played of Kim sobbing on the bed next to sister Kylie Jenner, as she said: “I can’t do this anymore. I can’t.
“How am I still in this place where I’m stuck for years? Like he goes and moves to a different state every year.”
The mother of four continued: “And I have to be in a place where I’m together for the kids.”
“And he’s an amazing dad. And he’s done an amazing job.”
She continued: “I think he deserves someone that can support his every move and go to Wyoming to be with him and follow him everywhere.”
“He deserves a wife who travels with him and is there for everything. I feel like a f**king failure.”
The Sun also exclusively revealed back in February that the couple’s last straw was when they could not agree about a summer vacation destination.
A source told The Sun: “Friends have been told that the final straw came when Kim and Kanye were making family summer plans and they couldn’t agree.”
The source continued: “What seemed like nothing more than a simple conversation over dates and locations escalated, and sadly it turned into a huge blowout argument.
“The final fight that ended their marriage was over nothing more than summer plans.
“It was one blowout fight that wasn’t even that serious and it pushed Kim over the edge.
“Kim was just fed up with the endless conflict and finally called it quits.”
In the divorce documents, Kim is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s four kids, TMZ reported.
Sources close to the family told the outlet Kanye is “fine” with the joint custody arrangement as the couple is “committed to co-parenting together.”
According to the insider, a prenup is already arranged to handle the pair’s massive $2billion fortune and neither party is contesting the agreement.
The prenup revealed that Kim would remain the beneficiary of one of Kanye’s life insurance policies, which is valued at $20million – even if the two divorced.
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When did Kim and Kanye get married and how many kids do they have?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have a long history between them.
Before they were bitter exes and even prior to their romantic involvement, Kim and Kanye were close friends.
They first met through singer Brandy, who was a close friend of Kim’s and the sister of her ex-boyfriend, Ray J.
Recalling the start of their friendship, Kim told Ryan Seacrest: “He was recording a song with Brandy, and I was her friend. I vividly remember hanging out with him, and then they did a video together, so I’d see him a few times.”
Kim and Kanye went on to date in 2012 and married two years later on May 24, 2014 in Florence, Italy.
The rapper projected the words “PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE” on the stadium screen at AT&T Park in San Francisco, where the Giants play baseball.
In October of 2013, a few months after their first child was born, Kim and Kanye got engaged.
Kim accepted his proposal in front of family and friends, and a 15-carat cushion-cut diamond was placed on her left hand.
The couple share daughters North and Chicago, and their sons Saint and Psalm.
After dating for nearly a year, Kim and Kanye revealed in December of 2012 that they were expecting their first child.
On June 15, 2013, North West was born – she is the eldest of the Kardashian-West clan – and already performed on stage with her father.
North’s first Vogue appearance came when she was just nine months old, in a spread for Kim and Kanye’s pre-wedding cover story.
In May of 2015, after struggling to conceive, Kim and Kanye announced they were expecting their second child together.
Saint was born on December 5, 2015.
Because of her struggles with preeclampsia during her first two pregnancies, Kim and Kanye turned to surrogacy for their third and fourth kids.
Their third child – and second daughter, Chicago – was born on January 15, 2018.
“We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care,” Kim wrote at the time.
The following year, it was revealed that the couple’s surrogate was pregnant with their fourth child, Psalm.
Psalm was born May 9, 2019 and shortly after his birth, Kim and Kanye renewed their wedding vows.
The two continue to co-parent their children despite their looming divorce.
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Who are Kim and Kanye dating?
Upon declaring their divorce in February of 2021, the separated husband and wife went on to date other people.
Kim is dating Saturday Night Live star, Pete Davidson.
The pair were reported to enter a romance in October of 2021.
Kanye moved on to Uncut gems actress, Julia Fox.
The rapper and the actress confirmed their relationship in Fox’s article with Interview magazine in January of 2022.
Kanye and Julia ended their short lived romance in February of 2022.
What happened between Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson on Instagram?
Throughout Kim and Pete’s relationship, the couple repeatedly found themselves embattled in a feud with Kanye.
The continuous social media sparring came on the heels of their daughter Chicago’s birthday party.
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, Kanye accused Kim of hiding the location of a birthday party for Chicago, while he was Live on Instagram.
He said he attempted and failed to reach members of the Kardashian family in regards to the location of the party.
Despite the video, Kanye was pictured at the party – which also celebrated Kylie Jenner’s first-born Stormi Webster turning four.
Hours prior to the birthday party fiasco, Kanye exclusively released the song Eazy on Spotify.
Featuring The Game, lyrics from the song directly diss Kim’s new beau.
In the song, Kanye states: “God saved me from the crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s a**.”
On February 11, 2022, Fivio Foreign dropped the single City of Gods, featuring Kanye and Alicia Keys.
Kanye once again seemingly references Pete in his verse, rapping: “This afternoon, a hundred goons pullin’ up to SNL, when I pull up, it’s dead on arrival.”
On Saturday, February 12, 2022, Kanye shared a handwritten note to his Instagram account informing fans: “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he’s friends with you know who.”
Kanye also shared an image of himself with Kid Cudi and Pete at dinner, crossing Pete’s face out with a giant red “X”.
On February 14, 2022, Ye took to Instagram to share an image of a man having another in a chokehold.
The rapper wrote: “Upon my wife’s request please nobody do anything physical to Skete I’m going to handle the situation myself.”
The post also included what appears to be a screenshot of text messages between Kim and Kanye.
Allegedly in the screenshot a message from a contact under the name of “Kim Other Phone” tells Ye that he is creating a “dangerous and scary” environment.
The text also states that “someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault.”
Kanye then began posting memes to his Instagram, mainly featuring Cudi, Pete, and Kim.
In one image, the rapper superimposed his face onto a Marvel superhero movie poster declaring: “Kanye West – Civil War.”
Kanye also photoshopped the faces of those on his “side” of the war, including: Julia Fox, Drake, Travis Scott and Future.
On the “enemy” side of the poster, Kanye included Pete, Kim, Kid Cudi, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift – someone he has beefed with publicly since 2009.
After the meme was posted about Pete, Kanye followed it up with a few more.
Kanye shared a photo of Pete’s Hillary Clinton tattoo, alleging the two once dated.
Continuing on with his rant, Kanye posted another Marvel meme – this time of a Venom 2 movie poster.
Kanye photoshopped himself as the titular character, with Pete as the character he’s facing off against.
He also shared a headless photo of Pete and Kim, writing: “LOOK AT THIS D**KHEAD.”
Another image included a screenshot of Pete and Machine Gun Kelly‘s Calvin Klein advertisement, alongside a photo of a text message allegedly from Pete himself telling Kanye he will not involve himself with Kim and his children.
Kanye also posted an article claiming Pete tried to get between Ariana Grande and the late Mac Miller.
The rapper then shared a screenshot of his name trending on Twitter, tagging Kim and adding: “ALWAYS REMEMBER WEST WAS YOUR BIGGEST W.”
On February 17 of 2022, Kanye took aim at Pete on Instagram in another instance.
In a resurfaced Saturday Night Live sketch from 2018, Pete referenced Kanye’s behavior chronicled in the media.
During the sketch, Pete said: “Kanye, I know you’re like, ‘This is the real me. I’m off the meds.’… Take ‘em!”
“No shame in the medicine game. I’m on them. It’s great.”
Pete then added: “Being mentally ill is not an excuse to act like a jacka**, okay? I’m quoting my therapist, my mom, and my mailman.”
The rapper said of the resurfaced SNL sketch: “HI SKETE YOU GOT ANYMORE MENTAL HEALTH JOKES FOR ME?”
“This boy thought he could get away with performing this sketch for the team that wrote this for him.”
The hip hop musician added: “This is not harassment This is payback.”
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