MARRIAGE GONE SOUTH
Why did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce?
THE MARRIAGE between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West officially ended on March 2, 2022.
The SKIMS founder filed for divorce from Ye back in February of 2021 and both have since been spotted in relationships with different people.
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Why did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West divorce?
Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West on February 19, 2021, after six years of marriage.
The fashion mogul cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split.
On a June 3, 2021, episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim revealed why she and her ex-husband 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 her 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 on to call herself a "failure": "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 on a summer vacation destination.
A source told The U.S. 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."
Months later, news broke that Kanye admitted to cheating on Kim, leaving her "conflicted" and heartbroken.
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 song, Hurricane, rapping: "Here I go with a new chick... Still playing after two kids."
According to , 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.
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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."
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.
On December 10, 2021, reported that Kim had legally filed to become single despite Kanye's pleas to win her back.
According to the , in the divorce documents, Kim asked for joint legal and physical custody of the couple's four kid.
However, she allegedly asked the judge to separate issues of child custody and property from marital status.
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.
On March 2, 2022, Kim was declared officially single and her maiden name, Kardashian, was restored.
By Nov. 29, 2022, Kim and Kanye finally settled their divorce.
Was Kanye dropped by his divorce lawyers?
On October 8, Kanye took to Twitter to write that he'd go “death con 3 on Jewish people.”
He has since been dropped a series of collaborators including Adidas, Balenciaga, Gap, and Vogue.
Amid the backlash of his anti-Semitic rant, he also lost the support of his high-powered divorce attorneys, according to .
The Yeezy founder was represented by elite divorce attorneys Bernard Clair and Bob Cohen at the prestigious New York Cohen Clair Lans Griefer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP - but will now have to find new representation.
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When did Kim and Kanye get married and how many kids do they have?
Kim and Kanye 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 couple share daughters North and Chicago, and their sons Saint and Psalm.
Because of her struggles with preeclampsia during her first two pregnancies, Kim and Kanye turned to surrogacy for their third and fourth kids.
“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 two continue to co-parent their children despite their divorce.
Who are Kim and Kanye dating?
Upon declaring their divorce in February 2021, the separated husband and wife went on to date other people.
Kim began dating Saturday Night Live star, Pete Davidson, in October 2021.
Throughout Kim and Pete's relationship, the couple repeatedly found themselves embattled in a feud with Kanye.
The pair allegedly called it quits on August 5, 2022.
Kanye moved on to Uncut gems actress, Julia Fox.
The rapper and the model confirmed their relationship in Fox's article with Interview magazine in January 2022.
However, Kanye and Julia ended their short-lived romance in February 2022.
Since then Kanye has been seen spotted with a slew of women including Irina Shayk, Chaney Jones, Vinetria, and Brazilian model, Juliana Nalú.
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Rumors, however, swirled that the rapper allegedly tied the knot on January 12, 2023, with Yeezy designer, Bianca Censori, in a secret ceremony.
Although the rapper was spotted wearing a wedding band on his ring finger, no legal marriage certificate was found to corroborate the big news, according to .
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