Kanye West flew to New York to meet personally with Pres. Trump (update)

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Kanye West has been out and about for a few days. He was first seen publicly (since his hospitalization/nervous breakdown) last week, when he stepped out with newly blonde/yellow hair. TMZ also reported that Yeezy has been overseeing the neverending renovation on his family home in LA, and TMZ reports that Kanye is currently in New York to interview psychiatrists, so he’ll have go-to doctors on both coasts. He also announced that he will resume his Saint Pablo tour in the new year. So… the message he’s trying to send is that he’s doing a lot better. But how does Kim feel about all of this?

Kanye West has quickly returned to his busy lifestyle after his scary hospitalization last month – and wife Kim Kardashian West is not pleased about it, according to a source.

“Kim still denies they are getting a divorce, but things are definitely not great between her and Kanye,” an insider tells PEOPLE exclusively, noting that the couple have spent very little time together since his release. In the days since, West has been spotted out in West Hollywood at the “Rick Owens: Furniture” exhibition at the MOCA Pacific Design Center. On Friday, West hit the streets of Los Angeles with pals for an incognito BMX ride.

“Kanye is supposed to rest and focus on his mental health,” the source tells PEOPLE. “Instead, he has had a very busy week and is done resting.”

Adds the source, “Kim acts annoyed. She also seems miserable and is spending a lot of time with her family.”

Though they may spend time apart, an additional insider claims this is not out of the ordinary.

“Kim and Kanye have been spending time together behind closed doors and no less than usual,” says the source. “They both do their own thing a lot of the time but they’re constantly checking in with each other about things — and especially about the kids.”

The couple are currently living apart, a source previously revealed, explaining that the arrangement is for medical reasons. The confidante added, “He is instead receiving outpatient care elsewhere with a medical team. Kim still seems concerned but is supportive. They don’t know for how long Kanye will need outpatient care.”

[From People]

Again, you know there’s really trouble when People Magazine is the one outlet saying that Kim is annoyed and miserable. I believe it too. While maybe Kim isn’t seriously considering divorce, I totally believe that they’re going through a really bad phase and that Kim is probably throwing down some ultimatums. While Kanye does seem to be doing too much, I also think he’s trying to signal to Kim (and the world) that he’s taking his mental health seriously? Or who knows?

Update: Apparently, Kanye also went to New York to personally meet with Donald Trump at Trump Tower. Seriously.

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  1. LA says:

    Kanye also just arrived at Trump Tpeer to see PEOTUS.

    Gross.

    • chaine says:

      oooooh boy, does this mean we’re going to see Kim sitting next to Melania at the inauguration? Maybe Melania will let Kim bring her kids over to play with Blue Ivy, oops, I mean Barron?

      • Anilehcim says:

        I just read yesterday that Andrea Bocelli is likely performing at the inauguration. But yeah, that is so bizarre!

      • Megan says:

        Maybe he will ask Kanye to perform. I would love to see Kanye interrupt Famous for a 40 minute rant on the inauguration stage.

      • Miss Jupitero says:

        Bocelli? Wow, that is very disappointing.

      • lannisterforever says:

        I would LOVE if Kanye went full Kanye on the inauguration stage, rants and all.

      • Megan says:

        As for Bocelli, one would think that a 58 year old Italian may have learned a thing or two about the dangers of fascism from his parents experience.

      • domino says:

        Just want to know why this post relates to Kim and why her picture is the face of this article? BLEHHH

      • SilverUnicorn says:

        So…. Bocelli is another fascist?

        Well … *scratches another one off the list*

    • Nicole says:

      Wow. Kanye is a fool. And that’s me being nice about it

      • Nancy says:

        Shit fire and save the matches. The source (PMK) keeps People on the run. Even before Kanye’s meltdown, he was a loose cannon, common knowledge. But Kim and her bedside vigil for him one second and wanting to leave him the next is so fabricated. I don’t see how she can make a fool of herself with all the hijinks she has pulled and think she has any credibility whatsoever. She needs to disappear, seriously…..take your sisters with you and go on vacay as they love to say and do. Blah…….that’s me pulling my hair.

    • Hannah says:

      So if he’s on meds and decided to meet Trump we can be sure it wasn’t a breakdown, he is just a completely imbecile?

    • Megan says:

      Angie needs to text Kim Laura Wasser’s number STAT.

    • EM says:

      So what happens when two narcissist meet? I mean does the oxygen get sucked out of the room or something? Perhaps thunder in the background?

      Ordered this for a friend https://www.amazon.com/Donald-Trump-Office-Countdown-Calendar/dp/1492646601/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481644735&sr=8-2&keywords=trump+calendar

      Going to order one for myself just to add reviews.

    • Blackcat says:

      Everyday I wake up to a new headline that’s more surreal than the day before.

      It’s like a 1000 “Twilight Zones” rolled into one.

      2016 in a NUTshell.

      https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/5gd7yy/2016_in_a_nutshell/?st=1Z141Z3&sh=61c5925c

    • sarah says:

      Trump has no time for security briefings or to give a press conference, but he has time to meet with Kanye? OK.

      These two deserve each other.

      • Tiffany :) says:

        Yes, his priorities are terrifying.
        But before the election he showed no desire to learn about the complex issues of our nation and government. No surprise that he doesn’t want to take the time to learn about them now. He’s just going to hand the reins over to Pence anyway. Sigh.

    • Dinah says:

      This is a diversion from Rex Tillerson’s huge links to Russia. Forget learning Spanish. Americans are learning Russian within the next four years if Trump and his cronies have their way. Remember, Trump is married to a Commie nudie bimbo.

      • nope says:

        Calling a Slovene a ‘communist’ is disrespectful. Yes, the country has warm economic relations to Russia nowadays, but the Soviet regime was extremely oppressive and awful in every country they took.

        The former Soviet countries didn’t just sprout into being in the beginning of the 90s when the regime fell. Many were independent countries before. So many people were killed and tortured under Stalin and other Soviet leaders and to think that the people who suffered from these atrocities are being called communists now is awful. Many of the former Soviet countries still struggle to come to terms with the their terrifying past and lost roots, and do their best to catch up with the rest of Europe.

  2. Lenn says:

    He just walked into the Trump Tower. Ofcourse.

    • swak says:

      What?????

    • JudyK says:

      I can think of no other reason for meeting w/ Trump than to discuss performing. If Trump is accepting Kanye, it says irrevocably that no one else will do it. Taking the time to even speak to Kanye has made me lose absolute hope for anything positive to come forward from this nightmare. The unstable enabling the unstable. God help us.

  3. MI6 says:

    Kanye has just been spotted at Trump Tower.
    That alone is reason enough to divorce him.
    Internet diagnosis just upgraded from bipolar to psychotic.

  4. SilverUnicorn says:

    I don’t want to comment about the rest (my God, this is really a horrible family), but I restored a house for four years with my ex and I nearly got hospitalised too. It also destroyed the relationship. With hindsight I can say “great!” because I found the one and married him years later, but it was hell.
    Regardless of what Kanye is or did, at this moment I do wish he finds peace, either way.

    ETA: scratch that, he went to see Trump!

  5. paolanqar says:

    Kanye looks heavily medicated and his eyes are dead. those pics where he has blond hair break my heart. This is the first time I feel sorry for him.

    • Little Darling says:

      Agreed. He’s never looked more lost or more
      Lonely. It’s very sad and nothing to poke fun at.

      I’m not sure Kim has the wherewithal to stay with a man who has medical issues.

    • swak says:

      When I saw the pictures yesterday, I felt the same – that he is heavily medicated or maybe over medicated – it happens even under Drs. care. My grandmother became overly medicated, was hallucinating and I had my mom put her in the hospital to detox.

      • dotdotdot says:

        It´s not necessarily a case of over-medication, but mood stabilizers etc. are quite a gamble — you never know how and if they gonna work. Patients usually have to try a few, before they find meds and dosage that works for them. Also getting on and off of them takes weeks, including ‘fun’ side effects that mimic withdrawal and whatnot. Basically, I’m not surprised he looks like a zombie.

    • BJ says:

      Someone on another said he looks like he gained weight possibly a side effect of mood stabilizers.IDK his eyes did look odd to me.

    • detritus says:

      Finding the right balance of drugs can be challenging, enough to balance things out, but not too much to remove all your personality and enjoyment. Staying with a partner who has mental illness and isn’t diligent about treating it is even more challenging and can wreck even the strongest relationships.
      I hope Kanye can find his peace, and the appropriate dosage to help with that, and I hope Kim can set boundaries and stay healthy. I do believe they love each other, but sometimes your issues don’t line up to make things work.

      • Esmom says:

        Yes. And also in the first days/weeks the meds can be sedating/zombiefing but that can get better. After my son’s manic episode this summer, people (most of all me) were freaked out at how subdued/vacant he was but we tweaked his dosages and he got used to the new meds and eventually his old personality came back.

        I’m also rooting for Kanye to find peace and health.

      • detritus says:

        Exactly, it can take months for the heavier drugs (anti-psychotics and anti-anxiety drugs are not nice) to have the proper effect. Plus it’s often a cocktail, and managing the doses between all the drugs adds another layer of difficulty.

        I’m glad your son had good luck with that and is feeling more himself, it’s such a tough spot for young adults and men in particular. Having your support probably means the world.

    • Leah says:

      Think you guys are projecting. He just met with Trump, if he was overly medicated or in any way handled he wouldn’t be out there doing photo shoots with Trump which is sure to cause a backlash. This is the same old Kanye we have been seeing for the last couple of years in my opinion.

      • detritus says:

        I think hes been medicated for years, and felt better, or felt stressed and worse, and stopped taking them.
        When you’ve been around people who were medicated for mental health issues, or have medicated on and off, you can often spot signs of it.
        Granted he could be just exhausted, I’m not his doctor, but mental health and being medicated doesn’t stop you from carrying about your day.

    • Ramona says:

      This could be good? The two most unpredictable narcissists on social media getting to know each other can only lead to a fallout between them eventually. Trump will refuse to donate money to Kanyes vision, Kanye will tweet some rant. Trump will insult his mother. Kanye will threaten murder. The twitter war will be epic and I’ll be Team Nobody.

  6. Aims says:

    I’m on the fence here. On one hand I feel for Kim. It must be exhausting to have to deal with someone so manic and narcissistic . I’d be angry as hell if I recently had a life altering event that my life was threaten, and not being able to lean on my husband . Then on the other hand I also think Kim was looking at Kanye as a step up, if you will.

    I do think they’ll get divorced, I just don’t think it will happen this year.

    • doofus says:

      I agree that they’ll get divorced, but I disagree on the timing. I think it will happen in the first few months of 2017.

      in fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if she (Kim K) has already decided to do so as she and her family are clearly laying the groundwork for it.

      she can make herself look good and play the devoted spouse with the “she’s annoyed but she won’t divorce him” stories, and look like she’s toughing it out for a few months and then drop the announcement with a “she tried for months to make it work but has finally decided to…”

      • Aims says:

        I agree with you . 2017 she’ll file, she’s a already dropping hints. As irritating as Kanye is, it’s terrible press to divorce someone who is in middle of health crisis . The public will revolt.

      • Ramona says:

        2017 is definitely her exit year. If she times it well, she can leave with public sympathy and then she wont have to be strapped with a cash guzzler who no longer provides her with respectability.

    • Lady D says:

      With only 18 days left in this year I don’t think they have time to divorce. Soon, though.

    • Lucy2 says:

      I feel for anyone dealing with an ill spouse, but she did know him long before they got married and he has always had issues.

      Jumping right back into renovations and touring sounds like a bad idea.

    • Ashamed 2 b a Fl girl says:

      It must be exhausting to have to deal with someone so manic and narcissistic.

      But if they aren’t living together then she really isn’t dealing with anything is she? Hasn’t she been with PMK almost nonstop since the relationship began? Kim can take care of Kim.

  7. BJ says:

    For anyone in the healthcare industry when they say they are living apart for medical reasons what do they mean? I don’t understand I have had relatives receive outpatient care but they still lived in the same house with their family.The nurses,therapists,etc would simply come to the house.

    • swak says:

      From all the stories, she is still at momma’s house while he is in the first house they bought (not the one they are renovating).

    • Anilehcim says:

      I don’t think it has anything to do with medical reasons, they just have a bizarre marriage and always have. The first year of their marriage, it was said they only spent something like 30 days together. They’ve also lived with her mother more often than not, and he still keeps an apartment in Paris and spent the majority of his time there while Kim was pregnant with both children in the U.S.. As a matter of fact, one of the complications of Kim’s pregnancy with North was apparently due to the fact that she kept flying to Paris with her mother. There is a ton of distance between the 2 of them.

      Regarding healthcare, though, they have so much money that doctors and nurses could easily go to them discretely without anyone even knowing. It’s just a BS excuse for them to try to make their extremely odd marriage seem normal.

    • Snowflake says:

      They’ve always lived apart. The magazine is just trying to make it seem like they attempted a normal marriage, kim is a good wife, etc. Now that there is more focus on Kanye, they are trying to make it seem like they are just now living apart due to his mental illness. They are both rich and can live together in a place big enough where he can be in a separate wing of the house. They want to make it seem like she was really trying to make it work before she files for divorce. This will be her 3rd divorce before she turns 40, so they have to make it look like she really tried but his issues were too much.

    • detritus says:

      Sometimes you are a risk to others and yourself. Not speaking from being an MD, I am not even close, but from personal experience.

      One of my friends would check himself into in-patient care when things got really bad.
      He would frequently stay for weeks, while his partner stayed at home holding down the fort.
      They love each other dearly, but sometimes his health takes a turn for the worse and he would impact her too much, or be too dangerous to himself to not be monitored. I would imagine if you have money you would do this privately, and not at a clinic.

    • jwoolman says:

      Her mom won’t let him stay with her because she would either kill him or jump off a cliff herself. There, that’s a medical reason….

      They’re really just continuing their usual pattern. Kim and the kids stay with her Demon Mother, Kanye stays elsewhere. He has his own apartment so he could stay there or with friends.

  8. Anilehcim says:

    Whatever! I don’t feel sorry for Kim. I read a TMZ article when Kanye was still in the hospital where they listed what her day is like and it was so pathetic and ridiculous because they were acting like she was some kind of hero/victim when it was really just the life of an average person. It was literally, “she wakes up early to feed and bathe both kids, plays with them for a while, and goes to the hospital to take care of her husband, and then she comes home and takes care of the kids again before bed… all while wearing a brave face and staying strong for everyone around her”

    GTFOH. Welcome to the real world. If nothing else, I hope Kim feels like shit that public opinion of her is so low for how quickly she has removed/dismissed men from her life that so many rumors are swirling that she’s ending her marriage because her husband is having mental health issues. If I were her, I would be ashamed that I was viewed as being so cold and uncaring. I know we’re all supposed to be so wowed by the Kardashian Midas touch, but all they’ve ever been truly good at is having low self esteem, lying, and being disgustingly calculating.

    • BJ says:

      Yeah that was overkill.We all know she has nannies to take care of the kids.Also he was in a hospital,so the nurses,hospital staff helped her with Kanye so there is no need to pretend like she did everything by herself.There are millions of women( and men) that do care for sick loved ones and kids with no help.

    • Nicole says:

      I agree. When I saw the TMZ, I wanted to reach through the computer and pull out all her extensions. Oh, the suffering. PLEASE.

    • pinetree13 says:

      i get two squirming young kids fed and ready and dropped off to two different day cares (couldn’t get them in the same one) and then I go to work and I’m USUALLY on time, EVERY SINGLE DAY OF LIFE. She gets up with her kids and gets them ready at a leisurely pace and she doesn’t have to worry about making a mess because maids, etc. CRY US A RIVER KIM! Yeesh. It is sad to visit a loved one in hospital for sure but she’s lucky she can do that. Many would have to choose what precious time they can book off from work and would be stressed to the maximum.
      They should have just emphasized her post-robbery struggles or something we could actually sympathize with. But making her sound like such a martyr just for taking care of her OWN kids is eye-roll inducing.

    • Sweet D says:

      @anilechim

      Yess!! Finally someone telling it like it is!

  9. Jess says:

    Kanye with Trump. Sadly he’ll get a pass. If it were another artist (*cough* T Swift *cough*) they would be crucified

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzkJ4sUUkAAVuqn.jpg

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzkJ4a5XcAAdNxV.jpg

    • Anilehcim says:

      I just noticed Corey in the background. Is he really Kris’ boyfriend or is he like a Kardashian handler? He travels with them all at random times as if he’s their keeper and any kind of romance between him and Kris Jenner seems to have fizzled out a while ago.

      • Snowflake says:

        Idk, I wonder about that too. I would love for her to be getting lots of d, cause I don’t think she did with Bruce/Caitlyn. But yeah, there doesn’t seem to be any passion there.

    • Ramona says:

      We might find out about that Taylor theory. I really think she is going to perform at one of the presidential balls. Just a very strong feeling.

    • swak says:

      Just a thought – maybe Trump is trying to get Kanye to perform at the inauguration?

      • Ramona says:

        Not unless they plan to keep a sniper with a tranquilizer gun aimed at him the entire time. Not even Kanye knows what will come out of his mouth when you hand him a mic.

      • pinetree13 says:

        I think even Trump’s camp would be smart enough not to put Kanye “George Bush hates black people” West on stage. Although, then again, who knows if anyone in Trump’s team would be smart enough to prevent that. THIS COULD BE GOLD

  10. Tiffany27 says:

    The fact that he’s meeting with Trump let’s me know he hasn’t recovered. The marriage will end in 2017

  11. Bridget says:

    Kim has to evaluate whether or not she can jettison Kanye and still keep the fun stuff she gets as his plus 1. I just don’t think this woman is ride or die for anyone but herself.

    • Lady D says:

      Jettisoning Kanye is not without major repercussions. If he decides to go on a rant about the K’s in the middle of a concert, he can do their brand major damage. I can’t see him signing an NDA, can you? Even if he did sign, he would still ignore it.

  12. Tate says:

    Who has time for national security briefings when you have important meetings with the likes of Kim and Kanye? 🙄

  13. Alleycat says:

    I can only hope Kanye does perform for Trump’s inauguration. I’d love to see the republicans all of a sudden act like Kanye is this good guy, when they’ve been trashing him for years.

  14. j. wilson says:

    No pictures of Kanye with his tinfoil hat on?

  15. Sam says:

    Taylor can come end him at this point. He’s trash.

  16. gwen says:

    I highly doubt Kim & Kanya have ever lived together.

  17. Amelie says:

    This is the beginning of the end. Their relationship has always confused me, especially when Kanye spent most of Kim’s first pregnancy away from her working on his album in Paris. You don’t just leave your pregnant girlfriend (they weren’t married yet if I remember correctly) for months at a time like that! There are music studios in LA. And it doesn’t look like that arrangement changed when they got married. I’m sure Kanye’s manic behvavior came across as creativity and “artsy” at first but he’s a dad now and he still hasn’t changed at all. Kim knew what she was getting into when she married him. But I guess nobody could predict at Kanye’s inability to support Kim after the Paris robbery. She was still reeling from the trauma and he had to go and have a nervous breakdown and basically make it about himself. I know that wasn’t intentional on his part since he is clearly mentally ill but I can tell Kim’s patience is wearing thin. I don’t blame her for wanting to end it but she will always be tied to him even if they do get divorced because they share kids together.

  18. QQ says:

    *Screeechhh on 22s* We are done here Kanye, Absolutely done!

  19. TOPgirl says:

    I hope Trump stays FAR FAR away from Kanye because that guy is like 60 Shades of Ye and who knows when he will blow up.

  20. Namm says:

    Even though I feel sorry for Kim I also believe in karma. The way she got Kanye has become a curse.
    She started flirting with Kanye intensively when he was with Amber R. while Amber begged Kim to stop cause they were “so called friends” Kim couldn’t be bothered or care about her “friend” Amber. Kim then started dating Kanye while married with Kris H. and now look at her ….so sad.

  21. anonymous says:

    This is exactly why I was hoping for Taylor to destroy him. He is so trash at this point. I have never been a fan of Kim but I hope she will divorce his ass !

  22. Tessa says:

    Interviewing psychiatrists? Smacks of trying to buy a diagnosis that suits. Popular with celebs who want to be bipolar and not be labelled with a personality disorder.
    This is so sad someone needs to look after Kanye. Where is his family? Doesn’t he have a cousin

  23. Nina says:

    I could never get around Kanye’s ego enough to like him, but my god I hope that this is some super elaborate stunt – that this whole time he’s been pretending to be a Trump supporter so that Trump lets his guard down and asks him to perform at the inauguration, and that Kanye plays along until the performance, when he goes off-script and goes on a rant about what a sack of bilious pus Trump is in front of everyone there. That would be glorious.

  24. robyn says:

    Trump always did appreciate a good stunt. They are both using one another. For Trump … it’s a little of : see “the blacks” love me! For Kanye it’s a stunt for reality tv. Kim is secretly all for it because the family needs to get attention/money somehow. Kanye just playing “crazy” isn’t compelling enough.

    • Ennie says:

      Yes, I think that if it benefits her business, she’ll bite the bullet with the trump thing. As for KW, if he is due to sing at the inauguration he will probably see himself as doing better and bigger than Beyoncé. I do not think he sees himself as being used by a bunch of racists. He is truly sick.

  25. Eric says:

    This is trump working everybody. While he meets with Kanye, it distracts from his deplorable cabinet picks and his corrupt conflicts of interest.

    Don’t fall for it. That includes YOU news media.

    • Radley says:

      Agreed. Trump thinks he’s the smartest man in the room at all times. His arrogance will be his undoing. Please let there be a bipartisan hacking commission and please let them be able to trace the hacks right back to his Orangeness.

  26. HK9 says:

    Every time I click on a Trump or Kanye post I feel like I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. You can’t make this up.

  27. JudyK says:

    Please stop with the “feeling sorry for Kim.” She does NOT deserve a get out of jail free card. And, by the way, jail is exactly where I believe she belongs.

  28. hey-ya says:

    …are you all sure that was Kanye meeting Trump…wow his body was thin his face was all plumped up…

  29. j. wilson says:

    And how did the plastic pornstar miss out on this?

  30. Ray says:

    Question
    Why is Melania get to stay in NY to attend to her 10 year old son and Ivanka with three beautiful little angels under 10 year old is present at every meeting with her dad? This is the first time that the first daughter is more active and involved than the first lady. Am I missing something???

    • Ashamed 2 b a Fl girl says:

      Nope you’re not missing anything, I don’t think Melania applied for the job, Ivanka did.

    • Dinah says:

      Melania loves to go nude around wealthy older men. That’s her job description. It’s all she’ll ever be.

  31. Harryg says:

    Oh great, two of the most irritating families ON EARTH getting together! I want to stab my eyes.

  32. kri says:

    Master stroke for PMK now all she has to say to get sympathy back to Kim in H’wood and beyond is “Look who he met with” and now he really is done. I give it two weeks to an official announced separation. What kills me is that people will take KK’s side. They are all repulsive. They exploited him as they do all black men and now they will let him hang. Not a Kanye fan at all, but I’m almost sorry for him.

  33. Libra girl says:

    Wow that first picture of Kanye is bad. He doesn’t look good. I don’t love or hate him but I do feel bad. Hopefully he gets the help he needs. This is rough on the kids as well. That’s sad to me.

  34. AnotherDirtyMartini says:

    That’s the happiest I’ve ever seen Drumpf look!! My god. I bet he was pissing himself in delight