Over the past few days, People Magazine and Us Weekly have had competing stories about the Kimye marriage. I believed that people deep within the Kardashian camp – perhaps even Kris Jenner – were leaking stories about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marriage for the past few weeks, but the competing narratives have sort of fallen off a cliff and now I don’t know what to believe. People Mag’s story has sources saying things like “Kanye and Kim had a stressful few months. It’s been a tense time.” Tense is an understatement. Kim is also described as “the dutiful, responsible, loving spouse that one would expect.” And sources insist that Kanye is doing better, that he has a lot of people around him, supporting him, and that he has seen North and Saint since he returned home. But Us Weekly says there are bigger issues going on and that Kim “wants a divorce.”
Kim Kardashian is considering a new story line for 2017. Two and a half years after she and Kanye West wed in a multimillion-dollar affair at a 16th century Italian fortress, “she wants a divorce,” a Kardashian friend claims in the new issue of Us Weekly. Previously married to record producer Damon Thomas and basketball pro Kris Humphries, the 36-year-old isn’t rushing to file papers just yet, adds the pal, but she is planning her next steps.
“It will take some time before she can do anything,” claims the friend, alleging that she’s trying to build a case for full custody of kids North, 3, and Saint, 12 months, “but she doesn’t want to stay married.”
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is already distancing herself from the “Fade” rapper, 39. Since his November 30 release from UCLA Medical Center’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital — following a nine-day stay for what his physician Michael Farzam dubbed an episode of “temporary psychosis” — West has been receiving outpatient treatment at an L.A.-area rental, multiple sources tell Us. Kardashian, who has remained with the children at their 9,000-square-foot spread in L.A.’s Bel Air, “is being very protective and doesn’t want Kanye around the kids right now,” explains the friend.
The Kardashian friend says she won’t make any decisions until West is fully recovered. Until then, adds the pal, “she’s being a supportive wife.” And the reality star — who has been in self-imposed seclusion since being robbed in Paris October 3 — is happy the musician is on the mend. “She cares about Kanye and feels relieved he’s getting the help he needs,” continues the friend, “but she’s felt trapped for a while.”
Basically, they’re making it sound like Kim has already decided to file for divorce once Kanye gets back on his feet. There’s a PR angle to that too – Kim would look so bad if she “abandoned” her husband when he was struggling with mental health issues so publicly. Of course, she’s going to be villainized no matter what, all you have to do is look at the pretzel logic people used to attack Kim for being the victim of an armed robbery. My guess is that Kim probably has considered divorce, but I also think she probably just wants time to breathe, to reassess, and to figure out her next steps after a horrendous few months.
Also: since Us Weekly published their story, “sources” have gone to TMZ and People Mag to say that divorce is not on the table in any way.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if they did divorce, but obviously the divorce won’t happen now, PMK has been working on overtime recently to put down stories of Kim being the dotting wife and mom, that there’s trouble in the marriage, that being around the kids is dangerous… all those leaks are there for a reason. Building blocks for 2017.
This story was probably to distract from what they did to Chyna.
WHAT DID THEY DO TO CHYNA?????
Chyna tried to copyright (or is trademark??) the name Angela Kardashian and Kim, Khloe and Kourtney filed opposition. Technically, she isnt a Kardashian but I still thought it a ridiculous move from those sisters. She is mother to their niece with their deadbeat brother, its not a bad thing for her to pick up a few new revenue streams. Its not like, the Kardashian brand is held in high regard.
But once she marries Rob, she will be a Kardashian fair and square. I hope she manages to stick it to them.
Chyna is more Kardashian than Khloè will ever be.
I hope Chyna will put all of them to shame.
Oh ok, give Rob one more reason to hate you.
I believe Kim is looking to divorce Kanye right after baby no. 3. She needs to match Kourtney in kids. Once baby 3 is on the way, the relationship will be over.
I feel bad for Kanye. Everyone told him that this family was bad news and he didn’t listen.
They are suing Chyna to not use the Kardashian name and they are putting Kanye on a raft will he recovers.
What a harmonious and supportive family for extended members.
Kourtney’s going for baby #4 (JMO) because of all the stories of her and Scott are back together. I don’t believe Kim wants another child,
I doupt Kim wants more kids.
I feel like they are playing it both ways to see which narrative is the winner for the show.
Kim is on her way to match Ross Geller.
Loi. She will start the Divorced Women Club…..ha ha……just rewatched that episode last week.
Three divorces..three divorces! Lol
I think she’s trying to beat or match Elizabeth Taylor. She’d love it if her name was uttered in the same sentence.
The Cracken would absolutely go off the deep end if anybody else’s name was associated with Elizabeth Taylor. It would certainly be worth watching that.
Lol
Seems as though “for better or worse” might not have been included in the wedding vows. He’s incapable of supporting her, and she’s unwilling to support him (for any length of time). Sad for the kids.
They both used the other. I don’t think they spend much time together anyway.
Exactly. I could never get behind the “I think they genuinely love each other” comments. Always seemed like a symbiotic relationship orchestrated to further both of their careers.
*shrugs*
well, from what we’ve heard, that’s not completely true.
the current narrative is that she ALWAYS is supporting him (as he’s ALWAYS the erratic one) and that she’s tired of always having to be the “strong” one. as in, he was unable to support her sufficiently after the robbery, when she really needed it.
but who knows what the truth is with this family? everything is a “storyline”…
Everything is a storyline — MTE! They are below ‘little boy who cried wolf’ credibility now.
I don’t think his lack of support came with the robbery. I remember when she was first pregnant and chasing him all over Europe despite having a bad pregnancy and work commitments in LA. He remained in Paris and Milan for the majority of the pregnancy with a few stops in NYC and occassionally LA. It almost looked like she was stalking him such was his lack of concern for her.
He only engaged when North was born. After that he became present in their lives and started really spending time with all of them.
Given that time, perhaps she thought he had finally learnt to support her in his way, but apparently not.
She should. Mental health issues aside, he’s a gigantic douchebag and narcissist. He ditched her when she having rough pregnancies and was useless when she went though a trauma. He’s only around when she can act as a doll for him to dress up. What’s the point of being married to someone like that?
THIS
Why THIS? She’s a narcissist by any reasonable standard and a douchebag by many peoples’ estimates although I don’t claim to know that about her. They deserve each other.
Except he was a douchebag and a narcissist before they got married, it was a known fact. If anything, the Kardashians encouraged him because it FAVORED them.
Kim walked into that marriage knowing who Kanye was.
And she supported and encouraged and profited from his douchebag treatment of others.
Exactly. Kim was fading away and being with Kanye upped her celebrity status. She knew what she was doing. She is not a victim here.
Yeah, and Kanye knew Kim was a pragmatic reality star with a pragmatic reality star family. When the Kardashians were pimping his snickers and his clothing line, he had no problem either. When the entire clan was supporting him at the fashion shows and in his warfare with Amber Rose and Taylor Swift he had no problem either. Kanye brought status at the table, Kim and her family brought emotional support (which he seems to be in desperate need of). I think they were catering each other pretty well.
To be clear, it’s one thing to knowingly marry a douchebag and a narcissist and it is a complete different thing to go through two difficult pregnancies (per her words), struggle to make your body go to its former shape (exercise and diet), be robbed at gunpoint and through all that, be forced to continue support your man-child and be a mom for your actual children.
Kim knew who Kanye was but I am sure she had no idea what she would have to go through and the person she would be forced to become. What was the thing that stressed Kanye so much? Kim’s absence.
Maybe Kim is realizing that status in Kanye’s fancy world is not so cracked up as it’s made to be. Or maybe she’s realizing that the cost is too high.
Kanye also would be wise to realize that he is not a genius, just a man with a fragile emotional life and a mental illness that must be dealt with 24/ 7.
Precisely.
I dont think its fair to characterise Kanye as a “man child”. Not now that we know he has a psychiatric condition and we dont know which one. His condition may make it difficult for him to be around her when she is in a certain emotional state. I know someone in a marriage with a guy with Schizoid Personality Disorder (not to be confused with Schizophrenia), she knew she was going in as a caretaker and set up her external support system accordingly. Actually their living arrangement probably reflects Kims effort to get her emotional support from her mum.
You can see what happened to Kanyes mental health when Kim became depressed. A psychotic break is serious. This isnt Kanyes or Kims fault but Kim did know she would have to hide the real world stresses from him and be a carer more than a partner.
@Ramona
Thank you. I have mental and autoimmune diseases. My fiance has stuck by my side already for better or worse for almost 9 years. He knows my struggles are terribly deep, but he still has not given up on me. I wish Kanye that love and support.
@Ramona: Kim knew she would have to care for Kanye? I am sorry but there is no indication of that.
No one knew at the time that Kanye had a mental illness, people were speculating and finding his rants funny but noone knew.
I don’t think Kim knew either. Maybe she expected to deal with a ‘tortured genius’ type but not a man that needs a constant care-taker. And she definitely did not know she would have to be his care-taker and be under enormous trauma herself.
Maybe if they split Kanye will find a suitable partner, that will be fully aware of the type of person he is and what he needs. And a partner that is able to handle any potential personal trauma (bad things can happen to anyone) and Kanye’s condition and personality (I really don’t believe Kanye’s behavior was determined exclusively by his illness) in the same time. In the meantime, I am not willing to crucify Kim for not being a super human.
@als: But marriage is never only rainbows and roses. Her tough pregnancies and weight-gain and her terrifying experience and his illness are not a factor – many people go through all sorts of problems. You cannot just expect nothing will ever go wrong. You choose a partner that you know will stand by you even when things get rough. So she gets no pass because things got worse for her eventually.
Furthermore, she not only married a known douchebag, she actively egged his douchebeggary on while it suited her (her, not him, that’s the tragic part).
A seat at the table with Vogue/ Designers/ A-List Celebs who give her credibility and not just reality show/ vegas club openings/ sex tape stardom
She benefitted more from marrying him, in the only currencies she cares about, money and fame, than he did from her. IMHO
I thought mariage was thought the best and the worse….
Yet when she was “married” to Kris H, she wouldn’t even let him move his things into her home. So, yeah, I don’t think she is good at any type of commitment unless it means money.
I don’t like either of them, but I agree with this
What they’re not saying is temporary psychosis due to (insert reason here). My guess would be drugs. I worked 12 years in a psych facility. We never saw “temporary” psychosis that wasn’t attached to drugs. Psychosis isn’t something that just happens then boom is gone. I think he’s been disconnected from reality for YEARS. But he’s famous so nobody cares. If he was a cashier at Target he’d have been locked up ages ago.
Absolutely – Rich people are ‘eccentric’ poor people are ‘crazy’…
And that reason changes daily for Kanye.
I have two friends who have suffered from temporary psychosis due to non-drug issues. One has schizoaffective disorder and the other his bipolar disorder.
I don’t agree that temporary psychosis can only exist because of drug use. Some mental illnesses include periods of psychosis that come and go.
Yes, same here. A friend had a completely unexplained psychotic episode twice and hasn’t had another one for 13 years now. My sister had a short psychotic episode after being raped. I think it’s kind of dangerous to state medical opinions with a certain professional certainty on here.
@Wilma and Patricia
You are both refreshingly right. I’ve had 2 episodes and NO drugs were involved.
You can also get post-partum psychosis. It’s a recognised extreme form of post-natal depression. Related to brain chemistry probably, given, but naturally occurring.
Temporary psychosis can be precipitated by a number of issues that have absolutely nothing to do with drugs, either legal or illegal.
Technically virtually all psychosis is temporary although it’s not usually defined as that when it’s related to a chronic mental illness in which psychosis is a known feature. For all we know he may have been diagnosed with schizophrenia for example a very long time ago, and has generally had it well managed.
This is clearly nonsense. ( unless you worked in a drug facility) drugs do of course cause psychosis but misinformation is far from helpful
Psychosis is serious and hugely distressing for all involved it is caused by many many things including serious depression.
He has to be Broke, and she wants to save her money.
Divorce may not be on the table, but a legal separation is probably in the works. Custody arrangements regarding the children need to be addressed first. A separation would then give Kim ( and Kris) time to see how to best file for divorce without it having a a backlash and damaging the “Kardashian brand”
This headline is certainly is getting redundant. Different day same story same reaction, you suck at marriage.
+1000
Same script, different cast.
Nothing about Kim’s personal life has indicated that she would stay with anyone when the going gets tough. There’s basically no chance that they make it no matter what TMZ says.
Didn’t they roll out the exact same thing with the sister and the basketball player? Is this a pattern?
I truly believe that Khloe would have stuck with Lamar through all the drugs in the world if he would have stopped publicly cheating on her and disappearing. I don’t think it’s fair to compare that relationship with any of Kim’s because I think Khloe took (and still takes it – even now that they are finally actually divorcing they have it set up that should anything happen again she is in control of his healthcare and such) the death do us part. She can’t be with him, but she still cares.
As someone who fell madly and deeply for a boy who wound up an addict I can say that I love him, I went through the ringer trying to stick it out. Finally it hit me that I was in danger, that he could not be good for me and I could not be good for him if I was in there riding the wave and I left. Through the last decade and a half he has slept on my couch on and off, he’s called for rides and visited and we are a family – but only when he’s sober. (I mean, we are always family, but…) At first it was hard to turn him away, now he doesn’t even call unless he’s clean or trying to get there.
Good for you. You helped him, and yourself, more than you’ll ever know. If you had kept enabling, you would be a wreck and he’d probably have been dead a long time ago.
@Sonya
You are beautiful inside and out and thank you so much for your compassion, dignity, and respect.
eh, with these two, it wouldn’t surprise me if divorce is always a bit on the table, so it’s just a regular day
Frankly, they should wait until the dust settles not just on his hospitalization and health issues, but her she lands regarding what is probably PTSD after the robbery. She didn’t have children with either of the other husbands, and that’s a game-changer. Married or divorced, they’re still connected. That’s one storyline Kris K can’t change.
He doesn’t seem super involved with the kids though, always travelling for his music or fashion. Being away for weeks at a time during the pregnancies. I bet once they split up he will rarely make the effort to see the kids.
She’ll be divorced within a year after they find a way to keep Kanye in the fold. Her next mark will be someone in silicon valley — some tech billionaire.
I am sure kris thinks can bag Brad Pitt for Kim.
Brad pitt isn’t a catch anymore. He’s old and isn’t much of an upgrade from kanye.
Didn’t think Kim and Ye would be on the divorce wagon so soon.
Wow. I guess this was coming but I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt. But she truly is Kris Jenners daughter.
I think Kimmie laps up every bit of Kris’ skewered advice on staying in the public eye. I can absolutely see Kris telling her that it’s time to get out of the marriage and having deals in place for when Kim does.
This was put out as a feeler by Kris. They want to see how the public will react and then make the necessary next steps. I say they actually will divorce in 2017. Not immediately, but it’s coming.
What if this is also a way to see if any new prospects appear who want be number 4?
I give it 18 months. Six to twelve just to test the waters, and six to dramatically divorce.
The constant lack of joy and peace in their lives is sad. Life is hard, add possible drug issues and mental illness and it gets harder. Marriage can be hard too. But don’t freaking commit to it if you’re not going to try! (And maybe they did, and I KNOW divorce is justified a lot of times. I’m just going by track record).
I guess I just wish they’d (the K’s) just live life and breathe and look for joy. If not for then for those babies.
Well, she got what she wanted, things are hard, he’s broke, of course she wants out. It’s all about self preservation and money in that family.
We all saw this coming. Kris had this divorce in store for Kim for a long time. She was just waiting for the right moment to push Kim and do it.
Now the timing is perfect: Kanye is perceived as crazy and unreliable while Kim is the poor loving wife who can’t cope with this any more.
So long story short people will be on Kim’s side because you know, the kids, the trauma, the craziness.
At this point I am not even sure the robbery has really happened or if it was Kris’ plot all along. It wouldn’t surprise me at all.
Kris is so creative that she should work for HBO. No wonder her daughters are all so dumb, she is the ultimate puppet master.
He is a mentally challenged egotistical megalomaniac and she is a self-absorbed narcissit.
I am surprised it lasted this long.
Truth is Kanye has been used for his influence, his power and his connections. Now he has no credibility, no power and he’s broke. Time to toss another emasculated man away and move on to husband n.4.
I totally agree.
Yep
I never believed in that robbery but the way things are going, I was thinking the same thing you did.
‘For Better or Worse’ doesn’t seem to mean anything to the KarTrashian family. I really wish the would all go away.
Is this the beginning of the end for this family? Their popularity has decreased significantly since Kim, the most popular sister, went MIA in October. Now Kanye has this breakdown and there is all this talk about whether or not she’ll leave him. I know Kylie is popular, but I still don’t think she’s at the level Kim was.
I hope this isn’t true. The last thing Kanye needs is to worry about whether or not his wife is going to stay with him while he’s dealing with these serious mental health issues. I want to say that I don’t believe this but anything is possible with Kim.
Congratulations Kardashians, if you hadn’t before, you just crossed over into deluded antisocial-personality levels of opportunism and avarice. May your money keep you warm.
Oh, how Angelina of her… she is truly A-list now!
I feel like the last year or so, Kim has really put her ass on the line defending Kanye and his antics. I think that threat of divorce is what put him over the edge. I have been in a situation where I was constantly defending my spouse and it really puts a deep wedge in there. Respect is lost, security is lost-and it just sucks being embarrassed. I absolutely believe she is or was considering a divorce.
Kanye has been a loose cannon and his credibility is next to nothing, if nothing else Kim had credibility and he has damaged even that.
LOL at this website for defending Kim Kardashian.
I hope Kanye escapes a better man. This family absolutely ruined him, and while it was a choice he made, he deserves more than this crap family. Hope he can get help, take the kids, and get them out of that hell whole of a house.
I don’t believe this for a minute. No way are they getting divorced. I would really be shocked.
I’m betting money is also an issue underlying all this. Kanye does crazy things like spend millions on his awful fashion line and the shows so I’ll believe he’s 53 million in debt or whatever it was.
I didn’t think they would last this long…
Whatever happened to “in sickness and in health”?
Pretty sure we all saw this coming before the ink was even dry on the marriage certificate. I seem to recall her saying her idol was Elizabeth Taylor and wanting to be married more times than her. Like that’s a goal?! I wish they’d all just disappear.