Kanye West is having a ‘particularly difficult’ time with Kim Kardashian’s decision to file their divorce on Friday.
The 43-year-old rapper has reportedly been incredibly ‘aloof’ and ‘unresponsive’ amid the end of his marriage to the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star.
A source told Us Weekly that while he ‘knew it was coming’, the reality of the situation weighed heavily on him as Kim has always been his ‘dream girl’.
Troubled Time: Kanye West Reportedly Takes Kim Kardashian’s Divorce ‘Particularly Tough’ and Is ‘Distant’ and ‘Unresponsive’ Following Her Decision to File a Case Friday
In an effort to keep herself busy, the Runaway singer has been “ trying to throw herself into work for the past few weeks, ” as a distraction.
‘Kim was always Kanye’s dream girl – even before they got together – so the thought that she’s not his wife anymore is a lot to take in’, and ultimately he’s not sure ‘if this is the best decision for their family or not, ‘the source said.
Although they only officially became a couple in 2012, Kanye had expressed admiration for the beauty of reality.
The rapper said in a 2013 Hot 97 radio interview: “I loved her from the first day I saw her.”
He continued: ‘Our love story is a love story for all ages. I felt like when we first got together it was like Romeo and Juliet, where it’s like she’s a reality star and I’m a rapper. ‘
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Love at first sight: West said in 2013 that he ‘loved her from day one’ [he] saw her, “when she worked as a stylist for Hilton in the mid-2000s; pictured 2007
Eyes for her: “There were times when I was not there [Kim]”I wanted so badly to be with her that I thought about exercising,” he told Kris Jenner in 2013; pictured 2012
In an interview with Kris Jenner in 2013 (while she was on a talk show), he told his mother-in-law, “ There are times when I wasn’t there. [Kim], I wanted to be with her so much that I thought about exercising. ‘
Kanye was referring to all of Kim’s past boyfriends who were athletes.
The couple began dating and she became pregnant with North. Four months after her birth, he pulled out all the stops for an epic proposal, slipping a 13-carat diamond ring on her finger.
They got married in 2014 and officially started life as ‘Kim-Ye’, getting as close to royalty as America could get. However, things started to go downhill four years after getting married.
While it was only reported in recent months that the two had been living separate lives due to a “ downright toxic ” environment at home, Kim had reportedly passed the point of no return for nearly three years.
Lost love: The couple, who enjoyed a whirlwind romance and seemed destined for each other, ran into problems nearly four years after marriage; pictured 2019
Heading South: His 2018 statements about ‘slavery’ as a ‘choice’ for TMZ reportedly sent Kim over the edge and things started to deteriorate from there; pictured 2019
A source told Us Weekly that the ‘turning point’ in marriage was when he said in 2018 that ‘slavery was a choice’ for TMZ.
The statement triggered an almost insurmountable “ rough patch ” (despite the flare-up being linked to his fraught mental state and bipolar disorder) when Kim was left “ hurt ” over his comments.
While they could build beyond it, his tendency to outrageous outbursts continued to create tension in the marriage, and it came to a head during the summer when he made comments about Kim and their firstborn daughter North.
“ I almost killed my daughter … So even if my wife divorced me after this speech, she brought North into the world, even if I didn’t want to, ” he said in a speech as part of the president suggested. of the birthday party.
Then he tweeted in a now infamous outburst where he proclaimed Kim was trying to ‘lock down’ [him] with a doctor, “before insinuating that she had been unfaithful.
About it: The ‘breaking point’ came in July when he talked about their personal issues and then aired them on Twitter where he talked about Kim trying to ‘lock him up’ and insinuate she had been unfaithful
He continued, “I’ve been trying to get a divorce since Kim met Meek at the Waldorf for ‘prison reform.’ ‘
According to one source, that was her ‘breaking point’ in the marriage. “She was able to wipe things he’d said in the past because of the shock value, but she was over her head as soon as he brought their kids into it.”
“From there they could never go back to where they once were.” In July she first met her divorce attorney Laura Wasser. By the fall they had no ‘contact’, and despite one last grand gesture of gifting five Maybachs over Christmas, things were basically over.
In 2021, she started slipping off her wedding ring and focusing on ‘the future’. It was subsequently reported that the divorce was ‘imminent’ for the couple and were living separately. Shortly afterward, he was seen moving belongings from their shared home.
Now that the divorce papers have been served (although no date of divorce was stated), she is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their four children and they are in the process of dividing all their property fairly, as they both signed a marriage contract.
Divorce Ways: Now that the divorce papers have been served (although no date of divorce was stated), she is pursuing joint legal and physical custody of their four children and they are in the process of dividing all their property fairly, after they both sign a marriage contract ; pictured 2019