First, Nike vs. StockX. Now, Kim vs. Kanye. Legal battles are trending on February 4. The most recent bit of Ye-incited drama is especially petty, though.
Things began early in the day on Kanye West‘s Instagram, where the DONDA 2 rapper vocally (and unnecessarily) expressed public disapproval of his eldest daughter posting on TikTok.
Ye’s post included a screenshot of North West on TikTok with the all-caps caption, “SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST DIVORCE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT MY DAUGHTER BEING PUT ON TIKTOK AGAINST MY WILL?”
Ye via Instagram:
"SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST DIVORCE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT MY DAUGHTER BEING PUT ON TIK TOK AGAINST MY WILL ?" pic.twitter.com/3W7qxckjUf
— Photos Of Ye (@PhotosOfKanye) February 4, 2022
This pushed Kim Kardashian, North’s mostly patient mother who had long tolerated Kanye’s outbursts, too far.
She replied to Ye’s Instagram post with a Notes App message in her IG story.
In it, Kim explained that “Kanye’s constant attacks on me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create,” describing herself as “the parent who is the main provider and caregiver for our children.”
“Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye’s obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation is so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all. From the beginning, I have wanted nothing but a health [sic] and supportive co-parenting relationship because it is what is best for our children, and it saddens me that Kanye continues to make it impossible every step of the way.”
Ye replied to Kim's statement: pic.twitter.com/JEukDDepsO
— Photos Of Ye (@PhotosOfKanye) February 4, 2022
Of course, Kanye was ready to issue an immediate response to his estranged wife.
“What do you mean by main provider,” Ye thundered in the caption to another post that screenshotted Kim’s Story (What’s up with the screenshots?). “America saw you try to kidnap my daughter on her birthday by not providing the address. You put security on me inside of the house to play with my son then accused me of stealing. I had to take a drug test after Chicago’s party ’cause you accused me of being on drugs. Tracy Romulus, stop manipulating Kim to be this way…”
Mr. West rarely holds his tongue when it comes to his thoughts and opinions but it’s still surprising to hear him mention Tracy Romulus, KKW Brands’ chief marketing officer, by name.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSw7o-l66W/
In addition to working on the business spectrum with Kim K., Romulus is also a longtime friend to the Kardashian-Jenner family and was formerly Kanye’s publicist.
Meanwhile, possibly advised to refrain from lengthening the extraordinarily public social media fiasco, Kim has not responded to Kanye’s latest round of posts.
I say posts, plural, because the man who refers to himself as Yeezy is on one and still going at it. He recently posted a section of TikTok’s age guidelines that reference user age policy, as some kind of oblique jab at Kim for allowing the 8-year-old to use the platform (TikTok purportedly refuses access to users under the age of 13)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZkdLekPzUa/
Ye calls out TMZ, asking for an apology for “spinning the narrative” on him and Kim’s recent social media fallout.
Ye via Instagram:
"TMZ MY CHILDREN ARE NOT A GAME TO ME I NEED AN APOLOGY FOR HOW YOU TRIED TO SPIN THE NARRATIVE YOU ARE NOT BEING A FAIR MEDIA SOURCE YOU’RE PICKING SIDES AGAINST THE DAD" pic.twitter.com/rzzum45pBw
— Photos Of Ye (@PhotosOfKanye) February 5, 2022
He also thanks controversial political commentator Candace Owes for supporting his parental views against Kim Kardashian.
He expresses his wishes for dads to be championed more, “I WILL NO LONGER PUT MY HAND THROUGH BLENDER TO HUG MY CHILDREN. MY MOTHER TOOK ME TO CHICAGO WHEN I WAS 3 AND TOLD MY DAD IF HE CAME TO CHICAGO, HE WOULD NEVER SEE ME AGAIN. SO, I BOUGHT THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. I DREAM OF A WORLD WHERE DAD’S CAN STILL BE HEROES.”
Ye via Instagram:
"THANK YOU CANDACE FOR BEING THE ONLY NOTEWORTHY PERSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE THERE’S A LOT OF CELEBRITIES SCARED TO SAY SOMETHING IN PUBLIC BUT THEY’LL TEXT ME IN PRIVATE AND SAY THEIR ON MY SIDE […]" pic.twitter.com/XJHTr8lFoS
— Photos Of Ye (@PhotosOfKanye) February 5, 2022
Yeezy writes in heightened emotion, “I WANT TO BRING MY KIDS TO MY HOME TOWN OF CHICAGO TO SEE MY BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY FOR 7 THOUSAND PEOPLE, AND KIM IS STOPPING THAT. HOW IS THIS JOINT CUSTODY?”
Going along the caption is a potential clip from his upcoming Netflix documentary Jee-Yuhs.
Ye via Instagram:
"I WANT TO BRING MY KIDS TO MY HOME TOWN OF CHICAGO TO SEE MY BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY FOR 7 THOUSAND PEOPLE AND KIM IS STOPPING THAT HOW IS THIS JOINT CUSTODY?" pic.twitter.com/16hkA3d9c4
— Photos Of Ye (@PhotosOfKanye) February 5, 2022
Kim Kardashian’s cousin reached out to Kanye West, supporting Ye. Once Kanye expressed he no longer wished to discuss the matter, she moved on…to ask him for Yeezy’s. Precisely, she types, “Is it safe to buy Yeezy’s on StockX? Andrew wants Beluga’s.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpNUGapQwX/
According to West, this is not the first Kardashian family member to reach out, taking his side in the heated clash. He says, “HER OTHER COUSIN KARA CALLED ME SAYING SHE AGREED WITH ME, THEN SAID SHE WOULD SPEAK OUT PUBLICLY WHICH SHE NEVER DID. THEN, SHE SUGGESTED I TAKE MEDICATION.”
He types on, opening up about his tarnished relationship with his father. Another thought-provoking takeaway included his undaunted mention of giving the Kardashians “the culture” and warning to “take that culture back.”
The feud between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West intensifies as Ye claims she spreads the word that he’s put a “hit out on her.”
In the post, he boldly writes as he attempts to get in contact with Kim, “I BEG TO GO TO MY DAUGHTER’S PARTY AND I’M ACCUSED OF BEING ON DRUGS. THEN, I GO PLAY WITH MY SON, AND I TAKE MY AKIRA GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND I’M ACCUSED OF STEALING. NOW, I’M BEING ACCUSED OF PUTTING A HIT ON HER. THESE IDEAS CAN ACTUALLY GET SOMEONE LOCKED UP. THEY PLAY LIKE THAT WITH BLACK MENS’ LIVES, WHETHER IT’S GETTING THEM FREE OR GETTING THEM LOCKED UP. I’M NOT PLAYING ABOUT MY BLACK CHILDREN ANYMORE.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpOTXOpSJO/
This is all very erm, interesting.
During his Drink Champs interview and Free Larry Hoover concert with Drake last year, he essentially asked for Kim Kardashian to become his wife again, mere months after he “remarried” Kim at a DONDA listening event.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLmX5mraM9/
Then, new year, new Ye.
Julia Fox becomes Yeezy’s new girlfriend and fashion muse. I mean, he even gifted Fox and her friends some Hermès Birkin bags in celebration of her birthday on February 2.
I ought to be close friends with Kanye, who seems to enjoy gifting Birkin bags. He also gave Kim Kardashian a custom-painted Birkin for Christmas in 2013.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYwxrmMu1Ih/
Kim K., meanwhile, handling her business with her $3.2 billion-valued SKIMS brand.
She’s even found apparent romance with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson.
Kim Kardashian also continued her love affair with Balenciaga, which might’ve been sparked by Ye perhaps in an effort to keep their flame alive.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhtXKUP83l/
But Kimye is dead and even some of Ye’s most ardent supporters are getting tired of his antics.
“Someone take this mans phone,” one commenter said. “Ye stop posting this on social media pls,” another pleaded, as others concurred with comments like “Kanye stop bro enough,” “Please handle this privately,” and “Ye settle this in privacy my guy.”
Onlookers seem to be split in terms of who to side with, but the neutral majority seem to have the same opinion of wishing to know less about the divorce altogether. A Twitter user says it best, “Kim and Kanye…remove us from the chat, pls.”
Indeed, the kids’ best interests are always priority in cases like this. Won’t someone think of the children?
