Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have consistently been on the headlines together in the past three years. But these days, they're starting to be separate hot topics on tabloids and blogs. There's Ye showing off his new girlfriend Julia Fox and Kardashian still keeping it lowkey with Pete Davidson. They've clearly moved on almost a year after the Keeping up with the Kardashian star filed for divorce from the rapper.
Sure, the tabloids keep stitching their individual happenings together, but it's hard not to when West still mentions his ex-wife in public. As if he hasn't embarrassed her enough. It's honestly hard to keep track of all these public stints. So here's a rundown to refresh your memory.
Kanye West's Meltdown Rant During His Presidential Campaign
During West's first political rally in July 2020, he had a meltdown rant where he revealed some sensitive family secrets. "My dad wanted to abort me. My mom saved my life. There would have been no Kanye West, because my dad was too busy," he said during his emotional anti-abortion speech. "I almost killed my daughter ... So even if my wife were to divorce me after this speech, she brought North into the world, even when I didn't want to. She stood up, and she protected that child." Definitely too much info.
The reality star took to Twitter to express her reaction to the fiasco. "I understand Kanye is subject to criticism because he is a public figure and his actions at times can cause strong opinions and emotions," she wrote, still defending her then-husband. "He is a brilliant but complicated person who on top of the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, and has to deal with the pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bipolar disorder. Those who are close with Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes do not align with his intentions." What a class act.
She even asked fans to be more understanding of the rapper. "Living with bipolar disorder does not diminish or invalidate his dreams and his creative ideas," she continued. "No matter how big or unobtainable they may feel to some. That is part of his genius and as we have all witnessed, many of his big dreams have come true."
That Time Kanye West Accused Kim Kardashian Of Cheating With Meek Mill
After his anti-abortion rant, West took to Twitter to reveal that he had been trying to divorce Kardashian due to her infidelity. "[Kris Jenner] and Kim put out a statement without my approval... that's not what a wife should do... White supremacy," he wrote of Kardashian's kind tweets regarding his public meltdown. He added that she cheated on him with Meek Mill in a series of now-deleted tweets. "Meek [Mill] is my man and was respectful... That's my dog... Kim was out of line," wrote the Yeezy founder. "I'm worth more than 5 billion dollars and more than that through Christ... But y'all ain't listen to MJ and now y'all believe them???" It was really vague at first.
"They tried to fly in with 2 doctors to 51/50 me," he continued. "I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Waldorf for 'prison reform'... I got 200 more to go... This my lady tweet of the night... Kris Jong-Un... Lil Baby my favorite rapper but won't do a song wit me." It got really ugly. If anything, it was West who was out of line for comparing Kardashian's mom to the North Korean dictator.
Mill denied the affair. Witnesses also confirmed that Mill and Kardashian never met in a one-on-one setting. However, days after the claims, the rapper and his girlfriend Milan Harris broke up. West later revealed that it was he who cheated on Kardashian during their marriage. Insiders even said that at one point, he was bragging to his crew that he had hooked up with actress Christina Milian. Yikes.
Kanye West Brought Up His Past Drama With Kim Kardashian In 2021 Thanksgiving Prayer
After the political rally, Twitter rants, and Kardashian officially filing for divorce months later, fans kind of forgot about the whole mess West made in public. However, in his confusing efforts to get his ex-wife back, he posted a 5-minute Thanksgiving prayer video on Instagram. There, he repented for "embarrassing" her. "Good lord, my wife did not like me wearing the red hat," West said in reference to wearing the "Make America Great Again" hat in support of Donald Trump.
"I made me and our family a target by not aligning with Hollywood’s political stance, and that was hard for our marriage," he continued. "Then I ran for president without proper preparation and no allies on either side. I embarrassed my wife in the way that I presented information about our family during the one and – thank God – only press conference." He didn't really apologize to the mother of his 4 kids. If anything, he just embarrassed her further by bringing it all up again. West has since deleted the video.
Kanye West Asked Kim Kardashian To 'Run Right Back To Me' Onstage
Two weeks after the Thanksgiving prayer, West took to stage to beg Kardashian to come back to him. He modified a few lines in his 2010 song Runaway at a benefit concert. "I need you to run right back to me, baby... More specifically, Kimberly." It was yet another embarrassing stint with Kardashian being in the audience with her mom and her younger sister Kendall Jenner.