Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were once one of Hollywood’s most talked-about power couples. The stars ran in the same circles for years until finally becoming friends in 2008, before starting their romance in 2011. The couple got married three years later and share four children together. Their love story eventually ended in 2021 when headlines announced their separation, and Kardashian was declared legally single the following year.
The beef between the pair began when cracks surfaced in their marriage. In a 2021 episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” (via Us Weekly), the SKIMS founder opened up about being on separate pages with her then-husband. “I just honestly can’t do this anymore. Why am I still in this place where I’m stuck for years? Like, he goes and moves to a different state every year,” Kardashian said. “I have to be, like, together so I can raise the kids.”
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Though declared single by the courts, West publicly pleaded with his former wife to come back to him. During a benefit concert, he also re-worded the intro to his song “Runaway,” singing, “I need you to run right back to me, more specifically, Kimberly.” However, Kardashian had already moved on to Pete Davidson, much to West’s dismay. On Instagram Stories, she addressed her ex-husband’s behavior concerning their breakup, writing, “Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye’s obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all.”
