Kim Kardashian and Kanye West broke up.
Several sources tell Page Six that “divorce is imminent” for the Hollywood couple, with Kardashian hiring a divorce attorney for the stars, Laura Wasser.
“They are keeping things discreet, but they are ready,” said a source. “Kim hired Laura Wasser and they are in negotiations.”
Kim, 40, was not seen wearing her wedding ring, and Kanye, 43, stayed at her $ 14 million Wyoming ranch during the holidays, instead of spending it with the Kardashian family, which drew criticism for her celebrations. extravagant.
“Kim made Kanye go up there [Wyoming] so that they could live separate lives and, in silence, resolve things to separate and divorce. She finished, ”the source continued.
The source added that while Kim has done a lot in the past to protect and help Kanye deal with his mental health difficulties, “Now this divorce is happening because Kim has grown so much.
“She is serious about taking the order and becoming a lawyer, she is serious about her campaign for prison reform. In the meantime, Kanye is talking about running for president and saying other crazy things, and she’s sick of it. “
Meanwhile, a separate source said Kanye, who became increasingly uncomfortable and irritated by the exaggerated lives of the Kardashians’ reality stars, “It’s completely about the whole family … He doesn’t want to have anything to do with them,” adding that he finally found his reality to show “unbearable”.
West tweeted in July: “I’ve been trying to get a divorce since Kim met Meek at Warldolf [sic] for ‘prison reform’ ”, seeming to refer to a criminal justice summit attended by Kim and rapper Meek Mill in November 2018.
He also called momager Kris Jenner “Kris Jong-Un” and said the Kardashians were trying to force him into psychiatric treatment.
Then Kanye reluctantly showed up for Kim’s ridiculously extravagant 40 millionth birthday in Tahiti last October for just one day.
“He arrived late and left early, he didn’t appear in any of the photos on Instagram. All he did was bring in the hologram of his father, Robert Kardashian, and then he left there as quickly as he could, ”added the source.
The source said the biggest obstacle in Kimye’s divorce settlement negotiations could be the family home in Calabasas, California, which underwent a total overhaul planned by Kanye and was announced by Architectural Digest as “an oasis of purity and light” .
The couple worked in the white and minimalist house with the Belgian designer Axel Vervoordt. They paid $ 40 million for the house and spent $ 20 million on renovations.
The source said: “Kim is trying to get Kanye to hand over the Calabasas’ house to her, because that’s where the kids are living and growing up. This is their home. “
Explaining: “She owns all the land and adjacent lots around the house, but Kanye owns the real house. Both invested a lot of money to renovate it. “
The source added of the early settlement negotiations: “This is not the first time that they have talked about a division, but this time it is much, much more serious.”
Another source confirmed to us that negotiations for a divorce settlement were in progress, but they were not yet at the point of deciding how their properties would be divided.
This would be Kim’s third divorce. She had hired Wasser for the divorce of basketball player Kris Humphries. Wasser, who also represented Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Johnny Depp, was not immediately available for comment.
But LA’s powerful divorce attorney is known for advocating that her clients negotiate and reach a confidential settlement before any divorce papers are brought to court. Since LA divorces are more public than in New York, this ensures that more lawsuits remain secret.
Kim and Kanye were married in 2014 in an exaggerated ceremony in Italy. They have four children: daughter North, 7, son Saint, 5, daughter Chicago, who will be 3 next week, and son Psalm, 19 months.
Kim and Kanye’s representatives did not immediately comment.