Kanye West has opened up about his family life, sharing some surprising revelations.
In the midst of his ongoing tensions with ex-wife Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children—North West, 11, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 5—the artist known for “Gold Digger” discussed his early relationship with Kim and how it unfolded differently than he had envisioned.
During an interview with podcaster DJ Akademiks, who pointed out, “When you speak about Kim, people might be like, ‘Well, you picked her. You put yourself in that,'” Kanye acknowledged, saying, “Absolutely, I did. That was my fault. No, that was my fault.”
“I didn’t want to have children with this person after the first two months of being with them,” Kanye, who wore a black Ku Klux Klan uniform throughout the interview, added. “But that wasn’t God’s plan.”
E! News has reached out to Kim Kardashian’s representative for a comment but has yet to receive a response.
Later in the discussion, the 47-year-old, whose divorce from Kim was finalized in November 2022, addressed their current conflict over trademarking their children’s names.
This issue came to light earlier this month when Kanye shared a text message allegedly showing Kim attempting to prevent him from releasing “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” a song featuring both North and Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently incarcerated as he faces a sex trafficking case.
“When my daughter was put on the song, that’s when I realized that I didn’t own their name and likeness,” Kanye explained. “I don’t have at least 50-50 with my kids, so how is it joint custody? My kids are celebrities, and I don’t have a say.” In the texts shared by Kanye, Kim stated that she had informed him about trademarking North’s name and provided the necessary paperwork, noting that the trademark would transfer to their eldest child when she turns 18.
“This white woman and this white family have control over these highly influential Black kids that are half the kids of Ye,” he continued, expressing frustration. “They play in my face like that.”
Kanye went on to emphasize his opposition to Kim and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner family.
The “Jesus Walks” artist also criticized his ex-wife’s intentions regarding their four shared children.
“When you’re a celebrity, it starts to become more about the fame, the clout, and the money rather than what is truly best for your children,” Kanye reflected. “I’m willing to sacrifice everything for my children rather than allow them to be in this environment that I know they’re in.”
Stay tuned for more updates on Kim and Kanye’s complicated relationship…
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Kim shared this nostalgic photo from a trip they took to Mexico.
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Kim and Kanye welcomed their first child together, North West, in June 2013.
This moment was captured just after Kanye proposed to Kim in October 2013 in San Francisco.
The rapper beamed at his new fiancée as they celebrated her 33rd birthday in October 2013 at Tao Las Vegas.
The newlyweds gazed at each other as they walked the red carpet together in November 2014.
Kimye shared a tender moment on the red carpet at the 57th Annual Grammys.
Kim and Kanye made a statement at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, where Kanye accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and announced his presidential ambitions.
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Kim stood by Kanye at his Yeezy season 4 fashion show in 2016.
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The couple welcomed baby Chicago via a surrogate in January 2018.
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Kim and Kanye used surrogacy again to welcome their fourth child, a baby boy named Psalm, in May 2019.
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After falling in love with Wyoming, Kanye purchased a ranch in the Equality State.
The power couple turned heads at the 2019 FGI Night Of Stars Gala in New York City.
For Halloween, Kimye and their family dressed up as bugs!
The famous family also dressed as the Flintstones for Halloween 2019.
