Sources confirmed that West has lived in his home in Wyoming for the past few months, while his wife stayed in California with her children.
“They’ve been living separately for the past few months,” a friend of Kardashian West’s told CNN, but he asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. “They’ve been counseled in marriage and they’ve debated divorce, it’s on the table.”
“Divorce is something that has been discussed continuously over the last year, but Kim has been reluctant to move forward on that,” the second source said. “There is no drama or any controversial relationship,” the individual added, but they are “friendly” and “completely aligned when it comes to children.”
CNN has contacted the couple’s representatives to comment.
The two stars, who were married at a lavish wedding in Italy in 2014, are the parents of four children.
They first met in the early 2000s, but it would be years before they began romantically.
“It was before you released your first album and you were known as a music producer. I was very shy. You thought so [singer] Brandy’s assistant, who I wasn’t, “Kardashian West recalled.” Ever since you said that, it’s everywhere … like “Kim is Brandy’s assistant”. I was his friend and stylist. [laughs]. I thought you were attractive, friendly, very charming, very funny, powerful; I was afraid of you, but I was truly shy, calm, and a little nervous, to be honest. ”
But the two would maintain high-profile relationships before they were published with their love in 2012.
After their wedding in Florence, Italy, they welcomed their son, Saint, in 2015, followed by their daughter, Chicago, in 2018 and their son, Psalm, in 2019.
The couple supported each other in difficult times, including Kardashian West being robbed at gunpoint in Paris in 2016 during a home invasion.
In 2018, he tweeted his admiration for his wife.
“Gratitude and happiness best describe what my wife means to me,” she wrote. “I am deeply grateful and purely happy.”
She often spoke out in defense of her husband, who has sometimes sparked controversy over provocative tweets and comments, as well as her support for President Donald Trump.
West has spoken publicly about his mental health and his bipolar disorder.
“You have this moment [where] You feel like everyone wants to kill you. You don’t trust anyone enough, ”West told David Letterman in 2019, as part of Letterman’s Netflix series,“ My next guest needs no introduction. ”
“When he’s in that state, he’s hyperparanoic about everything, everyone,” West explained. “This is my experience. Other people have different experiences. Now everyone is an actor. It’s all a conspiracy. You feel like the government is putting chips in your head. You feel like they’re recording you. You feel all these things,” he said. .
“We can definitely feel episodes coming in and we know how to manage them,” he said. “For him, taking medication isn’t really an option, because it just changes who he is.”
“I understand that Kanye is subject to criticism because he is a public figure and his actions can sometimes provoke strong opinions and emotions,” he wrote in a statement shared on social media. “She is a bright but complicated person who, in addition to the pressures of being an artist and black man, experienced the painful loss of her mother and has to deal with the pressure and isolation that increases her bipolar disorder.” Those who are close to Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes do not fit his intentions. ”