The sources confirmed that West had been living in their home in Wyoming for the past few months while his wife lived in California with their children.
“They have been living separately for the last few months,” a friend of Kardashian West told CNN, but asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. “They were in marriage counseling and talking about divorce. It’s on the table.”
“Divorce is something that has been discussed occasionally over the past year, but Kim did not want to move further,” the second source said. “There is no drama or controversial relationship,” the individual added, “they are ‘friendly’ and ‘fully in line with the children.’
CNN contacted representatives of the couple for comment.
The two stars, who were married in 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 became romantically involved.
“That was before you released your first album and that you were known as a music producer. I was really shy. You thought I was [singer] Brandy’s assistant, who I was not, “remembers Kardashian West.” Ever since you said it, it’s been everywhere … like “Kim is Brandy’s assistant.” I was her friend and stylist. [laughs]. I thought you were attractive, beautiful, very charming, really funny, powerful – I was awe-inspiring to you, but I was really shy, quiet and a little nervous, to be honest. ‘
But both would have a high profile before they became known for their love in 2012.
After their wedding in Florence, Italy, they welcomed the son, Saint, in 2015, followed by the daughter, Chicago, in 2018 and the son, Psalm, in 2019.
The couple supported each other through difficult times, including Kardashian West being robbed under a gun during a home invasion in Paris in 2016.
In 2018, he tweeted his admiration for his wife.
“Gratitude and happiness best describe what my wife means to me,” he wrote. “I am deeply grateful and pure happiness.”
She has often spoken out in defense of her husband, who has sometimes sparked controversy over provocative tweets and comments, as well as his support for President Donald Trump.
West spoke publicly about his mental health and bipolar disorder.
‘You have this moment [where] you feel like everyone wants to kill you. You trust almost no one, “West told David Letterman in 2019 as part of Letterman’s Netflix series,” My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. ”
“When you’re in this state, you’re hyper-paranoid about everything, everyone,” West explained. “This is my experience. Other people have different experiences. Everyone is an actor now. Everything is a conspiracy. You feel the government is putting chips in your head. You feel you are being taken in. You feel all these things,” he said. said. .
“We can definitely feel episodes coming and we know how to deal with them,” she said. “For him, medication is not really an option because it just changes who he is.”
“I understand that Kanye is being criticized because he is a public figure and that his actions can sometimes cause strong opinions and emotions,” she wrote in a statement shared on social media. ‘He’s a brilliant but complicated person who, on top of that, is an artist and a black man who has 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 to Kanye, know his heart and understand his words, sometimes do not agree with his intentions. ‘