Kim Kardashian remains my wife, Kanye West insists amid ongoing divorce

American rapper, Kanye West, who now wished to be known as Ye, has stated that reality TV star, Kim Kardashian is still his wife, despite their ongoing divorce.

West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married at Fort di Belvedere in Florence on May 24, 2014. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with which West took issue. Together, they now have four children: North “Nori” West, Saint West, Chicago West (born via surrogate in January 2018), and Psalm West (born via surrogate in May 2019).

He said this during an interview with Revolt TV Drink Champs, which was released on Thursday.

In the interview, he spoke about his new album Donda, his career, his estranged wife, amongst other things.

Speaking of Kim, Ye stated that she is still his wife because there “ain’t no paperwork” to prove otherwise, TMZ reported on Friday.

Though the duo are still in an ongoing divorce row, his assertion is technically legal because the separation proceedings isn’t final yet.

Despite the divorce saga, Kim has supported Ye in his recent projects, as she showed up at his album listening parties.

Ye, in turn, was also with Kim at New York, when she did her first hosting gig at the Saturday Night Live show.

Since she filed for divorce in February, Kardashian, 40, and Ye, 44, have been putting on a united front throughout their divorce, especially when it comes to their four kids — North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2 — and their work.

Recent news on their separation revealed that Kim bought the Hidden Hills Estate she shared with Ye for $23m as part of their divorce.

There are also dating rumours about Kim and American comedian, Pete Davidson,as the duo recently stepped out on their second dinner date.

On August 24, 2021, West applied to have his legal name changed from Kanye Omari West to Ye, with no middle or last name;[504] he cited “personal reasons” for the change, and the request was granted on October 18, 2021.

West had alluded to wishing to change his name since 2018 and had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior. In a June 2018 interview, he explained: “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible. In the Bible it means you. So, I’m you. I’m us. It’s us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye.”