Kanye West

====Kim Kardashian====
In April 2012, West began dating reality television star [[Kim Kardashian]], with whom he had already been long-time friends.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khloe Kardashian: I Told Kim Kardashian To Date Kanye West "For Years!"|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/khloe-kardashian-i-told-kim-kardashian-to-date-kanye-west-for-years-201376|work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=June 7, 2013|date=June 7, 2013|first=Brittany|last=Galla}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688065/kim-kardashian-oprah-kanye-west-dating.jhtml|title=Kim Kardashian Explains Why It Took 'So Long' To Date Kanye West|publisher=MTV|date=June 21, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kimye forever: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West get engaged|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/22/showbiz/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-engaged/|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 22, 2013|date=October 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/472716/kim-kardashian-is-engaged-to-kanye-west.com|publisher=E!|title=Kim Kardashian Is Engaged to Kanye West!|first=Natalie|last=Finn|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> and married at [[Belvedere (fort)|Fort di Belvedere]] in [[Florence]] in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-married-wedding-florence-italy|work=People|title=It's Official: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Married|last=Corriston|first=Michelle|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with which West took issue.<ref>Lee, Christina. [http://www.idolator.com/7520141/kanye-west-kim-kardashian-wedding-speech "Kanye West Blasts Media Coverage Of Kim Kardashian In Wedding Speech."] ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]''. May 28, 2014.</ref> The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; ''The New York Times'' referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/t-magazine/kanye-west-adidas-yeezy-fashion-interview.html?_r=0|title=The Agony and the Ecstasy of Kanye West.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 10, 2015|last=Caramanica|first=Jon}}</ref>

West and Kardashian have four children: North West (born June 2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20709548,00.html|title=Kim Kardashian Is a Mom!|date=June 15, 2013|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 15, 2013|first=Dahvi|last=Shira}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20711076,00.html|title=Kim Kardashian's Baby Name: Finally Revealed!|date=June 20, 2013|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 21, 2013|first1=Jennifer|last1=Garcia|first2=Rennie|last2=Dyball}}</ref> Saint West (born December 2015),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4139432/kim-kardashian-west-kanye-west-saint-west/|title=The Long History Behind Kim and Kanye's New Baby's Name|access-date=December 8, 2015|date=December 7, 2015|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Ashley|last=Ross}}</ref> Chicago West (born via [[surrogate pregnancy|surrogate]] in January 2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/chicago-west-baby-name-kanye-hometown|title=Kim Kardashian's Third Child Is Named After Kanye West's Hometown|work=Travel + Leisure|access-date=January 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Juneau|first1=Jen|title=Kanye and Kim Kardashian West Welcome a Daughter|url=http://people.com/babies/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-welcome-daughter/|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> and Psalm West (born via surrogate in May 2019).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-welcome-son/|title='He's Here!' Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Welcome Son: 'He's Perfect'|magazine=People|first=Jen|last=Juneau|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Reveal Fourth Child's Name |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-and-kim-kardashian-reveal-fourth-childs-name/ |website=Pitchfork |date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref> In July 2020, during a presidential campaign rally of his, West revealed that he had previously considered abortion during Kardashian's first pregnancy but has since taken anti-abortion views.<ref name=Henderson>{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Cydney |title=Kim Kardashian West officially files for divorce from Kanye West after almost 7 years of marriage |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/19/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-head-divorce-after-almost-7-years/6556476002/ |access-date=February 21, 2021 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to [[Jerusalem]] to have North baptized in the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] at the [[Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem|Cathedral of St. James]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/166186_kim_kardashian_posts_pics_of_north_west_baptism_on_her_second_birthday|title=Kim Kardashian Shares North West's Baptism Pics on Daughter's Birthday |website=ET Online|first=Jackie|last=Willis|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/kim-kardashian-baptises-north-west-on-trip-to-the-middle-east-20150414-1mkfpb.html|title=Kim Kardashian baptises North West on trip to the Middle East|first=Mary|last=Ward|date=April 13, 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving back to Chicago to establish his Yeezy company headquarters there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-kanye-west-moving-chicago-20180918-story.html|title=Kanye West to local high schoolers: 'I'm Moving Back to Chicago'|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Morgan|last=Greene|date=September 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/969526/kanye-west-says-he-s-moving-back-to-chicago-permanently|title=Kanye West Says He's Moving Back to Chicago Permanently|publisher=E Online!|first=Jess|last=Cohen|date=September 19, 2018}}</ref> This did not actually occur, and West instead went on to purchase two ranches near [[Cody, Wyoming]], where he recorded his eighth solo studio album, ''Ye''. Kardashian resides with their children in a home that the now-divorced couple owns in California,<ref name=Melas>{{cite news |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |title=Kim Kardashian and Kanye West discussing divorce |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/entertainment/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce-marriage/index.html|date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> whereas West moved into a home across the street to continue to be near their children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/why-kanye-west-bought-house-across-kim-kardashian-nothing-keeps-me-from-my-children/|title=Kanye West on Why He Bought House Across from Kim Kardashian: 'Nothing Is Gonna Keep Me from My Children'|work=People|last1=Wenger|first1=Stephanie|last2=Charles|first2=Marissa}}</ref> In October 2021, West began the process of selling his Wyoming ranch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/kanye-era-comes-to-end-in-cody/article_04a7982e-6a1f-5c85-bcf1-81cfac04b7de.html|title=Kanye era comes to end in Cody|work=Casper Star Tribune|date=November 2, 2021|last=Wolfson|first=Leo|archive-date=January 4, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104032354/https://trib.com/news/state-regional/kanye-era-comes-to-end-in-cody/article_04a7982e-6a1f-5c85-bcf1-81cfac04b7de.html}}</ref>

In July 2020, West acknowledged the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage due to his adoption of anti-abortion views. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. He also wrote that the [[Kardashian family]] was attempting "to lock [him] up".<ref name=Henderson/> In January 2021, [[CNN]] reported that the couple were discussing divorce.<ref name=Melas/> A month later, Kardashian filed for divorce,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kim-kardashian-files-divorce-kanye-west-n1258382?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma|title=Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2021|publisher=[[NBC News]]|first=Diana|last=Dasarth}}</ref> with the couple citing "irreconcilable differences", agreeing to joint custody of their children, and declining spousal support from each other.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kim Kardashian and Kanye West agree joint custody after divorce |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56718074 |access-date=April 13, 2021 |agency=[[BBC News]] |date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> The divorce settlement was finalized in November 2022, and West was ordered to pay $200,000 in monthly child support and be responsible for half of the children's medical, educational, and security expenses.<ref name=finalized>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-finalize-divorce/|title=Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Finalize Divorce, Rapper Must Pay $200K Per Month in Child Support|first=Stephanie|last=Wenger|publisher=People|date=November 29, 2022|accessdate=November 30, 2022}}</ref>