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Kanye West has been a fixture in pop culture for several years, as is his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kim Kardashian West. Momager Kris Jenner has been a key player in many of the issues that the family faced, and has often incurred the wrath of her Grammy-winning son-in-law.

Kanye West attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California | Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair
Kanye West attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California | Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair

Kanye West and Kris Jenner’s tension goes way back

West’s Twitter account has often been a place where the “Power” rapper has been able to freely speak his mind, often embarrassing and upsetting his family members in the process.

West was active on Twitter through 2020, and often revealed information about his personal and professional life that might’ve been better left in the drafts. West, for example, was candid about the topic of divorce in their family and later apologized for making his wife look bad.

Some of West’s since-deleted tweets were also directed at his mother-in-law. He shared that he was very upset when Kardashian West attempted to fly out to Wyoming with a doctor to try to help him.

“Kim was trying to fly to Wyoming with a doctor to lock me up like on the movie Get Out because I cried about saving my daughters life yesterday,” he said, referring to one of his 2020 presidential campaign events where he revealed that Kardashian West wanted to have an abortion when she was pregnant with their first daughter, North West.

Tweets directed at Jenner soon followed. “Kriss [sic] don’t play with me,” he said, “You and that calmye are not allowed around my children.” He added that both Jenner and Kardashian West “tried to lock [him] up” and posted a screenshot of a text message that he sent to Jenner telling her that she was avoiding his phone calls. 

Kris Jenner
Kris Jenner | Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Kanye West is on thin ice with the Kardashian-Jenner family

Despite all the intra-familial drama that the Kardashian-Jenner clan have had, they’ve always been known to stand up for each other. As rumors swirl that the two are reportedly considering a divorce, it’s likely that the whole family hasn’t been communicating with West.

Neither West nor Kardashian West have issued an official statement on their marriage. Page Six first reported that Kardashian West was in contact with a divorce lawyer, though she was reportedly also trying counseling to save their marriage. However, it seems there may be irreconcilable differences, as they’re rumored to have stopped counseling.

Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West | Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images
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Kanye West and Kris Jenner’s relationship today

With West and Kardashian West reportedly heading for Splitsville, it’s safe to say that things between West and the rest of the family aren’t completely cordial. However, it appears that Jenner’s businesswoman and publicist mind is still at play in handling how the drama will play out publicly.

Jenner’s communications firm recently issued a cease-and-desist letter to viral TikToker Ava Louise, who first started rumors about West having an affair with beauty guru Jeffree Star.

Any tension between West and Jenner today is being kept under wraps, as West’s Twitter account remains inactive and talks of the impending divorce are all being reported through the grapevine.