Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West
Reality television celebrity Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage and months of rumours that their relationship had broken down.
Representatives for Los Angeles Superior Court and Kim said on Friday that she had filed the divorce papers.
Celebrity website TMZ cited unidentified sources as saying the split was amicable and that Kardashian had asked for joint custody of the couple s four children. The reasons for the divorce were not immediately known.
Representatives for Kanye West did not immediately return a request for comment_ but a source close to the rapper told the People magazine that he was resigned to reality .
He knew it was coming_ but that doesn t make it any easier_ the source was quoted as telling the People. This is a sombre day for him. .
The filing follows months of leaks and reports that the marriage between the two celebrities was on the rocks.
Kardashian_ who made her name in the reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians_ married West_ 43_ in May 2014_ making them one of the most talked about celebrity couples in Hollywood and popularly known as Kimye .
The couple s already unconventional relationship became strained last year when West_ who suffers from bipolar disorder_ ran an unsuccessful campaign marked by erratic statements to be elected US president under his self-styled Birthday Party.
Kardashian in July released a statement urging compassion for West s mental health struggles after he swiftly deleted a tweet in which he said he had been trying to divorce her for months.
The couple grew further apart with the 21-time Grammy winner spending most of his time at his ranch in Wyoming and Kardashian remaining in their Calabasas mansion outside Los Angeles.
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