Kim Kardashian insists Kanye West will 'always be family'

Published: Feb 06 2026

Kim Kardashian has shed light on her relationship with her former husband, Kanye West, in a recent interview with Complex. The reality TV star and controversial rapper, who share four children, separated in 2021 after eight years of marriage and finalized their divorce in November 2022. When asked about her status with Kanye, Kim emphasized that they still maintain contact. "We'll always be family," she declared. "We both know that. We'll be okay, and there's so much love for our family. We want what's best for our kids.".

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Kim also addressed a TikTok video she posted in December, where she showed fans how she styled a Yeezy shoe, designed by Kanye, with her outfit for a day out in Aspen. "I couldn't deny the Yeezy heel, so I had to shout it out," the 45-year-old explained. In the original clip, Kim praised Kanye's fashion designs. "I will say, there's nothing like a Yeezy heel. I don't know if they ever made these or just made them for me. I love when a shoe is tonal to the pant," the SKIMS entrepreneur mused.

Last year, Kim revealed that she was feeling "tested" by the 48-year-old during an episode of her family's TV show, The Kardashians, and had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, among other health issues. "I mean, I have psoriasis again," she said at the time. "I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect."

In January, Kanye - also known as Ye - issued an apology for his antisemitic and racist outbursts in recent years via a full-page advertisement published in The Wall Street Journal. As part of the statement, the Stronger hitmaker attributed some of his erratic behavior to a car accident that occurred 25 years ago, which he claimed had "caused injury to the right frontal lobe of my brain," and his bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2016.

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