Kim Kardashian once delivered a stark and poignant warning to her then-husband, Kanye West. In the newly released documentary, *In Whose Mind?*, which features never-before-seen footage of the "Gold Digger" rapper over six years, viewers witness a tense confrontation between the couple. In 2018, amidst a fraught phone call, Kim and Kanye delved into a raw discussion about how he was perceived by those around him.
“I can’t sleep. I’ve been crying all day,” Kim confided to Kanye during that fateful 2018 conversation, as reported by *People*. “It’s just this bad dream that’s not ending.” However, Kanye—who has recently sparked controversy with his social media posts and political stances—appeared to dismiss Kim’s anguish. “I don’t care about the music business,” he retorted. “I don’t care about the work field. I’m in a slave business.”
The *Kardashians* star then took it upon herself to caution her then-husband against such a damaging mindset. “Just because you have a job and you work hard doesn’t mean you’re a slave,” the SKIMS founder asserted. In a revealing clip from the *Nicolas Ballesteros* documentary, viewed by *E! News*, Kim further emphasized her stance: “I’m not about burning bridges with companies,” she declared, adding, “You’re gonna wake up one day and you’re gonna have, like, nothing.”
It was this remark that ignited Kanye’s fury, leading him to lash out at his wife—whom he would later part ways with in 2021. “No! Never tell me I’m gonna wake up one day and have nothing. Never put that into the universe,” he vehemently declared. The heated phone call between Kim and Kanye—who share four children: North West, 12, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6—is just one of many strained exchanges that underscored the tension in their relationship over Kanye’s behavior.
In a separate, equally poignant moment from the documentary, Kim’s mother, Kris Jenner, engaged in her own difficult conversation with Kanye about his mental health. During this exchange, the "Mercy" artist—who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016—proclaimed, according to *People*, that he “would rather be dead than to be on medication.”
Throughout the 2018 back-and-forth, which also touched upon Kanye’s past hospitalization for mental health issues, Kris underscored the Kardashian-Jenners’ commitment to being a part of his support system. “I don’t want you to be not perfect,” she told him earnestly. “I love you, and I want my daughter to love you the way you want her to love you.”
