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Representatives for Los Angeles Superior Court
and for Kardashian, 40, said 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 grounds for the
divorce were not immediately known.
Representatives for West did not immediately return a request
for comment, but a source close to the "Jesus Walks" rapper told
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 People. "This is a somber 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
U.S. president under his self-styled Birthday Party.
Kardashian in July released a statement urging compassion for
West's mental heath 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
Both Kardashian and West are reported to be billionaires. West
made his money through his music as well as his Yeezy fashion
and sneaker line.
Kardashian, who is training to be a social justice lawyer, made
her money through her TV series, as a social media influencer
and by developing a lucrative line of cosmetics and foundation
garments.
TMZ reported that the couple had a prenuptial agreement and that
discussions on a property settlement were well advanced.
The wedding was the first for West and the third for Kardashian
after she had brief marriages with basketball player Kris
Humphries and music producer Damon Thomas.
The divorce papers were filed a month before the March 18
premiere of the final season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians,"
which is expected to chronicle the recent rift in the couple's
relationship.
Streaming service Hulu said in December that it had signed a
deal with Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, their mother Kris
Jenner and half sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner, in which they
will create new content for a venture that is expected to debut
late this year.
(Additional reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Lisa Richwine; Editing
by Leslie Adler, Jonathan Oatis and Cynthia Osterman)
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