Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday from Kanye West after six and a half years of marriage. Representatives for Los Angeles Superior Court and for Kardashian, 40, said she had filed the divorce papers. Celebrity power coupleIt was the first marriage for the West, 43, and the third for Kardashian, 40. Kardashian and West attend the BET Awards, July 1, 2012. Kardashian responded with a statement on Instagram, urging people to have compassion for West as he struggled with mental illness.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 21:17 UTC