Kanye West's Cease and Desist Letter to Kim Kardashian Is a "Hoax"
It looks like Kanye West isn't threatening legal action.
After an alleged cease and desist letter sent by the rapper to his ex-wife Kim Kardashian concerning their children North, 11, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 5, began circulating, his rep slammed the rumor, saying the document was “quite obviously fraudulent.”
“TMZ didn’t ask for comment before running the story,” Kanye’s spokesperson said in a statement to E! News May 9. “This morning, they finally emailed us with second thoughts, asking if it had been a ‘publicity stunt.’ No.”
The spokesperson added, “You fell for a hoax.”
TMZ has since amended its reporting to note that the letter was fake. E! News reached out to the publication for comment but has not heard back.
As seen in the letter obtained by TMZ and viewed by E! News, Kanye’s lawyers alleged Kim participated in “actions that violate Mr. West’s parental rights, exploit his children, and breach the joint custody agreement established.”
Among the alleged violations, the letter accused Kim, 44, of authorizing the sharing of North’s image on social media apps, as well as of denying Ye, 47, “meaningful access to his children” despite their joint legal and physical custody agreement.
Additionally, the document alleged that Kanye was prepared to take legal action if his requests were not met.
The “hoax” cease and desist letter began circulating less than two months after Kanye expressed regret over having children with Kim, with whom he finalized his divorce in 2022.
“That was my fault,” he told podcaster DJ Akademik in an interview shared to X, formerly Twitter, March 30. “I didn’t want to have children with this person after the first two months of being with them, but that wasn’t God’s plan."
And Kanye—who tied the knot with Bianca Censori in 2022—went on to question whether he has equal say in their children’s lives.
“I don't have at least 50-50 with my kids, so how is it joint custody?” he asked. “My kids are celebrities, and I don't have a say.”
For a look back at the rapper and Kim’s relationship, keep reading.
Although Kim and Kanye weren't official by the time of his March 2012 Paris Fashion Week Show, she sat front row at the event, even wearing many of his pieces.
At the 2012 BET Awards, Kanye took a moment to pose for a picture with his girlfriend Kim.
Kim shared this throwback photo from a trip they took to Mexico.
In 2013, pregnant Kim joined Kanye for Fashion's Biggest Night: The Met Gala!
Kim and Kanye welcomed their first child together, North West, in June 2013.
This snap was taken just moments after Kanye proposed to Kim in October 2013 in San Francisco.
The rapper beamed at his new fiancée as they celebrated her 33rd birthday at Tao Las Vegas in October 2013.
The newlyweds take in each other as they hit a red carpet in November 2014.
Kimye flaunt some PDA while on the red carpet at the 57th Annual Grammys.
Kim and Kanye hit the red carpet at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. That night, Kanye accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and declared he would run for president.
In December 2015, the Wests welcomed another little one into their brood, a baby named Saint!
Kim supported her husband at his Yeezy season 4 fashion show in 2016.
A year after his headline-making speech, Kanye returned to the 2016 MTV VMAs with his wife by his side.
The couple welcomed baby Chicago via a surrogate back in January 2018.
Nearly two years after her robbery, Kim returned to Paris alongside the rapper to support Virgil Abloh's debut collection for Louis Vuitton.
Kim and Kanye turned to surrogacy once more to have their fourth child, a baby boy named Psalm. They welcomed the youngest West into the world in May 2019.
Kim pulled out all of the stops at the 2019 Met Gala with her custom Thierry Mugler design. Kanye looked just as dapper with his all-black 'fit.
In honor of their 5-year wedding anniversary, Kim decided to plan an intimate vow renewal that included all four of their children. "I think it's so special that all four of our kids are here," Kim reflected on KUWTK. "I tried to get all of our wedding party out. It'll just be really sweet and I'm excited everyone is coming over."
After falling in love with Wyoming, Kanye purchased a ranch in the Equality State.
The power couple turned heads at the 2019 FGI Night Of Stars Gala in New York City.
For another round of Halloween costumes, Kimye and their family dressed as bugs!
The famous family also dressed as the Flintstones for Halloween 2019.
Kim and Kanye stole the show at the Versace fall 2019 runway in New York City.
The couple looked effortlessly chic at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in November 2019.
The Wests were perfectly coordinated for this casual 2019 Christmas card.
The duo closed out 2019 on a high note, as they celebrated P. Diddy's lavish 50th birthday bash in December.
At the family's annual Christmas in 2019, Kim and Kanye posed for a pic with their whole brood.
"To lots of love in 2020," Kim captioned this snapshot of her and her hubby ahead of 2020!
The pair sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers game in January 2020.
"Morning madness," Kim wrote on Instagram alongside this photo of her, Kanye and their four kids.
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