It appears Ye isn’t the only one officially changing his name in 2021.
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Kim Kardashian West’s husband, Ye, 44, was last night’s anxiously awaited Free Larry Hoover benefit concert as Drake ( Drake, again publicly seeking a settlement, TMZ reports the beauty mogul is still moving forward with the divorce process, filing new papers seeking reinstatement Friday (Dec. 10) to drop “West” from her maiden name , and legally identifies as “single.” TMZ broke the news after learning of new court documents filed by the 41-year-old reality star’s attorney, Laura Wasser, which asks a judge to address the issue in the couple’s ongoing divorce proceedings. These new licenses are granted in . According to TMZ, reinstating maiden names and changes of status is normal behavior for attorneys.
Ye pleaded with Kim last night, calling him Kimberly in an impromptu freestyle during a performance of his 2010 hit “Runway,” his award-winning album my dark twisted fantasy (Def Jam Company). Kim was at last night’s concert with her mother, Kendall Jenner, and their two older children, North, 8, and Saint, 6. “I need you to run right back to me, Kimberly,” Yeh sang to family, friends and a packed crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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Kim originally filed for divorce from her billionaire husband in February after seven years of marriage and four children. Since filing for divorce, Kim has attended — even attended — all of Ye’s live performances, and made public appearances at events such as last week’s last fashion show and funeral for Ye’s best friend and Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh . Kim thanked her estranged husband during her fashion icon acceptance speech at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday (Dec. 7).
According to PEOPLE, a source close to Kim said, “It’s gone,” but “she knows Kanye is hard to deal with,” including, “She’s upset with him for publicly begging her to come back to him and Not surprised. She just wanted to show respect for that.”
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, legally changed his name in October — a Los Angeles judge approved his name on a request filed in August 2021.
There is no official word if the judge grants Kim’s new request at press time.
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