I know everyone is going to continue to yell at me for this, but I still feel sorry for Kim Kardashian. She’s had a really rough couple of months. Kim had been in a really bad place after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. Ever since the robbery, she’s been laying low, barely leaving her home (or her mom’s home). Reportedly, she was in dire need of Kanye’s support and she needed him to be the strong one. And that’s when he fell apart. So now Kim is having to put her own needs aside to support Kanye so he can be the “mess.”
Kim Kardashian is in the middle of an emotional nightmare … which she has put on hold so she can devote herself to her husband who himself is in desperate shape … sources connected with Kim and Kanye tell TMZ. We’re told Kim has been “an emotional wreck” since the Paris robbery, but when Kanye fell apart last week everything changed for her … we’re told she has become his rock, maintaining almost a constant vigil at UCLA Medical Center for a week.
Our sources say it has been excruciating for her … at times Kanye ranting people were trying to destroy their marriage. It’s part of the paranoia that has overtaken Kanye. Kim, we’re told, hopes to take Kanye home as early as today, and her singular goal is to help him get better. As one source put it, “She has been an unbelievably devoted spouse. He’s a lucky man.”
While I know TMZ’s source is probably Lucifer’s Homegirl, I also have no problem believing that Kim is completely ride-or-die for Kanye. She’s proven that over and over again, that she’s always willing to step up and be his rock, his protector, his enforcer, his de facto manager. Meanwhile, Us Weekly has more details about Kim’s devotion to Yeezy:
Kim Kardashian is nursing Kanye West back to health. The reality star has been sleeping by her husband’s side and helping to feed him while he’s in the hospital for exhaustion, a source close to the rapper exclusively tells Us Weekly.
“Kim has been amazing,” the insider tells Us. “She knew he couldn’t keep going the way he was. She has been by his side through all of this, helping to feed him and laying by his side.”
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star’s nurturing behavior echoes that of her sister Khloé Kardashian, who stuck by her ex Lamar Odom’s side as he recovered from a near fatal drug overdose last year. “All the Kardashian women stick by their men,” the source notes.
Since then, Kim, 36, has shown nothing but support for her hubby of two years, and even spent Thanksgiving in the hospital with him. “Kim wouldn’t leave his side except to see the kids,” the source tells Us, referring to the couple’s children, North, 3, and Saint, 11 months. “She’s been at the hospital all the time. Kim has been keeping a very close watch on him and not letting people disturb him. All kinds of people have called and sent flowers, but she’s being very careful about not letting him get wound up and making sure he rests and recovers.”
Yes, this Kanye situation reminds me a bit about Khloe and Lamar Odom (and I also felt sorry for Khloe during that situation). I do think that the Kardashian women are ride-or-die for their husbands… until they aren’t. It could be that Kim will do anything to protect Kanye, or it could be that she’s setting up a beneficial narrative for when she leaves him. I hope that’s not the case, but I could also see how Kim would leave him if Kanye suddenly decides that he’s fine, that he can manage his situation without doctors or medication, etc. You know what I mean? I can see Kim administering tough love and threatening divorce if Kanye doesn’t get his sh-t together.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
Remember when Nick cannon was in the hospital and Mariah Carey was laying in bed with him taking care of him.
Remember those photos.
I feel bad for Kim, I feel bad for Kanye.
I also think this is the beginning of the end of their marriage.
Kim is not ride or die. She will leave him when the dust has settled. Kim wanted the fame, glamour and connections that Kanye could provide. Remember, Kanye was in love with Kim for YEARS, only her divorce and the following bad press made her date Kanye as a last resort. He was her backup plan. Now he is mentally ill and is not of use anymore. She is only staying because it would look bad to leave a husband in need. Khloe on the other hand is a ride or die kinda person, Kourtney, too.
+1
I assumed her willingness to wear clothes designed by Kanye was a sign of her true and undying love. I really have no other explanation for why she would willingly look so bad.
I actually like these two outfits.
Hahahahaaaaa thank you for this Megan
This^^
And this article is kind of why I get annoyed about Kim. She is always portrayed as the good one, the long suffering one, etc, etc. But if you ever watch their show, she is self-absorbed, narcissistic and has other people do her dirty work for her. Imo, kourtney and khloe are way better people. Kim only does stuff that benefits her. And as you mentioned, she married Kanye as a PR move, to repair her image after her 72 day marriage. And he gives her access to high fashion designers. That is why she’s dresses so badly now, not because Kanye dresses her.
And honestly if they were that close, and she was truly the “rock,” it seems unlikely she would have decided to fly to nyc only then to fly back.
Not necessarily. He might have seemed all right at the time, no different than his normal abnormal, especially if they were living separately. The event in NYC was honoring her father, so it made sense that she wanted to be there. I wouldn’t fault her for going to NYC for a night. He wasn’t all alone anyway.
It was lucky for him that the Klan wasn’t there, I think they would have hesitated to hospitalize him. Not out of malice, but rather ignorance about his disorders. They have probably seen him that way before. Don’t ever underestimate the ability of people to adjust to abnormal behavior….
@jwoolman, but when the robbery first happened there was talk of Kim not going. To me the fact that he walked out of the concert after 10 minutes/2 songs and then cancelled the LA concert for no good reason should have been a flag for her or anyone else for that matter. The only time I remember him cancelling concerts was when the truck transporting his stage equipment was in an accident.
Swak- I can see the K Krew assuming his cancellations were just Kanye being such a sensitive genius. They really don’t seem very in tune with mental/emotional distress. Look at how they deal with Rob and Kylie (who seems to be crying out for help, she seems so unhappy and longing for a private life).
@jwoolman, true.
Khloe was looking for a payout. While Lamar was really sick she “put their divorce on hold.” Whoops, he got better – and she was outta there.
Also, helping to feed Kanye sounds like he’s not going home tomorrow. This loving wife story just makes it sound like he is incapacitated.
My question is: Why is she feeding him? That just is weird to me. Yes, he may be exhausted but I’m sure they would prefer him feeding himself in an effort to get back to normal everyday things. I think feeding him is another “Poor Kim” story.
Khloe probably had mixed motives, one of which was actually to keep Lamar from spilling those secrets he mentioned he would spill if they kept using him as a plotline on their show (my bet is they involve Khloe’s drug and alcohol use). That’s why she really wouldn’t leave his side even though he had family who could share the vigil duties. She loosened up only when she realized his memory was impaired. But I think she also genuinely cares for him, she just can’t get out of the use-everything-for-ratings mode. She’s a dangerous friend to have.
About Kim helping to feed him – if true, he’s not ready to go home and is very likely still in a deep depression, which means the risk of suicide is high once he leaves the supervision of the hospital. It’s actually riskier once he starts feeling better, since in the depths of the depression people often don’t have the energy to off themselves. Kim might be encouraging him to eat, not spoon-feeding him.
Deep clinical depression is a whole different beast than the depression we naturally feel when something very sad happens. I’ve observed it in a relative, it came out of the blue (as is typical for the disorder, can’t blame the K Klan for it) and all the joy was sucked out of him. His voice was flat and he hardly spoke a word when I would call him, although he said later that the daily calls did help. This was a guy who ordinarily never shuts up and is an eternal optimist. His doctor told him to stay with someone who was aware of what he was going through rather than being alone, so he stayed with his aunt and uncle. He had been off meds for years on the advice of his doctor since he seemed stable, so they were trying meds again but it took several weeks to kick in.
Anyway, it’s possible that the Paris trauma cracked Kim’s shell a bit and she’s feeling more human and empathetic. Or not…. But her own experience dealing with the trauma might have given her new insight into how difficult it is to just “snap out of it”. The real test will be whether or not she exploits the whole thing for ratings. And how fast she divorces him…. But she might be blocked from that simply because of appearances. Her 72 day marriage brought her a lot of bad public reaction that she hadn’t expected.
@Belle Khloe didn’t bolt when Lamar got better, she bolted when he started drinking again. Khloe should not get slammed for refusing to support Lamar’s self destructive behavior.
Agreed. She left Kris after 72 days because she ‘didn’t want to be married anymore’. That’s not ride or die.
If he is in the throws of depression and suicide risk is an issue. I think she will divorce him. Should he commit suicide the damage to their ‘brand’ would be irreversible. They will be perceived as driving him to suicide.
I didn’t know anything about her in those days, until her marriage to KH. I’m not even bothered by her saying she didn’t want to be married anymore, after only 72 days. I know a few people who very quickly realised they should never have gone through with the wedding. It happens. It was the way it was all orchestrated for their show, to get lots of freebies and to make money, but what was done to, and said about KH afterwards, was beyond vile.
So true
She has two small children, why would anyone “ride or die” in a situation like that? There’s no medal for sticking it out with a crazy person.
So mental illness = crazy person? Alright…
Also, this discussion is about Kim’s character and how she just leaves and doesn’t take marriage seriously, only when it is of use.
Marriage is for better or worse, if you don’t want to make that commitment, don’t make it, but if your spouse goes “crazy,” you don’t just hit the road.
@MVD: what a horrible comment. Following your line of reasoning, there is also “no medal” for sticking out with a sane person, either.
People do not support people who become ill because they expect a medal. They support them because they have compassion, and genuinely care about the person.
Mental illness is most probably one of the worst diseases that a person can have, especially when people dismiss the mentally ill person as “crazy”.
I do not follow Kanye as a fan, but the man is a highly gifted individual who has very valuable insight. He’s contributed significantly in regards to his art form, and he’s managed to make a career for himself where most fail. Those accomplishments were made by a man who is mentally unwell, nevertheless.
I am friends with several people who have struggled profoundly with mental illness. They are some of the best people that I have ever met, and I am very fortunate to have them in my life.
I do believe that Kim generally loves and cares for Kanye. He is her husband and the father of her children, so she wants to see him healthy. But, this is the same person who has been married twice and divorced her second husband after 72 days. Kim and the Kardashians got a lot of backlash for that stunt. If she( with Demon Mother’s help) is planning on divorcing Kanye it can not be done while Kanye is sick. She will play the “supportive wife” role for awhile.
Please, the man is her 3rd husband. Let’s not pretend she views marriage as a long term thing.
Amen
Come to think of it she probably was scanning the room for husband #4 , when she said “I do” to Kanye. Must have a back up plan at all times
for real? a woman has two failed marriages thus marriage means nothing to her? you sound as shallow as you make them out to be. I wish them the best.
Lol, her marriage to Kris H. was a plot line for ratings, so yes it meant nothing to her. And no one “makes them out to be shallow,” they are shallow and proud of it.
I still think Kris is pushing for a divorce and she’s busy with buying Kim her 4th husband. More famous, with more connections and not so crazy.
I still find amusing that none of the Kardashian girls can’t keep a man. Especially Khloè.
It seems like their men despite being attracted to their rich lifestyle, the makeup, the surgery, the connections, the fame, can’t in the end find anything below the shiny surface.
Kris Humphries wasn’t so dumb after all. He did manage to dodge a big ass bullet.
there are not many men who are more famous than Kanye. And who of them would date or even marry a Kardashian?
I think Kris is crazy enough to think she can bag someone like Brad Pitt for Kim.
I hear Hiddles is single these days………
I would DIE over that.
Dani if that happened, I would laugh for days.
I feel a bit cruel thinking like that but I would think twice before having children with someone like Kanye. She’ll be raising them alone with a father as unstable as he is. And mental illness is hereditary.
I understand what you are saying. My family has a past of mental health issues, ones I have been able to somehow not have as loudly as the rest of my family. Husband and I have 4 kids, but there was a lot of talk about genetics when we chose to have them. One of ours has some mild issues, but it is still really raw to know that my genetics “caused” it. I hope the whatever Kanye’s issues is that he comes out and deals with the mental health aspect of it in the public eye. It is cruel that anyone would have to, but we need more people willing to show that mental health is common, and help make it more socially acceptable.
The reason I want to adopt besides endometriosis is my mental illness. I have been in the psych ward for 9 days and my father’s mom shot herself in the head when he was 3, in front of them. Yay for my genes!
Hey, hugs, sw. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
No, Kourtney and the nannies will be raising those kids…. Kim just borrows them for photo ops.
But she really does need to make sure Kanye is never alone with the kids. Guys have a disturbing tendency to murder their children when they decide for suicide. Wife, too, so she had better be careful.
Women can also be a high risk of danger to their families when going through psychosis and/or some other mental health factors.
Amen to that Anna, it’s not cruel in the least so mention that it is a judgment issue. Why on earth would you date or have children with someone like that? After having a close family member with poorly controlled mental illness, I can’t fathom anyone would enter into a relationship with someone who had such obvious challenges of their own free will.
Um, wow. Don’t really know what to say to this. Hopefully someone else will.
I don’t believe any of it, all a load of tosh to drum up a more sympathetic press. Both of them just need to go away. But – before they do, please can somebody find out what on earth they have on Anna Wintour to get her to put them in to Vogue.
Also what dirt Kris has on Ryan Seacrest
HUGE ditto to both comments.
Kim is not ride n die.
She’s using Kanye for fame and connections.
I’m confused… is he in a psychiatric setting or just in the hospital? Most psych units typically would not have open visiting hours and certainly would not encourage family to feed a patient who should be doing that himself as part of his ADL’s. While it’s a sweet story, it seems rather backwards from a therapy sense when the goal would be encouraging him to be self-reliant and increasing resilience.
You’re right but we’re talking Kardashians here. The truth is not something they tipically refer to.
I stayed in a psychiatric unit for 3 days a few years ago. My husband was my rock as well but he was only allowed to come during visiting hours and he never missed a visit. We would visit in a room designated for that purpose. No one other than staff and patients were allowed in the ward. I was in a locked down facility though. Kanye may not be in a locked down facility and be allowed visitors in his room.
@Bubbles, he is not in a general ward. He is probably in some high end private room where they can come and go as they please and not be worried about rules. Remember they are the same ones that filmed Lamar at his lowest point in the hospital. Can’t do that type of stuff in a general ward. JMO.
Do you ever comment on daily mail articles paolanqar? I was reading some comments on there and I saw your name? Do you mind if I ask what your user name means?
Ah Yes! (busted) I hope my comments are not too bad on there.. sometimes I get really bored and I comment on anything LOL
well.. my name.. I owe it to mimif, a former poster on here.. both big fans of Game of thrones. she has put my real name (paola) with the word valonqar ( i am the youngest of 3 siblings) it started as a joke but I kinda love it now!
@paolanqar, I’ve commented on DM sometimes too. I have not seen any of yours, but from your comments on CB, I willing to bet your comments are okay on DM – probably better than okay. I hesitate to read the comments on DM because they are not regulated and there are some of the nastiest comments made.
I worked at a psych hospital for 12 years. This is all fantasy unless the rich have their own hospitals.
As predicted, PMK is setting up the St. Kim narrative–before the divorce.
They’re married, Kim should be taking care of him.
Don’t these sources realize that it is NORMAL for a someone to visit a spouse daily while hospitalized? She doesn’t seem to be doing anything above and beyond what any other spouse would do. And feeding him? Is he catatonic? And can we stop with the “exhaustion?” The guy has been spiraling for years and he attacked somebody. Making up stories about the devoted wife and spreading them far and wide does not help whatever is wrong with him. It is exploitive.
Yes to all of this — this is what anyone does when their spouse or partner is hospitalized. And the thing that struck me the most is that US Weekly is still going with “exhaustion” when it’s clear this is about a mental breakdown/mental illness, not freaking exhaustion, whatever that means to begin with.
I think Kanye has mental issues, but wonder if drugs haven’t played a part in it all, therefore the “exhaustion” excuse.
@swak, many people self-medicate for their mental health issues with drugs. The real problem is still the underlying mental health issue.
@lightpurple, agree that they self-medicate, but many times “exhaustion” with celebs means drugs. I just wish they wouldn’t use the “exhaustion” excuse and just state mental health issues without getting too detailed about it.
This is exactly what I thought. Promoting the idea she is going above and beyond for her husband is ludicrous when for most people this is an everyday occurrence and an accepted part of a relationship in a decent marriage. That they think it’s so out of the ordinary they can use it to promote her image just signals to me they have a very poor grasp of normal decent behaviour. I know nothing of this lot outside of this site, I have never watched their show but even I’ve picked up that the word Kardashian = exploitative. Dreadful people.
Right? And she’s so very concerned now but this guy has been showing signs of imbalance to the general public for years. While, yes, it is difficult to get someone to agree to treatment, she can actually be seen to have been encouraging and promoting his problems for her own gain. He is obsessed with Taylor, Beyonce and Amber, does she encourage him to steer clear of his obsessions? NO! She encourages him, joins in, and exacerbates the behavior, all to promote herself, her Snapchat contract, and her TV show.
And he is only hospitalized now because he attacked someone! She didn’t help him get help. People outside the family were forced to do something because he was violent.
Exactly. If I didn’t have a job (or I had a “job” but decided not to do it for awhile because I faked a robbery) and a team of nannies, OF COURSE I’d be at the hospital with my husband every possible second.
Or you would use FMLA leave to take days off or you would leave early or go after work. It is what real people do.
Is that a wax figure of her? How can someone look so vacant and dead eyed?
Agree! It’s spooky! She refuses to smile because it might give her wrinkles, and probably every muscle is bo-toxed. REALLY sad that young girls want her look.
I don’t understand why she would be applauded for doing what she said would do in her wedding vows….sickness or in health. I believe she loves her husband. One could almost cut out her face and insert Khloe in its place from last year, but I think she was totally self involved and supporting Lamar for the ink she would get. Even though Kourtney isn’t married, she stood by Scott through the most and has the longest relationship, however dysfunctional it is. Tristan, take heed now and leave Khloe while you’re still healthy and have a career. You have to admit the men involved with these woman leave in worse shape than when they entered. Bad vibes
I don’t know. This is her third marriage. She probably doesn’t want another divorce. I do think Kim is probably thinking more about her “public image” than anything. She sure wasn’t there for Rob. I don’t know what to believe.
He has clearly been struggling with mental health issues for quite some time, and appears to have gotten worse in the last year or so. I find it interesting that he was finally taken into a hospital when Kim was out of town. I mean, how messed up was Kanye that his personal trainer called Kanye’s private doctor to his house during a workout session? And that doctor immediately calls a hospital to get Kanye admitted? This behavior didn’t just pop up during a workout. Kim is the ultimate enabler….she put fame and fortune (and publicity) ahead of calling in professional help for her husband.
My mother had a nervous breakdown when I was a teen, and both my parents refused to get her professional help because “what would everyone think”. She didn’t get any better for years, until my Dad finally put away his pride and demanded she get treatment or move out. And now she is doing well, but suffered for years (along with all of us dealing with her rages) because of pride and keeping up appearances. I have no patience now for this behavior. Even well-meaning people (giving Kim the benefit of the doubt) can be enablers, often because of the stigma around mental health issues.
I am sure it not helpful for Kanye to have details about his condition leaked while he is helplessly stuck in a psych ward. What kind of ride or die wife does that to her beloved husband?
Khloe, for starters.
OMG
And wiping his feet with her hair….
Why does he need feeding ?
I wonder if he is getting released too soon if he is still in paranoia. Admittedly we only know gossip but if he truly is mentally ill and going thru an episode of psychosis and paranoia, a week is not enough time for doctors to get a diagnosis or the right medication. It is also not enough time for him to normalize enough to go home. How do I know? A close friend of mine was hospitalized for bipolar episodes of psychosis several times over the years and they would usually be in the hospital for a month at a time.
My son too has experienced psychotic episodes where he needed hospitalisation – here they treat em and street em in 72 hours! Less if they are busy 🙁
Sadly many people don’t get the mental health care care they need because they lack resources and insurance, and they either get put back on the street or returned to their family. Reagan shut down the national mental health care system funded by the federal government which left people in piteous states on the streets, our society would rather ignore these people, marginalize them and pretend their suffering doesn’t matter, than care for them.
This is the narrative so that when she does leave him it will be—see she took care of him during his direst time but now they sadly have parted ways. I didn’t think this would be the beginning of the end with mental illness but Kim is far too self involved to put up with this for long.
Kim has stated multiple times on the show that she is more of a tough love person, that’ she doesn’t believe in therapy and doesn’t think it’s beneficial. She thinks people need to just get up and get moving, get over things. Thus I have a hard time believing any of this. And I’m an apologist who watches their show on the regular.
She was seeing a therapist every day after Paris, so it’s possible she’s rethinking her position on that one. But you’re right. She’s latched onto the “tough love” label for her dismissive attitude toward suffering people but it I don’t think she really understands what it means or how it works. It certainly doesn’t mean telling your brother he’s too fat for your wedding…
I truly think his car accident several years ago has played a big part in his mental health. Traumatic brain injuries are no joke.
You could be on to something. I remember one of the Real Housewives’ husband had a brain injury and his behavior was different afterwards, according to her. She says he was meaner, colder. They ended up divorcing.
TBI could be a factor.
Ah yes, I remember. Also his whole jaw was wired thus his Through the Wire Song.
St. Kim!! My non-inflated ass. He’s a liability now. Time to get rid of him. And save the alimony for your kids’ future treatment. They’re going to need it.
US Weekly is now reporting that he was having nightmares about the robbery and was afraid to be away from her afterwards. No explanation as to what could possibly be the explanation for the years of erratic behavior before the robbery, just the robbery is the cause of ALL problems. And it repeats that she is “helping to feed him.” Is he in restraints? Is that why he can’t feed himself? And so nice of the family to give public messages about all his mental health problems.
I don’t think it’s a good idea for any man to get involved with the Kardashian/Jenner women. The word succubus comes to mind.
Do they ever come out of it without paying a price? Caitlyn delayed her transition for years, which must have been miserable. Scott became a raging drunk. Kris Humphries became a punchline and was thought a fool. Lamar turned crackhead. Tyga is an all around trainwreck. Now Kanye has completely melted down.
I dunno. Maybe the Kardashian/Jenner women attract drama. They attract men who haven’t sorted themselves out, so drama is inevitable, maybe? But if I were a guy, I’d pass.
Oh and the feeding him things sounds totally made up.
Don’t be fooled yall.
1. Kim was never robbed in Paris. How convenient was that jewelry insurance and how can such an exclusive place have amateur security? The Paris officer was paid off to confirm the “robbery”. She was losing press and needed to pull the “poor Kim” headline.
2. Here’s the “poor Kanye” headline. Kanye Kardashian did not have some mental breakdown. His album & ticket sales were not impressive; he’s proven his inability to free style rap and even perform his own songs. It’s all a ploy for insurance to cover his losses. And they do not play around. They’ll investigate and his lies will be snuffed out.
Both have been ranting and instagram-whoring to hold onto the few headlines they make now and we can see they’re taking seriously desperate measures.
It’s messed up that they’re taking advantage of peoples’ sympathies for truly mentally ill people and robbery victims.
FREE KIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!