Kanye West looks serious as he is spotted out in LA after ramping up drama with ex Kim Kardashian by claiming she is ‘stopping’ him from taking their children to basketball game
Kanye West sported a serious look on his face as he was spotted with pal Vic Mensa on Saturday afternoon.
The 44-year-old rapper and the 28-year-old musician were seen greeting a fan as they arrived at West’s apartment in Los Angeles.
The outing comes as the Grammy Award-winning artist continued his back and forth custody feud with ex-wife Kim Kardashian this morning by claiming she wouldn’t let him take their four kids to a basketball game.
Why so serious? Kanye West sported a serious look on his face as he was spotted with Vic Mensa on Saturday afternoon
West displayed his usual sense of fashion as he rocked a dark hoodie and his well-worn Balenciaga rubber rain boots.
The Donda hitmaker finished his look with a pair of black jeans.
He appeared to be in a somber mood as he stared down photographers with his hands in his pockets.
However the fashion designer was kind enough to snap a pic with a fan who waited outside.
Intense glare: The 44-year-old rapper appeared to be in a somber mood as he stared down photographers with his hands in his pockets
Meanwhile Mensa – who was recently arrested at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. on drug related charges – sported a black hoodie with a matching puffer jacket on top.
The entertainer paired his look with oversized camo-print pants and black platform boots. In his hand he held a black canvas tote bag.
Mensa – born Victor Kwesi Mensah – was taken into custody and arrested for felony narcotics possession in mid January, after arriving on a flight from Ghana.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release, his luggage allegedly contained ‘about 41 grams of liquid Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), about 124 grams of Psilocybin capsules, 178 grams of Psilocybin gummies, and six grams of Psilocybin mushrooms.’
Fashionable: Ye displayed his usual sense of fashion as he rocked a dark hoodie and his well-worn Balenciaga rubber rain boots
Kind to fans: The fashion designer was kind enough to snap a pic with a fan who waited outside
Despite his recent legal troubles, the U Mad rapper appeared to be in a chipper mood than his companion, as he flashed a peace signs and a smile at the paparazzi.
Meanwhile later in the night West was spotted leaving the apartment in an incognito outfit that kept him covered up.
The founder of the record label GOOD Music wore his typical black balaclava ski mask.
Laid-back: Meanwhile Mensa sported a black hoodie with a matching puffer jacket on top. The entertainer paired his look with oversized cammo-print pants and black platform boots
Peace: The rapper appeared to be in a chipper mood – despite his recent drug-related arrest at Dulles International Airport – as he flashed a peace signs and a smile at the paparazzi
Keeping up with the all-black theme, he wore a matching leather jacket and pants tucked into his rain boots.
He also sported a pair of thick black gloves on his hands.
Once again, the Chicago native was kind enough to stop and greet a fan as he left his apartment.
Nighttime outing: Later in the night West was spotted leaving the apartment in an all-black incognito outfit that kept him covered up
All-black: He wore his typical black balaclava ski mask matching leather jacket and pants tucked into his rain boots, as he once again stopped to take a photo with a fan
Earlier in the day West continued to publicly hash out his grievances about sharing custody of his four kids with estranged wife Kim, 41.
A day after criticizing the reality star for allowing their daughter North West to use TikTok, the rapper claimed his ex is preventing him from taking their little ones to Chicago for a basketball game.
‘I WANT TO BRING MY KIDS TO MY HOME TOWN OF CHICAGO TO SEE MY BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY FOR 7 THOUSAND PEOPLE AND KIM IS STOPPING THAT HOW IS THIS JOINT CUSTODY?’ he fired on Instagram
Messy divorce: West continued to publicly hash out his grievances about sharing custody of his four kids with estranged wife Kim Kardashian on Saturday; seen in 2020
Additionally, he shared a throwback photo with his late mother Donda, who passed away in 2007.
On Friday, Kardashian and Kanye were embroiled in a bitter war of words all over social media after the rapper said North was being put on TikTok ‘against his will.’
Kardashian reportedly has strict rules when it comes to her eldest’s TikTok use, including not allowing her to have the app on her own phone after she went live without her permission in December.
Hurt: A day after criticizing the 41-year-old reality star for allowing their daughter North West to use TikTok, he is claiming his ex is preventing him from taking their little ones to Chicago for a basketball game
Additionally, the elementary school student must have adult supervision to use her TikTok account, according to TMZ.
The row started as the father-of-four shared a picture of his eldest child on Instagram asking in the caption, ‘Since this is my first divorce I need to know what should I do about my daughter being put on TikTok against my will?’
Hours later, Kim hit back on her Instagram slamming Kanye’s ‘constant attacks’ on her, accusing him of causing their family ‘pain’ in a lengthy statement, where she referred to herself as the ‘main caregiver.’
Doing her best: Kardashian reportedly has strict rules when it comes to her eldest’s TikTok use, including not allowing her to have the app on her own phone after she went live without her permission in December; seen in 2020
Kanye then responded again, screenshotting Kim’s statement and posting another response saying: ‘What do you mean by main provider ? America saw you try to kidnap my daughter on her birthday by not providing the address.’
‘You put security on me inside of the house to play with my son then accused me of stealing I had to take a drug test after Chicago’s party cause you accused me of being on drugs. Tracy Romulus stop manipulating Kim to be this way.’
Tracy Romulus is the Chief Financial Officer of Kim Kardashian West Brands and a close friend of the Hulu reality star.
Custody drama: On Friday, West claimed daughter North is ‘being put on TikTok’ against his will by Kardashian as their custody disputes rage on North makes TikToks with Kim against Kanye’s will
Hitting back: Kardashian issued a fiery response to her estranged husband after he claimed their daughter North is being put on TikTok ‘against his will’
He’s not done: Kanye then responded to Kim’s initial rebuttal, claiming that he was made to take a drug test before entering Chicago’s birthday party
In Kim’s lengthy rebuttal of Kanye’s initial post, she wrote: ‘Kanye’s constant attacks on me in interviews and social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create.’
‘As the parent who is the main provider and caregiver for our children, I am doing my best to protect our daughter while also allowing her to express her creativity in the medium that she wishes with adult supervision – because it brings her happiness.
‘Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye’s obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all.’
Back for more: The rapper later posted the guidelines surrounding minors joining TikTok in another pointed dig at his ex Kim
‘From the beginning I have wanted nothing but a healthy and supportive co-parenting relationship because it is what is best for our children and it saddens me that Kanye continues to make it impossible every step of the way.’
She finished her post by stating: ‘I wish to handle all matters regarding our children privately and hopefully he can finally respond to the third attorney he has had in the last year to resolve any issues amicably.’
It comes just a month after Kanye stated in a podcast that he did not want North to appear on the social media platform, saying: ‘I’m not there to approve that.’
The post shows a screengrab of North in a TikTok video that was posted three days ago from the young one’s official account, that is shared with her mother Kim.
‘Kim and North’ currently has 5.5million followers and features a number of videos starring North with appearances by Kim.
Split: It is the latest sign of trouble between the former couple, who are currently sharing custody of their five children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two
The account stipulates in the bio that it is ‘managed by an adult’, presumably her mother.
In the original video, both North and her mother Kim are shown moving the camera around and lip-syncing to a song, attracting over 1.4million likes from fans.
Kim started the account back in November last year. The comments on the account are disabled, protecting North from any negative or inappropriate comments from trolls.
It is the latest sign of trouble between the former couple, who are currently sharing custody of their five children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two.
Last month, Kanye gave a heated interview with Hollywood Unlocked where he hinted that Kim, 41, was somehow preventing him or making it difficult for him to see their children.
‘Kim and North’ currently has 5.5million followers and features a number of videos starring North with appearances by Kim
Control: The account stipulates in the bio that it is ‘managed by an adult, presumably her mother
He also stated that he did not want his daughter on TikTok.
‘Don’t have my daughter wearing lipstick on TikTok, or don’t have her on TikTok at all, if I’m not there to approve that,’ he said.
‘It was done without me knowing and it happened again so I feel like it’s poking the bear, trying to antagonize me or create this ‘crazy’ narrative.’
Despite these comments, Kim continued to post videos of herself and North on their shared TikTok account.
Meanwhile, on the subject of having access to his children, Kanye said on the podcast that ‘no security’ is going to ‘get between me and my children’ adding: ‘and you ain’t gonna gaslight me.’
He also claimed that Kim’s security had prevented him from visiting North on her most recent birthday when he was ‘stopped at the gate.’
Trouble: Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February last year, and relations between the former couple had initially been cordial (Pictured above with their children)
Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February last year, and relations between the former couple had initially been cordial, with the Hulu reality star helping the rapper promote his last album Donda.
However, things turned sour once Kim moved on romantically with SNL star Pete Davidson.
Despite Kanye also moving on himself, with Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox, the rapper has become more hostile when talking about their custody arrangement with the kids.
However, Kim’s divorce lawyer Laura Wasser has since shutdown any notion that the children are being ‘kept’ from Kanye.
Joint custody: However, Kim’s divorce lawyer Laura Wasser has since shutdown any notion that the children are being ‘kept’ from Kanye; seen in 2019
‘Mr. West being kept from the children, by security or anyone else, is news to us. Both parties’ priority has always been the children maintaining strong bonds with each of their parents throughout this transition and beyond,’ the statement read.
Outside of their co-parenting issues, there have also been signs that Kanye is not happy about moving on with SNL star Pete, 28.
It was claimed last month that Kim was forced to change her vacation plans from Dominican Republic to the Bahamas, because the rapper had planned to follow them there.
At this point, Kanye had just met actress Julia, 32, on New Year’s Eve in Miami, where Pete was performing his special NYE show with singer Miley Cyrus.
Weeks later, the rapper released a track where he dissed Kim’s man Pete, threatening to ‘beat his a**.’
‘Mr. West being kept from the children, by security or anyone else, is news to us. Both parties’ priority has always been the children maintaining strong bonds with each of their parents throughout this transition and beyond,’ the statement read
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