<p id=”par-1_66″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kim-kardashian/?swcfpc=1″>Kim Kardashian</a> filed for divorce from <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kanye-west/?swcfpc=1″>Kanye West</a> in 2021. In the years since then, they have both moved on to different relationships and worked to co-parent their four children. According to Kardashian, protecting their kids has been a top priority for her, particularly as news stories about her ex-husband circulate. She said she has worked hard to prevent her kids from seeing coverage about West.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kim-kardashian-tries-to-protect-her-children-from-news-stories-about-kanye-west”>Kim Kardashian tries to protect her children from news stories about Kanye West</h2>
<p id=”par-2_27″>In the years since Kardashian and West’s divorce, she said she has had to work hard to protect her children from seeing news stories about their father.</p>
<p id=”par-3_42″>“I still feel the need to not talk about it and protect it from my kids, but god, if people knew. I just would never do that to my kids,” she said on <em>The Kardashians</em> (via <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/the-kardashians-recap-kim-kardashian-done-protecting-kanye-west-hulu-1234743786/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Rolling Stone</a>). “It’s just really crazy.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kim-Kardashian.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kim Kardashian posing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in a white, low-cut gown with an off-the-shoulder white coat. Her hair is shoulder-length and curled up at the ends.” class=”wp-image-3751692″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kim Kardashian | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_30″>Stories about West include coverage of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-antisemitic-comments-just-cost-billionaire-status-all-brands-dropped-him.html/”>his antisemitic rants</a> and recent barrage of lawsuits. She hasn’t wanted their children to see this, so she tries to limit their media consumption.</p>
<p id=”par-5_46″>“It’s a chain to my whole household: no TV, only Apple TV,” she said. “I can’t risk an <em>Access Hollywood </em>‘Coming Up Next’ with their dad mentioned, and they want to watch. I have to figure out a way to protect. They still haven’t seen anything.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_24″>She said that seeing the stories about West is difficult enough for her. She doesn’t want her children to feel the way she does.</p>
<p id=”par-7_31″>“You could be so hurt or angry at your ex,” she told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-cover-march-2022″ rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Vogue</a>, “but I think in front of the kids, it always has to be ‘Your dad’s the best.’ “</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-filed-for-divorce-in-2021″>She filed for divorce in 2021</h2>
<p id=”par-8_20″>In the lead-up to Kardashian’s divorce filing, tabloid stories detailed problems in the marriage. Her filing <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-embarrassing-kim-kardashian-west-marriage-mistakes.html/”>did not surprise West</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-9_48″>“He knows that she’s done. She has had enough, and she told him that she wants some space to figure out her future,” a source said, per <a target=”_blank” href=”https://people.com/tv/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce-timeline/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>, adding, “He’s okay. He’s sad, but okay. He knows the inevitable will happen, and he knows that it’s coming soon.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_18″>She said she realized she had to put herself first. The marriage was no longer making her happy.</p>
<p id=”par-11_61″>“For so long, I did what made other people happy,” she said. “And I think in the last two years I decided, I’m going to make myself happy. And that feels really good. And even if that created changes and caused my divorce, I think it’s important to be honest with yourself about what really makes you happy. I’ve chosen myself.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-reportedly-still-struggle-with-co-parenting-their-children”>Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly still struggle with co-parenting their children</h2>
<p id=”par-12_31″>While Kardashian is trying her best to co-parent with West, it reportedly hasn’t been easy, even years after they separated. She reportedly <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kim-kardashian-hitting-breaking-point-planning-holidays-kanye-west-source-says.html/”>struggled in the lead-up</a> to the holidays in 2024.</p>
<p id=”par-13_49″>“Kim has been trying her best to make it all work but she’s hitting her breaking point,” a source told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-wests-holiday-plans-for-kids-is-a-mess/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a>. “She knows her kids want to see their dad over the holidays, but she can’t even pin him down for what days he will be around.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kanye-West-Kim-Kardashian-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kanye West standing behind Kim Kardashian with his hands up and his tongue out. Kardashian is smiling slightly and wearing a sparkling dress.” class=”wp-image-3758512″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kanye West and Kim Kardashian | Stephen Lovekin/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-14_17″>Adding to the pressure on Kardashian is the fact that her family reportedly <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-and-kris-jenners-tension-started-years-ago.html/”>does not like West</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-15_114″>“It wouldn’t be nearly as stressful if she could just invite him to join her family celebration, that would take a lot of the weight off because she wouldn’t have to worry or prepare, it would be a simple solution but she knows things between him and her mom are so tense that it would ruin the holiday, not to mention the rest of her family can’t stand him,” the source added. “It’s a total mess and she’s on tenterhooks waiting for what Ye’s going to do, which is just so unfair, but it’s not as though she can just shut him out and forget about him, she’d never do that to her kids.”</p>