<p id=”par-1_116″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kim-kardashian/?swcfpc=1″>Kim Kardashian</a> has attempted to distance herself from her ex-husband, Kanye West, in recent months. She did not comment on <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-kept-clothes-bianca-censoris-naked-stunt-wanted-make-bold-statement-something-wore.html/”>Bianca Censori’s naked stunt</a>, nor did she make a statement following West’s antisemitic social media rants. While Kardashian has been trying to handle things privately, clearly, she and her ex-husband are at odds over the care of the four children they share. West recently shared a series of screenshots of a recent argument with Kardashian over their eldest daughter. Bethenny Frankel has officially weighed in on the drama and has some custody advice for <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/nike-and-kim-kardashians-skims-join-forces-the-company-once-warned-adidas-about-kanye-west.html/”>the Skims owner;</a> Frankel took to Instagram to advise Kim Kardashian to stop talking to Kanye West like he’s a rational person.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-a-fellow-reality-tv-star-has-some-custody-battle-advice-for-kim-kardashian”>A fellow reality TV star has some custody battle advice for Kim Kardashian</h2>
<p id=”par-2_62″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kim-kardashian-entire-family-irate-kanye-wests-sexual-kinks-coming-lawsuit.html/”>Kanye West’s decision</a> to leak texts sent to him from Kim Kardashian didn’t do what he thinks it did. While West was trying to paint Kardashian in a negative light, it didn’t. Even her most ardent critics sympathize with the TV personality and her nearly impossible co-parenting position. Bethenny Frankel, a fellow reality TV star, has some advice for the media mogul.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kim-Kardashian-kanye-west-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=’Kanye West and Kim Kardashian posing at the Nas “Nasir” Album Listening Session.’ class=”wp-image-3724388″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kanye West | Johnny Nunez/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_103″>Frankel took to <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHRrh3xPuI3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram </a>to share her thoughts on Kim Kardashian’s custody troubles. In a recent reel, she told the <em>The</em> <em>Kardashians</em> star to stop speaking directly with Kanye West. She suggested going through lawyers, claiming that she thinks Kardashian was making a big mistake by trying to talk to West as if he were a rational person. Frankel noted that West is “not a rational person.” In her Instagram video, Frankel also suggested Kardashian should focus less on North West’s “trademark” and more on who has legal custody and the ability to make crucial decisions for North and her other three children.</p>
<p id=”par-4_32″>How Kardashian will move forward with her co-parenting relationship with West remains unclear. Things, however, are pretty tense at the moment. West promises he’s going to go to “war” with his ex-wife.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-bethenny-frankel-has-experience-with-dramatic-custody-battles”>Bethenny Frankel has experience with dramatic custody battles</h2>
<p id=”par-5_79″>It is unclear how well Bethenny Frankel and Kim Kardashian know each other. Still, her advice comes from a place of experience. She’s had <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/bethenny-frankel-says-marriage-to-jason-hoppy-almost-didnt-happen-many-times.html/”>her own dramatic custody battle </a>to fight. The mother of one was married to Jason Hoppy for just two years. Despite the relatively short nature of their relationship, they spent years in court, battling over finances and custody of their only child. Their divorce was finalized in 2021, nearly a decade after they parted ways.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Hoppy-and-Bethenny-Frankel.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Bethenny Frankel (R) and Jason Hoppy are seen on March 12, 2012 in New York City.” class=”wp-image-3789597″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy | Mario Magnani/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-6_62″>The biggest holdup in finalizing their divorce was custody of Brynn Hoppy. Both claimed parental alienation. Both fought for sole custody of the young girl. Hoppy was arrested for harassing Frankel, and the struggle negatively impacted their child. Frankel has discussed the divorce and custody battle <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rhony-bethenny-frankel-reveals-would-take-return-show-misses-franchise.html/”>on her podcast. </a>Frankel has sole legal custody and primary residential custody of the now 13-year-old.</p>