Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are said to have split after nine months together.
An insider claimed the couple called it quits earlier this week, telling Page Six: “Kim and Pete have decided to just be friends. They have a lot of love and respect for each other , but they found that the long distance and their demanding schedules made it very difficult to maintain a relationship.”
Davidson has spent much of her time working on a film in Australia, while mother-of-four Kardashian, 41, has been juggling her businesses and co-parenting with ex-husband Kanye West in Los Angeles .
Page Six said it was told the split “had nothing to do with Kanye” and that their divorce was “moving forward.”
The insider added to the outlet, “They are focusing on co-parenting.”
Camera iconKim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split on InstagramCredit: instagram/suppliedCamera iconKim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split on InstagramCredit: instagram/supplied
It comes as West’s fifth divorce attorney has officially withdrawn from his case.
The move is said to come months after she called it quits due to an irreconcilable split with the rapper.
West’s attorney, Samantha Spector, was relieved as counsel on Friday, according to TMZ.
Camera IconFILE – Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ exhibit on May 6, 2019 in New York . Kardashian became a single woman on Wednesday, nearly eight years into her marriage to Ye, who legally changed her name from Kanye West. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) Credit: Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
West, 45, and the ex-Kardashian couple had a sentencing conference on Friday, and Spector officially withdrew on a date next week, but it appears the judge ended up going through with it on Saturday.
According to TMZ, the judge informed the court that West had to come forward and submit his financial statements to resolve the lingering issues or the case would go to trial in December.
TMZ said, “If Kanye ghosts everyone, in all likelihood, when the case goes before the judge in December, Kim will get what she wants.”
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In May, when it was reported that Spector had filed paperwork to be expunged, The Blast reported that a non-divorce lawyer in Pennsylvania would be representing Kanye in his split from Kim in the meantime.
Spector, who has previously represented Amber Heard and Dr Dre’s ex-wife Nicole Young, was hired by the rapper earlier this year amid his acrimonious split with the reality star.
Counting on Spector, West has now gone through five lawyers in the case, according to TMZ.
Before Spector, West relieved attorney Chris Melcher of his duties in the case, the outlet reported in March.
Insiders told TMZ at the time that West had been indecisive in his dealings with Melcher, sometimes looking to settle and other times looking to fight her in court.
Kardashian’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, is said to have claimed that West had “strategically” switched lawyers in an effort to slow down the legal process of the separation.
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Kardashian filed for divorce in February 2021 after more than six years of marriage.
She has been dating comedian Pete Davidson since last fall and shares daughters North, nine, Chicago, four, as well as sons Saint, six, and Psalm, three, with Kanye.
Despite West’s apparent online threats to Davidson during their romance, which included warnings that she should never see their children, a source told Us Weekly.
“Kim and Kanye have been co-parenting really well lately. They’re very civil with each other right now, there’s no problem. They both treat each other with respect,” the source said.