Kim Kardashian has slammed Kanye West for posting a “horrific” meme on Instagram mocking her new breakup with comedian Pete Davidson, and is calling for him to take it down, a source told DailyMail.com.
A source close to the star told DailyMail.com: “Kim won’t stand for this. She’s asking Kanye to take it down, but he won’t.
“She has been strongly defending Pete. She will never get back together with Kanye because of the way he has treated the people she loves and respects.
“She has worked incredibly hard to have a good co-parenting situation for the children.
“She will not put up with this kind of behavior from him.”
The reality TV star, 41, split from Pete, 28, last week after first being linked in October when Kim made her debut as a host on Saturday Night Live.
After less than a year together, the pair decided to be just friends due to long distance and clashing schedules, with Kim based in the US while Pete is filming in Australia.
But Kim’s estranged husband Kanye West, 45, shot back at the couple’s break-up, posting a photo on Instagram of a fake New York Times newspaper with the words “Skete Davidson dead at 28”.
Kim Kardashian is “vigorously defending” her ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson after her husband Kanye West posted a “creepy” meme about him on his Instagram.
The rapper posted a mock-up of a New York Times newspaper with the headline “Skete Davidson dead at 28” after learning of the couple’s split.
Sources have told DailyMail.com that Kim is asking Kanye to take down the post, but he is refusing. It’s not the first time the couple have spoken out online about their relationship with Davidson
News of their split comes a day after a source told People that “long distance hasn’t been easy for Kim” as Pete continued to shoot Wizards! in Australia with Kim residing in the US
A message at the bottom added: “Kid Cudi wanted to play at the funeral but was afraid of the bottle throwers.”
The mother of four is calling for the post to be removed from social media and is openly defending the funnyman.
Kim and Kanye, who have four children together, including North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3, have been co-parenting since she filed for divorce in January 2021 .
But the post isn’t the first time Kanye has attacked the mother of his children, and was banned from Instagram for 24 hours in March after violating its policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment.
The rapper began posting regularly about his children and their relationship, after his estranged wife was officially linked to Pete.
Sources close to the reality star have also denied reports that she has split with the comedian due to his “immaturity”.
The source added: “Kim and Kanye’s divorce is still moving forward. She thinks people shouldn’t be okay with this post, and Instagram shouldn’t allow this kind of harassment.
A source close to Pete Davidson also confirmed the split to DailyMail.com, adding that Kim was “very sad about the break-up”.
The duo went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where she was then a cast member.
This isn’t the first time Kanye has threatened Pete online, as he regularly posts and then deletes attacks made against his ex-wife’s ex-boyfriend.
“Kim has been very sad about the breakup with Pete – she’s not where she thought she’d be and that’s been difficult for her.
“Distance and schedules factored into their decision, but they love and respect each other.
“She will always take care of him and have his back.”
Neither Pete nor Kim have publicly acknowledged the breakup of their whirlwind nine-month romance.
Kanye has been hit with backlash from fans on the pole, although some were amused by the Kid Cudi reference.
Kanye has been close friends with Cudi since the mid-2010s, and while they’ve had a rocky friendship, they were said to have fallen out again this year over his friendship with Pete.
However, the majority begged him to step down, saying he should “rise above” the behaviour.
They wrote in the comments: “God take this down.” you are free to rise above. I love you.
“So ALL @kimkardashian dates will be treated like this?”
“This isn’t even funny…”
‘Look at the energy you put into the man of the universe! Not cool man, better than that!
Pete’s shirtless basketball game in the studio came shortly before DailyMail.com confirmed that he and Kim had decided to split and remain friends. Neither Pete nor Kim have publicly acknowledged the breakup of their nine-month romance.
West has been repeatedly critical of Davidson after she went public with her relationship with Kim, continuously attacking the couple online.
‘You are embarrassing! Stop this nonsense and focus on your craft and your kids! This guy is 28 years old!
“If you want to troll someone, troll for marrying this plastic and getting into this family coven. As a fan, I hate that for you. Grow up!’
“@instagram this is really not okay to tolerate.” and “LMAO you need to chill brozay”.
This isn’t the first time Kanye has threatened Pete online, as he regularly posts and then deletes attacks made against his ex-wife’s ex-boyfriend.
She also shared a screenshot of Davidson’s defunct Instagram account and took credit for removing him from the social media platform.
“He took Skete off the gram,” he wrote. “Tell your mother I’ve changed your name for life.”
West previously acknowledged that his social media posts came across as harassment to Kardashian, after he shared text messages with her saying that his previous torrent of posts put Davidson in danger.
“I know sharing screenshots was upsetting and seemed to harass Kim,” West wrote on Instagram. ‘I take responsibility’.
In the texts, Kardashian told West that he was “creating a dangerous and scary environment and somebody’s going to hurt Pete and it’s going to be your fault,” later adding, “There are dangerous people out there and that’s scary and it’s not . to be.’
West responded to Kardashian via text message: “I will always do everything to protect you and our family forever.” And I listened to you and told everyone to make sure nothing physical happened to Skete.
Pete has spent over a month filming Wizards! in Australia, where Kim visited him in July for a romantic getaway in the Daintree rainforest.
However, their luxurious stay at a luxurious five-star ‘eco-lodge’ in the jungle was clearly not enough to save the couple’s relationship.
Sources close to the reality star have also denied reports that she split from the comedian due to his “immaturity”, blaming distance for the break-up.
Pete became serious enough about Kim to acquire several pieces of body art in her honor, with her name emblazoned across his chest and getting a tattoo that reads, “My girl is a lawyer.”
But Pete was spotted acting relaxed, playing basketball with his Wizards movie crew! In his Australian studio on the day of separation.
A production insider noted that Pete “looked relaxed, like he didn’t have a care in the world.” He was just chilling and shooting hoops.
The source commented: “He’s a real movie star. He’s got the world at his feet and no doubt every star in Hollywood will be calling him now.
An insider said the Saturday Night Live alum, who will end in a week, is “so laid back and cool, everyone loves working with him.”
Pete has been in Australia for weeks working on the star-studded film, whose cast includes Orlando Bloom and Naomi Scott.
Production recently moved to a studio in far north Queensland after a period of time shooting in the lush Daintree Rainforest.
“He wanted to have fun with the crew in the studio, so he bought a basketball hoop and a stereo and we all hung out playing hoops and listening to music,” the set insider told DailyMail. how.
“So often these Hollywood stars are shy and dorky when they come to Australia to film, but Pete has been fantastic. He’s one of the team.
The source praised Pete, saying: “He’s become an honorary Australian.” We don’t want the production to end the film. You are welcome to stay in Australia.