“I Turned a Blind Eye to Everything for the Sake of the Children”: Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Her Relationship with Kanye West and His Wife Bianca

Kim Kardashian is willing to overlook even her ex-husband Kanye West’s most hurtful actions to ensure that their four children maintain a relationship with their father. The reality star has revealed that she still invites the rapper and his current wife, Bianca Censori, to family celebrations, offers them a place to stay at her home and tries to shield the children from the controversies surrounding their father.

The 46-year-old Kardashian discussed her complicated relationship with her former husband in Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future, a new biography by journalist Jonathan Van Meter. The author spent five years speaking with the star and was given an inside look at her family life.

According to Kardashian, co-parenting with West remains a difficult challenge. She claims the rapper may go months without seeing the children, leaving her to come up with explanations for his absence so as not to damage their image of him as a father.

“It’s hard to co-parent with someone who comes around every few months. I’m constantly telling them, ‘Daddy is on a trip.’ I even make up stories and protect them because I want them to think their dad is the greatest,” Kim admitted.

The star says she has repeatedly tried to improve the relationship between her ex-husband and their children. She has invited West to family dinners, offered to let him stay at their home for several days and was even willing to leave herself so he could spend time with the children in private.

One particularly striking gesture came shortly before Christmas.

“Last year, I told him, ‘Stay at our house on Christmas Eve. Bring your girlfriend. I don’t care! Let’s all spend Christmas together.’ And I’ll offer the same thing again this year. I’ll turn a blind eye to all the horrible things he has said about me as long as the kids get to see their dad,” Kardashian said.

Kim also revealed that she communicates with her ex-husband mainly through his current wife, Bianca Censori, or a close friend of the rapper who also serves as his manager.

Van Meter noted that, at one point, relations between the former couple had deteriorated so badly that Kardashian had to go through intermediaries even to discuss routine matters concerning the children. The journalist had initially hoped to interview West for the book but eventually abandoned the idea amid the rapper’s public antisemitic remarks and controversial behavior.

According to Van Meter, the last time he spoke to Kim in person was in the summer of 2024. At the time, she was particularly concerned about how to navigate co-parenting with her former husband.

The situation, however, now appears to be gradually changing. Van Meter believes West has become more involved in his children's lives. He said the rapper has started discussing important decisions concerning their eldest daughter, North, directly with Kim.

“Kanye called and said, ‘We need to make these decisions about North together.’ Kim said, ‘Okay.’ I got the impression that she was happy he was getting involved in the process again,” the author recalled.

Recently, West also made a rare public appearance with all four of his children. They attended a show for his Yeezy brand in Los Angeles alongside Bianca Censori. The unusual family outing once again drew attention to the rapper’s relationship with his children.

Van Meter also shared his thoughts on Kardashian’s new romance with British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. Although he has not met the star’s new partner in person, he said he was happy for her.

“It seems that, finally, she has someone by her side who combines kindness with a love of the glamorous life — exactly the qualities Kim herself possesses,” the journalist said.

He added that Kardashian is an exceptionally kind person and, in his view, she had previously been involved with men who were not nearly as kind.