Kanye West And Bianca Censori Split: Heading For Divorce Following Grammys Stunt
Kanye West and Bianca Censori Are Not Divorcing, Rep Says, Denying “Tabloid Rumors” (Exclusive)
On Thursday, The Daily Mail and TMZ reported that the couple had split and that both are lawyering up.
BY KEVIN DOLAK
Reports that Kanye West and Bianca Censori are headed for divorce after splitting days after the rap mogul’s wife shocked attendees at the 2025 Grammys with a nude look on the music awards show’s red carpet and he went on an antisemitic social media tirade are entirely false, their longtime rep told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.
“Ye and Bianca are in Los Angeles, about to enjoy Valentine’s Day together. Announcements about their private life will come from them directly, not unsourced rumor in the tabloid press,” Milo Yiannopoulos, the couple’s longtime rep, told THR on Thursday afternoon. “Is this the fifth or is it the sixth time the press has wrongly reported that Ye and Bianca are separating? I’ve lost track.”
A report in The Daily Mail early Thursday stated that, according to an unnamed source close to the rapper, the couple split, and a legal filing to end the marriage is expected in the coming days. TMZ cited the Mail and added that the two had contacted divorce attorneys in a Thursday morning news item.
It has been a tumultuous fortnight for the couple. On Sunday night, West’s clothing brand Yeezy bought Super Bowl ad time in local markets, and a confounding, short spot for the brand aired toward the big game’s conclusion. In the clip, which West seems to have shot himself on an iPhone’s front-facing camera, he wears sunglasses while lying down in his dentist’s chair. “I spent like all the money for the commercial on these new teeth,” he says, showing off his diamond-encrusted chompers. “Once again I had to shoot it on the iPhone. Um … um … Go to Yeezy.com.”
The online Yeezy store had a typical selection of clothing and music on Sunday night. On Monday, however, that had been reduced to a single white T-shirt with a Nazi logo emblazoned on the front. The change-up to the store was deemed a “stunt” by Shopify, who hosted the ecommerce for Yeezy, and the store was quickly taken offline.
Censori, the 30-year-old former Yeezy staffer, courted controversy at the Grammys on Feb. 2 by donning a long coat as she and West arrived on the red carpet, before dropping it to reveal a nearly nude look underneath, consisting of a sheer minidress and, it appeared, no underwear. It was later clarified that the look was meant to replicate the cover of West’s recent collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign (as Y$), Vultures 1; the rapper was quick to defend Censori’s outfit as the look claimed the top slot in post-Grammys web searches, but accusations began to fly that he was treating his partner like a promotional object.
Yiannopoulos shot this down while speaking with THR earlier this week.
“There is a person controlling what Bianca Censori wears. The name of that person is Bianca Censori,” he said, clarifying that West, a creative force in the fashion world, is the “final boss,” but Censori’s sensibility is “the guiding creative intelligence and impetus behind the way she dresses.”
West confirmed this on X (formerly Twitter) in a series of posts marked by antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic rantings and declarations that he loves Hitler and is a Nazi. The renowned rapper-producer stated that he retains “dominion” over Censori but would never force her to wear anything that made her uncomfortable. West’s account is no longer active on X, though its unclear if it was taken down by him or removed by the platform.
This week, West was hit with a fresh lawsuit from a Yeezy staffer who filed a complaint naming the company and rapper, stating that she was subjected to discrimination, harassment and retaliation because of her gender and Jewish religion. The complaint, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, contains multiple documented text messages to the Jane Doe and other employees using the terms “Nazi,” “Hitler,” “bitch,” “deathcon.” West’s recent social media tirades against Jewish people and on the Censori’s Grammys red carpet moment have placed his behavior in a new light, the law firm representing the plaintiff said in a press release.
The former Yeezy staff member is pursuing legal action against him for economic, compensatory, non-economic (i.e. emotional distress and humiliation) and punitive damages.
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