Kanye West issues public apology to wife Kim Kardashian after marriage revelations

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
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Katy Clifton27 July 2020
The Weekender

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Kanye West has apologised to wife Kim Kardashian for going public with a “private matter”.

The rapper revealed during an event in South Carolina that the couple had considered aborting their first child.

Following a tumultuous week in which he made a series of claims against his wife and her family, West has now tweeted an apology.

West also reportedly paid a visit to hospital hours after being visited by Justin Bieber at his ranch in Wyoming .

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He said: “I would like to apologise to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a private matter. I did not cover her like she has covered me.

“To Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me.”

West’s erratic tweets including claims his wife had tried to get him locked up by doctors and he made a series of accusations against his mother-in-law, Kris Jenner.

He also said he had tried to divorce Kardashian West, who he married in 2014.

Amid fears for her husband’s state of mind, Kardashian West, the mother of West’s four children, issued a lengthy statement saying she and her family were “powerless” to intervene and reminded fans he has bipolar disorder.

She said: “He is a brilliant but complicated person who on top of the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, and has to deal with the pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bi-polar disorder.”

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She added that she has not discussed his condition before because she is “very protective of our children and Kanye’s right to privacy when it comes to his health”.

She added: “But today, I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health.”

West made his abortion claims during an event on July 19.

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