Closer (UK)

KIM AND KANYE’S NEW MARRIAGE CRISIS

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They weathered divorce rumours earlier this year, and now Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s six-year marriage has been thrown into turmoil again after Kim’s ex-BFF, Larsa Pippen, claimed the rapper had “brainwashe­d” her former pal.

Larsa – whose friendship with Kim dates back almost 10 years – said, “[Kanye] has literally brainwashe­d the whole family into thinking... I don’t even know what. He talks so much about me being this and that... I just feel like Kanye was in a place where he really didn’t trust anyone with Kim.”

Kim, 40, and Larsa, 46, unfollowed each other in July. At the time, Kanye, 43, had tweeted “Larsa” with a thinking face emoji, without further explanatio­n. And insiders say Kim is dismayed at Larsa’s new claims. A source says, “Kim’s mortified over Larsa’s comments. She feels betrayed, but she’s also panicked about the damage Larsa could do to her image, and worried she could spill more details about her marriage. It’s caused

some tension between her and Kanye, which is the last thing they needed.” Insiders say Kim’s inner circle are encouragin­g her to distance herself from her husband to save her reputation. And sources say this was played out when she quickly congratula­ted US President-elect Joe Biden in the wake of her husband’s own failed presidenti­al campaign.

The source adds, “Kim publicly congratula­ted Biden, which was controvers­ial as her husband ran for the White House. That was a conscious move to detach herself from Kanye’s views and remind fans she’s an independen­t person.”

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Larsa spoke about her friendship with Kim on a podcast last week

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