DUMPED on Her 2nd Anniversary

Kim’s Humiliation

They hardly looked like a happily married couple. Wearing a black choker, oversize shades and a big frown on her face, Kim Kardashian walked several steps ahead of husband Kanye West as they took their daughter, North, 2, to the LA County Museum of Art on April 2. “[Her sister and niece] Kourtney and Penelope joined them, and the kids were having a good time. But not Kim and Kanye,” says an eyewitness. “There was no interaction between the two unless the child was involved.” The rift between them is wider than ever. Nearly two years after they said “I do” in an over-the-top ceremony in Florence, Italy, Kim and Kanye’s marriage is over — and he’s consulting with his lawyers about fi ling divorce papers. “Kanye has had enough, and he is going to dump her on their second anniversary in May,” a source close to the couple exclusively tells In Touch. “Kim will be mortified; it will be the ultimate humili- ation for her. There’s no turning back now.”

The marriage has been a sham from the start. Multiple insiders tell In Touch that Kim, 35, married Kanye, 38, to elevate her status in Hollywood. “She wanted to be part of a power couple,” says a Kardashian insider. “She wanted to be the next Beyoncé and Jay Z. Kanye always viewed Kim as the prize and he also wanted kids. He got both, so now he’s done.”

A new book is also blowing the lid off their fake marriage. Ian Halperin, author of Kardashian Dynasty (out April 19), says Kim’s mother, Kris Jenner, 60, played a big role in orchestrating the union. She went into panic mode in 2011 when Kim’s marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries, 31, ended after just 72 days and the Kardashian brand was tarnished by accusations of fraud. “Determined to quash the rumors,” claims Halperin, “Kris called an emergency family meeting and it was decided that the best way to turn things around was … to bring in a big celebrity name as a new love interest for Kim.”

Enter Kanye. “Not only was Kanye West hip-hop royalty and a genuine A-lister, he was willing, having lost his mother and manager, Donda, who had died on the operating table during a botched liposuc-

Kim Kardashian braces for divorce No. 3 as Kanye West says he’s done

tion operation,” continues Halperin, noting that the Kardashian family filled a void for the rapper. Halperin adds that Kanye “had other reasons for joining the sideshow: He wanted children and had been dogged for years by spurious allegations that he was either gay or bisexual. The marriage certainly boosted the [Kardashians’ TV] ratings once again. Not that all is well: Sources say the pair now fight like cats and dogs and both have been ‘rethinking their position.’ It looks as though it is a matter of time before they call it quits.”

It is. Kim won’t be blindsided when Kanye dumps her, either. “She’s known the marriage has been over for a long time,” says the Kardashian insider. (A rep for Kim denies the story.) In November 2014, she was even spotted taking a meeting with high- powered celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser. “But Kim was afraid to pull the trigger,” says the insider. “The last thing she wants is to suffer the humiliation of another failed marriage. This would be her third divorce! And Kanye has given her the status she’s always wanted in Hollywood, despite all his erratic behavior and disturbing Twitter rants. There is absolutely no way Kim would have married Kanye if there wasn’t something in it for her. She is a very shrewd businesswoman, just like Kris.”

She is so cunning, she even refuses to financially bail out Kanye, who’s $53 million in debt. “It’s pushed him over the edge,” says a Kardashian source. “There is no reason why Kim shouldn’t be able to assist Kanye. But she keeps her wealth all to herself. Everything is separate with them.” A source who knows Kim and Kanye echoes that sentiment in Halperin’s book, telling the author, “They got married with some sort of agreement to have kids together but to lead separate lives.”

They haven’t even lived together since they married. “They bought a house in Bel Air but immediately started to renovate it and moved into Kris’ house,” says

This illusion of Kim and Kanye’s happy marriage is as fake as Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” — A KARDASHIAN INSIDER

the Kardashian insider. “But Kanye never stayed there. He would stay at his house in the Hollywood Hills. Then they bought another house, in Hidden Hills, but they also didn’t move into that. They decided to renovate that house, too.”

It’s led to nonstop fighting. “Kanye can’t make up his mind about anything and keeps changing everything,” says the Kardashian insider. “The fights over that house have been epic because they can’t agree on anything. Kanye likes a very modern, sleek look, and Kim is more into shabby chic. The master bedroom was completely finished, but Kanye decided he didn’t like the stain used on the floor, so everything had to be ripped out.” Their latest addition? “Now they’re building a backyard lake,” adds the Kardashian source. “It’s truly ridiculous, especially since there is no marriage. It’s obvious to their friends that all the work — on both houses — is really just a distraction and an excuse not to live alone together.”

While Kanye is readying to dump Kim, she is distancing herself from him more than ever. “The family brand has been hurt by him with his crazy rants on social media,” claims the Kardashian insider. “Getting in the public spat with [ his sister-in-law] Kylie over an endorsement deal [with Puma] was the nail in the coffin for Kim. Kanye constantly reminds Kim that without him she wouldn’t have been accepted in the fashion world, and that makes her so angry. After Kim got out of the disastrous marriage and divorce with Kris, she knew Kanye would be able to take her to the next level for her career. But now he’s a liability.”

Kim can’t take how Kanye has been harping on her weight, and thinks his comments are cruel taunts. “It’s been a sore spot ever since Saint’s birth [in December],” says the Kardashian insider. “He doesn’t think she’s losing the baby weight fast enough. Kim is trying hard but blames it on the stress — which is mostly brought on by Kanye. He keeps reminding her that [ Vogue editor] Anna Wintour’s Met Gala is coming up the first week of May. Kim has said that if she hasn’t lost the weight by then, she won’t go.”

It’s their second anniversary just three weeks after the Met Gala, and then they will be done. “Kanye not only wants to end the marriage,” says the source close to the feuding couple, “but he plans on going for custody of their two children. He wants to take them to Paris, where he has a home, for half the year. He’s told Kim as much, too, and even said he has enough dirt on her to ensure the legal system would be lenient toward him when it came to custody.”

It’s going to get ugly. “Kanye knows all of Kim’s secrets, but she knows his, too,” says the source. “It’s ironic: They each went into this thinking they were going to get exactly what they wanted — and to an extent they did — but then it all backfired, big-time. His decision to dump her is going to sting. Kim has been humiliated many times in the past, but nothing will top this. I don’t know if she will ever recover from it.” ◼