Judge to rule Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Ye, making her officially single
Kim Kardashian’s longtime divorce battle with Ye will soon come to an end.
A judge said he will rule Wednesday that the two celebrities are divorced, making Kardashian officially single, The Associated Press reported.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Steve Cochran ordered the attorneys for both sides to finalize the paperwork ending the marriage before he declares her single. The former couple still has to come to an agreement for the custody of their children and property.
The two had been battling over their four children: North, 8; Saint, 6; Chicago, 4; and Psalm, 2, with West claiming that his children were being kept from him, BuzzFeed reported.
Kardashian has denied the allegations.
Among the paperwork was a legal name change for Ye, who was formerly known as Kanye West.
Last month, Ye challenged Kardashian’s request to be declared single, but said recently and that he would do what he could to make the divorce process move faster, according to BuzzFeed News
He told the gossip site, Hollywood Unlocked, that “I’ve asked my team to expedite the dissolution of my marriage to Kim so I can put my entire attention into our beautiful children.”
Kardashian, who filed for the divorce more than a year ago, attended the hearing via a video call, TMZ reported. Ye did not attend in any form, the AP reported.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 06: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13: TV personality Kim Kardashian attends the Vera Wang Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on September 13, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 24: Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2012 amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Du Cap on May 24, 2012 in Cap D’Antibes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 06: Kim Kardashian poses at the Pegah Fall 2007 fashion show in The Showroom during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park February 6, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images for IMG)
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 11: Kim Kardashian presents the award for Best Song onstage at the MTV EMA’s 2012 at Festhalle Frankfurt on November 11, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for MTV)
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 21: Kim Kardashian attends a party for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter’s release of his newest album "Kingdom Come" hosted by GQ and ROCAWEAR at Area on November 21, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 24: TV personality Kim Kardashian speaks onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 25: Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Tao Nightclub at The Venetian Las Vegas to celebrate her 34th birthday on October 25, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 06: Kim Kardashian and friends pose in the lobby during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2007 February 6, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images for IMG)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 04: Kim Kardashian poses backstage at the Nicole Romano Fall 2007 fashion show at Capitale during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week February 4, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 07: Socialite Kim Kardashian attends the 4th Annual Hollywood Style Awards at the Pacific Design Center on October 7, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 21: Kim Kardashian attends the Belle Noel jewelry collection launch at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street Store on September 21, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JUNE 2: Kimberly Kardashian arrives at the International Launch of Dom Perignon Rose Vintage 1996 Champagne by Karl Lagerfeld on June 2, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Actress Kim Kardashian and her family attend the 34th Annual People’s Choice Awards Nominations Announcements and Party at the Area Nightclub on November 8, 2007 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS – JUNE 16: (L-R) Carla DiBello, socialite Kim Kardashian, and actress Caroline D’Amore arrive at the fourth anniversary party for Vegas Magazine on the closing night of the CineVegas film festival at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino June 16, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CineVegas)
LOS ANGELES – OCTOBER 25: TV personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the premiere of "Somebody Help Me" at the Chinese Theatre on October 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 26: Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Tao Nightclub at The Venetian Las Vegas to celebrate her 33rd birthday on October 26, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 19: Kim Kardashian celebrates the launch of her weight management product ‘QuickTrim’ at Westfield on May 19, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
MIAMI BEACH, FL – JULY 13: Kim Kardashian interviewed at the Becca swimwear fashion show during "Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Miami Swim" in the Oasis tent at the Raleigh Hotel on July 13, 2007 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images for Becca)
HOLLYWOOD – OCTOBER 18: Celebrity stylist Kim Kardashian arrives at the Rock & Republic Spring Collection Party on October 18, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 24: Kim Kardashian West attends Variety’s Power of Women New York presented by Lifetime at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Variety)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 24: TV personality Kim Kardashian attends the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at West Hollywood Park on February 24, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for EJAF)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08: Recording Artist Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
MIAMI BEACH, FL – JULY 13: Socialite’s Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian attend the Ashley Paige swimwear fashion show during "Mercedes Benz Fashion Week: Miami Swim" in the Cabana Grande tent at the Raleigh Hotel on July 13, 2007 in Miami Beach. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images for Ashley Paige)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Robert, Kris, Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian arrive at Kim Kardashian’s Birthday Party at Les Deux on October 21, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
CERRITOS, CA – SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) TV personalities Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian attend an in-store appearance for the Kardashian Kollection at Sears on September 18, 2011 in Cerritos, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 18: Kim Kardashian West at her first-ever KKW Beauty and Fragrance pop-up opening at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles on June 20th, 2018 (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for ABA)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 02: Kim Kardashian (L) and Kanye West attend the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 12: TV personalities Kim Kardashian West (L) and Kourtney Kardashian attend the premiere of Open Road Films’ "The Promise" at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 12, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – JUNE 10: Media personality Kim Kardashian poses for a photo backstage at the 2010 Fifi Awards at the New York State Armory on June 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 09: Kim Kardashian West attends Tiffany & Co. Celebrates 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection, THE FOUR SEASONS OF TIFFANY at Studio 525 on October 9, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: Kim Kardashian attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 27: Kim Kardashian attends 2nd Annual Midori Green Halloween Party at Avenue on October 27, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 16: TV Personality Kim Kardashian attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Singer Kayne West and TV personality Kim Kardashian attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 04: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Variety)
Here are some memorable moments from rapper Kanye West’s life in the public eye.
2002: Roca-Wear and Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash (left) and rap artist Kanye West arrive for a party promoting Dash’s clothing line August 15, 2002, in New York City.
2003: Issac Hayes (left) and Kanye West attend the Artist Empowerment Coalition’s Grammy Sunday Brunch February 23, 2003, at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City.
2004: Kanye West and his mother attend the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards at the American Airlines Arena on August 29, 2004, in Miami.
2005: Kanye West poses backstage with his awards for "Best Rap Album," "Best Rap Song" and "Best R&B Song" during the 47th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 13, 2005, in Los Angeles.
2006: Singer Kanye West and his bikini-clad entourage arrive at The Brit Awards 2006 with MasterCard at Earls Court 1 on February 15, 2006, in London.
2007: Rappers 50 Cent, Kanye West, P. Diddy and Jay-Z perform onstage during Screamfest ’07 at Madison Square Garden on August 22, 2007, in New York City.
2008: R&B musician Kanye West performs on stage at the Melbourne stop of the Good Vibrations Festival 2008 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on February 9, 2008, in Melbourne, Australia.
2009: Kanye West (left) jumps onstage after Taylor Swift (center) won the "Best Female Video" award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009, in New York City.
2010: Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the Givenchy Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture S/S 2010 on January 26, 2010, in Paris.
2011: Kanye West performs during the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 9, 2011, in New York City.
2012: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West talk from their courtside seats before the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2013: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013, in New York City.
2014: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014, in New York City.
2015: Recording artists Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kanye West and TV personality Kim Kardashian attend the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Kanye West and Kris Jenner attend the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2016/2017 on March 6, 2016, in Paris.
2016: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City.
2018: U.S. President Donald Trump hugs rapper Kanye West during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on October 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
2019: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City.
2020: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.
2021: Kanye West is seen at the "DONDA by Kanye West" listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021, in Atlanta.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 26: Kanye West speaks onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)
