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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in New York (Picture from May 2019)
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US reality star Kim Kardashian wants to separate from rapper Kanye West after seven years of marriage.
The divorce petition was received by the Superior Court in Los Angeles on Friday, an employee of the court told the dpa news agency.
Kardashian's spokeswoman, Christy Welder, had previously confirmed to the US newspaper USA Today that the application had been made.
Fox News television reported that Kardashian's lawyer Laura Wasser had submitted the divorce papers to the relevant authorities.
The Hollywood magazine "Variety" had also cited court sources that confirmed the filing of the documents on Friday.
Rumors of crisis and marriage counseling
At the beginning of January, US media had already reported the separation of the Kardashians and Wests.
Accordingly, the two underwent marriage counseling.
Kardashian, 40, and West, 43, got married in May 2014.
They have four children: seven-year-old North, five-year-old Saint, three-year-old Chicago, and almost two-year-old Psalm.
In the past few years there had been repeated rumors of crises in the couple's marriage.
In the past few months, West is said to have lived in the US state of Wyoming, but his wife and children in California.
Kardashian is known from the reality TV series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and has a huge following in the online networks.
In addition to being a rapper and music producer, West is also successful as an entrepreneur and has been involved in the fashion industry for years.
Most recently, he ran for the US presidential election, but only got just under 60,000 votes.
West claims to have bipolar disorder.
People with bipolar disorder experience extreme mood swings.
You experience both manic phases of euphoric mood and deep depression.
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