Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were ‘living apart after being at each other’s throats’

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were reportedly ‘living apart’, having been ‘at each other’s throats’ for months during lockdown.

The rapper, 43, is hiding out in a bunker at his ranch in Wyoming with some select friends, amid sources claiming he has lost trust in his wife, 39.

Concern has grown over Kanye’s mental health after he launched his election campaign on Sunday, where he revealed the couple had wanted to abort their daughter North, seven.  

Two days later, Kanye sensationally claimed he has been ‘trying to get divorced’ from Kim since she met his fellow rapper Meek Mill at the Waldorf Hotel.  

The couple, who wed in 2014 and have four children, were said to be living at opposite ends of their LA compound due to rising tensions, before Kanye moved to their family home in Wyoming.

A source told The Sun: ‘Since lockdown they’ve had daily bust-ups over literally everything. But mainly about the kids, their future, and the different directions they’re going in. 

‘They’ve barely had a functioning marriage for the last year and Kim has been finding living with him too difficult.

‘He’s very demanding and always obsessed with one of his schemes — she’s exhausted. They live totally separate lives now.’

The insider added the rapper is ‘paranoid and convinced’ he needs protection from Kim and her mother Kris Jenner.   

MailOnline has contacted Kim and Kanye’s representatives for comment. 

Kanye has been open about his struggle with bipolar disorder and, in 2016, he spent time in hospital after a ‘psychiatric emergency’ that forced him to cancel 21 concert dates. 

In his latest rambling Twitter outburst, Kanye said Kim was ‘out of line’ to meet Meek Mill to talk about ‘prison reform’ and blasted her mother Kris Jenner as ‘Kris Jong-Un’ while accusing the pair of ‘white supremacy’. 

The Stronger hitmaker also repeated his claim his wife and mother-in-law had ‘tried to fly in with two doctors’ to have him hospitalised.

The late-night tweets were deleted barely half an hour after they were posted, after West signed off his tweets as coming from ‘the future president’.

The rapper announced he was running for president on July 4 and held his first campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday but as yet, has not mounted a full campaign.  

He questioned whether he should postpone his controversial run on the Oval Office until 2024 in a tweet late Tuesday night in which he also shared a confusing look at his ‘2020 Vision’. 

‘#2020vision or maybe ’24,’ he wrote alongside a picture of a piece of paper in his trademark orange, listing what appears to be the tracklist for his upcoming album.

‘I guess all black people supposed to vote on Biden? Y’all want me to run on nah???’ the rapper then asked.   

Page Six reports that friends fear the marriage may not survive West’s recent frightening behaviour, as he welcomes other celebrities to the ranch but continues to avoid his wife.     

Earlier on Tuesday, Kanye heaped praise on his comedian friend Dave Chappelle for flying to Wyoming to visit him as sources claim his wife Kim is ‘completely devastated’ that he accused her of trying to get him locked up. 

Kanye tweeted: ‘Thank you Dave for hopping on a jet to come see me doing well. Dave you are a god send and a true friend. All love.’ 

However, the family has been unable to reach Kanye after he retreated to his multi-million-dollar Wyoming ranch and has allowed only people he trusts to join.