Over the past few days, People Magazine and Us Weekly have had competing stories about the Kimye marriage. I believed that people deep within the Kardashian camp – perhaps even Kris Jenner – were leaking stories about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marriage for the past few weeks, but the competing narratives have sort of fallen off a cliff and now I don’t know what to believe. People Mag’s story has sources saying things like “Kanye and Kim had a stressful few months. It’s been a tense time.” Tense is an understatement. Kim is also described as “the dutiful, responsible, loving spouse that one would expect.” And sources insist that Kanye is doing better, that he has a lot of people around him, supporting him, and that he has seen North and Saint since he returned home. But Us Weekly says there are bigger issues going on and that Kim “wants a divorce.”

Kim Kardashian is considering a new story line for 2017. Two and a half years after she and Kanye West wed in a multimillion-dollar affair at a 16th century Italian fortress, “she wants a divorce,” a Kardashian friend claims in the new issue of Us Weekly. Previously married to record producer Damon Thomas and basketball pro Kris Humphries, the 36-year-old isn’t rushing to file papers just yet, adds the pal, but she is planning her next steps.

“It will take some time before she can do anything,” claims the friend, alleging that she’s trying to build a case for full custody of kids North, 3, and Saint, 12 months, “but she doesn’t want to stay married.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is already distancing herself from the “Fade” rapper, 39. Since his November 30 release from UCLA Medical Center’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital — following a nine-day stay for what his physician Michael Farzam dubbed an episode of “temporary psychosis” — West has been receiving outpatient treatment at an L.A.-area rental, multiple sources tell Us. Kardashian, who has remained with the children at their 9,000-square-foot spread in L.A.’s Bel Air, “is being very protective and doesn’t want Kanye around the kids right now,” explains the friend.

The Kardashian friend says she won’t make any decisions until West is fully recovered. Until then, adds the pal, “she’s being a supportive wife.” And the reality star — who has been in self-imposed seclusion since being robbed in Paris October 3 — is happy the musician is on the mend. “She cares about Kanye and feels relieved he’s getting the help he needs,” continues the friend, “but she’s felt trapped for a while.”

[From Us Weekly]

Basically, they’re making it sound like Kim has already decided to file for divorce once Kanye gets back on his feet. There’s a PR angle to that too – Kim would look so bad if she “abandoned” her husband when he was struggling with mental health issues so publicly. Of course, she’s going to be villainized no matter what, all you have to do is look at the pretzel logic people used to attack Kim for being the victim of an armed robbery. My guess is that Kim probably has considered divorce, but I also think she probably just wants time to breathe, to reassess, and to figure out her next steps after a horrendous few months.

Also: since Us Weekly published their story, “sources” have gone to TMZ and People Mag to say that divorce is not on the table in any way.

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