Kim Kardashian has given a surprising update regarding her relationship with ex-husband Kanye West, as the two navigate their co-parenting relationship with the former couple’s four children.
Months after publicly admitting that her relationship with West was strained, Kim shared a positive update on the two’s current situation.
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Kim opened up about her relationship with Kanye West in an interview with her sister
According to Us Weekly, during the Wednesday, January 21, episode of Khloé Kardashian’s podcast, “Khloe In Wonderland,” the SKIMS founder revealed that she’s happy that things have changed in her co-parenting journey with West.
“You and Ye really bonded over North’s production,” Khloe told her older sister. “You’re in a much better place now because of this.” »
Kim then opened up about how things were going for the exes and how their daughter, North West, was a big part of it.
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“Yeah, I’m a very empathetic person. I mean, at the end of the day, we’re still family,” the reality star said. “I always see things that way, no matter what’s going on. There are times when I have to be super protective, and there are times where, at any moment, I would love this relationship. I’ve always said that.”
“The music side and producing, that’s not my thing, and bonding with her dad is her thing,” Kim said of her 12-year-old daughter’s foray into the music world.
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“Even while making things up, we have to communicate how North is moving through this world and all of these opportunities that are coming her way. It’s really important to filter that and respect her opinion on things that are happening with her kids,” she added. “I think it’s important for kids. You just kind of have to put all the other things aside.”
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Kim revealed she raises her young children differently
Some have openly criticized Kim’s perceived leniency in parenting North, but she told Khloe that she is much stricter when it comes to her youngest children, Chicago, Psalm, 8, and 6, than she is with North and 10-year-old Saint.
“I treat my two older children a little [differently]. I have stricter rules for my two little kids,” Kim noted. “So my two older kids have devices [and] my two grandchildren do not. It’s interesting [because[ your first kid [or] your first two children, they grow up without or [you are] figure it all out together and then you learn and you realize maybe you want to do things differently.
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The mogul also praised her dynamic with her children and their “great relationship” during the podcast. “They love me, they respect me [and] they are great. Every child has, you know, phases and experiences moments of growth and learning.
Kim previously shared her struggles of co-parenting with Kanye in 2025
In an October 2025 interview on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Kim gave a detailed account of her then-strained co-parenting relationship with West.
“Look, it’s not easy, no matter what, to co-parent with anyone. I think the only thing that intrigues me is that there’s this narrative that I’m keeping the kids away from him,” Kim said, according to TODAY. “I’ve never done that once.
She then expressed her frustration with the narrative that she is deliberately keeping their children away from West.
“There were so many times where I was like, ‘Ah, I just want to show all these texts. What are you talking about?’ For example, we just haven’t heard from (Ye). I beg them to go hang out or things like that.”
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Kim explained that she felt blindsided by West’s social media rants about their co-parenting relationship when she felt like things were positive between them.
“It’s more of a narrative that, I think everything’s fine, we’re living our lives, and then I wake up and there are all these tweets about how I kidnapped the kids,” Kim said at the time. “And I’m like, it’s not a kidnapping, it’s a divorce, you know? We can all still be in each other’s lives and have a group dinner.”
North released a preview of his new music produced by his father
On Thursday, January 16, North posted a clip of his song “Piercing On My Hand (Ye Version”) on Instagram, per PEOPLE.
In the song, North talks about her two dermal hand piercings which have been the center of much debate on social media, with critics saying the 12-year-old is too young for body modifications.
“Piercing on my hand, other bands holding,” North raps on the song’s first verse. “No friends, just filter, you won’t understand.”
“All my friends are hits, you know I’m not lazy/You’re so mad because I’m so mainstream,” she says as the song continues. “I’m not sure I’m crazy/I want more piercings and tattoos/I love blue hair, put it in braids/Turn the music up high/I want about a hundred thousand racks.”
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Kim has been busy with her acting career
In addition to the Hulu reality series “The Kardashians,” Kim has devoted her efforts to other television projects, such as the streaming service’s legal drama “All’s Fair.” The series was renewed for a second season despite universally scathing reviews.
In December 2025, Netflix announced that Kim would star in the upcoming comedy “The Fifth Wheel,” which will be directed by “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria.
