Kanye West had to ‘fight’ Kim Kardashian on co-parenting: ‘Men’s voices matter’
Kanye West claims he had to “fight” ex-wife Kim Kardashian in order for his voice to be heard in their co-parenting relationship.
“I’m their dad. It has to be co-parenting,” he said in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Thursday. “It’s not up to only the woman. Like, men have a choice also. Men’s voices matter.”
The “Gold Digger” rapper, 45, also added that he has a “right to have a voice” when it comes to making decisions about the four children he shares with Kardashian, 41, and he often uses his social media pages to express his opinions.
“As a dad and as a Christian … I have a right to have a voice on what my kids are wearing, what they’re watching, what they’re eating,” West said of his infamous Twitter and Instagram rants — some of which talked smack about the Kardashians.
“I have a platform where I get to say what so many dads can’t say out loud.”
West also compared his long-term partnerships — and now fallouts — with Gap and Adidas to what was happening at home with his family.
“It was all kind of a disregard for the voice of something that I co-created,” he explained. “I co-created the children. I co-created the product at Adidas. I co-created the product at Gap. And there’s a parallel. And the parallel does touch on discrimination.”
But despite his defense of his social media tirades, West still offered a public apology to the SKIMS founder for any “stress” he may have caused amid their highly publicized split.
“This is the mother of my children, and I apologize for any stress that I have caused, even in my frustration, because God calls me to be stronger,” the Yeezy designer said.
“I need this person to be less stressed and of the best, sound mind,” he added. “And as calm as possible to be able to raise those children at the end of the day.”
Kardashian filed for divorce from West in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage. The former couple, who were declared legally single in March of this year, share four children: North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3.
West also reiterated that he “absolutely” still wants his children to attend his private Christian school, Donda Academy.
Earlier this month, West shared alleged text messages between him and Kardashian in which he told her about his “idea” for the kids to spend three days at their current Los Angeles school and two days at Donda Academy, or vice versa.
Kardashian has yet to publicly share her thoughts about the kids’ schooling.
West, who previously admitted that Kardashian raises their kids “80 percent” of the time, recently sparked dating rumors with former Victoria’s Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel. Kardashian is currently single after calling it quits with comedian Pete Davidson last month.
