Kim Kardashian Says She Will No Longer Be the ‘Cleanup Crew’ For Kanye West and His Outbursts

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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City.
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Kim Kardashian claims she no longer has the energy to be the ‘cleanup crew’ for Kanye West and it’s speaking volumes. The star got candid on a new episode of The Kardashians and its getting a lot of attention. 

For the last part of the decade, Grammy-winning rapper and designer Kanye West has become a defined superstar persona known for his problematic antics. And SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian is saying she no longer has the energy to defend her former husband for the things he does. 

In the latest episode of the hit Hulu series The Kardashians, fans see the superstar, who divorced Kanye West back in 2021 after seven years of marriage, vent to her mother Kris Jenner about her stress and frustration claiming she is the ‘cleanup crew.’ The model and reality star claimed she felt so much hurt around her ex-husband’s conspiratorial claims about her family and even some of the remarks he’s made in to the press.

Kanye West (L) and Kim Kardashian attend the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 04: Kanye West (L) and Kim Kardashian attend the “China: Through The Looking Glass” Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

The May 25th episode picks up where the premiere left off with Kim Kardashian claiming “Even how he looks so down on me for my sex tape, brings it up all over town, all over the media. Like, thanks for reminding people once again.”

But the star didn’t stop there. The mom of four children she shares with the rapper went on to say how some of his public stunts have caused her too much stress.

Kim went on to say  “All of his shenanigans is gonna be far more damaging to the kids one day than my tape will ever be, and I have to sit here and not say anything, ever, because I know one day my kids will appreciate that. And I know that is the best thing for them.”

Kim Kardashian attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Kim Kardashian attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Kanye and Kim share their four children including North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm with their youngest being four years old. The SKIMS mogul is set to star in the latest installment of American Horror Story, but admits that protecting her children is her biggest concern these days.

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Kardashian later mentions in the episode, “I still feel the need to not talk about it and protect it from my kids and I always will feel that way, but God, if people knew … I just would never do that to my kids. It just is really crazy.”

In the past, West has praised Hitler and even revealed intimate details about his marriage to crowds at political rallies. The rapper has kept his family in the headlines while also muddying his reputation and credibility, as some would say.

Kim also expressed in the episode, “Sometimes I feel like if he were to hit rock bottom, that’s his journey that he needs to figure out on his own. I used to run around and call everyone behind his back, and be like, ‘It’s gonna be OK, it’s gonna be OK, don’t worry. Just give him another chance.”

But in the end, it seems like Kim will not be giving Kanye another chance these days as she’s had enough. Between the constant questions about her ex-husband when he’s in the news cycle to even protecting their children from his stunts, she claims she is done. 

In this handout photo provided by Forum Photos, Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend the Travis Scott Astroworld Tour at The Forum on December 19, 2018 in Inglewood, California.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 19: In this handout photo provided by Forum Photos, Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend the Travis Scott Astroworld Tour at The Forum on December 19, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Forum Photos via Getty Images)

Kim mentions boldly in the Hulu series, “ “I used to spend hours and hours and hours of my day to be the cleanup crew. I just don’t have that energy.”

When asked if her children were aware of all of the drama around their father, Kim mentions how she limits the kids from seeing a lot of the news and gossip online as its talked about enough within the family. 

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Kim Kardashian and North West poses for a photo in Game Six of the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs between Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 12, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 12: Kim Kardashian and North West poses for a photo in Game Six of the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs between Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 12, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images)

Kim closes out her thoughts on the drama stating, I’m the one being accused of so many things and being blamed for so many things and it’s really hurtful and it sucks. But, I can control how I react and I can control if I’m a mess, [and] then my kids will see that … I really do believe in my soul that one day, my kids will appreciate my silence, my understanding and my grace, and I will try my hardest to keep it together at all times.”

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