Kanye West – rapper and ex of Kim Kardashian – is apparently quietly dating Irina Shayk – the model and ex of Bradley Cooper - seem to have confirmed rumours of a romance. The speculation started on the iconic anonymous tip Instagram account DeuxMoi, and now new pictures have given the claims credence.
We’ve done some detective work worthy of Miss Marple. Let’s look through the evidence.
Exhibit A
In 2010, Kanye West released his music video for his song Power, featuring Dwele. The music video showed him surrounded by beautiful women, in floating robes, some with horns. It was a very Greek god vibe. And who were these women? Jessica White, Diandra Forrest and… Irina Shayk.
Exhibit B
Also in 2010, Kanye released Calvin Klein Denim Flow. The lyrics included a rundown of the beautiful women whose acquaintance he’d like to make. Irina made the cut: ‘I wanna see Irina Shayk next to Doutzen,’ the lyrics read.
Exhibit C
On April 26th, Irina was seen in New York wearing a T-shirt featuring DMX, the late rapper. The garment was designed in collaboration with Kanye and Balenciaga.
Exhibit D
On Monday May 24th, Deux Moi posted a tip from a source stating that Kanye and Irina were ‘dating’. This caused a second source to interject, stating that while Kanye may have tried ‘courting’ Irina, they were just friends. But this caused a reply – it is unknown if this was the original source or a new, third one – saying that they were ‘definitely dating.’
Exhibit E
A source has told The Sun that Kim 'doesn't buy into the Irina rumours at all. To her, it's some attention seeking no one who tried to piggy back some clout off their wedding anniversary.
'She's not bothered at all about it, no one in her circle appears to care or believe it. Even if it is true, I doubt she'll even be upset at this point.'
Exhibit F
New photos published on MailOnlineshow the pair together in Provence, France. this week. They are staying at Villa La Coste. Seems pretty conclusive now, no?
Exhibit G
Page Six has this week added an interesting addition to the mix: they quote a source who says that 'Kanye was with Irina briefly before Kim. He had pursued her a long time ago.' Since he went public with Kim in 2012, this would mean that the claims date back more than ten years.
Is there anything beyond hearsay and circumstantial evidence? No. If we had a judge, then he or she would be throwing the case out of court. But we're keeping our eyes open.
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Keeping Up with the Kardashian fights
1 of 14Kourtney vs Kim
In March, Kim and Kourtney had a physical fight and to be honest we're not surprised. Tension has been building between the pair for quite some time and Kourt even confessed that she's stepping back from the reality show - before everyone else did.
2 of 14Khloe vs Kim
Remember when Khloe shut the door on Kim when she was trying to get into the apartment and then Kim came out with the famous line, 'don't be f—king rude' before hitting her with her bag? Iconic.
3 of 14Kim and Kris vs Rob
Throwback to when Kim was dating (and then went on to marry) Kris Humphries. Well, one of the stand-out moments from their relationship was the whole diamond earring incident but during that same holiday, remember when Kim and Kris argued with Rob Kardashian? After the siblings exchanged words, Kris stepped in to defend Kim but nobody was prepared for when Rob called her a 'wh-re'.
4 of 14Kylie vs Kendall
So Kylie and Kendall aren't full time cast members but whenever they're on screen they know how to make their mark. While the pair were getting ready at Kylie's house, Kendall wanted to borrow one of her sister's dresses and it's safe to say Ky wasn't having it. Kylie refused to lend her the dress and Kendall went on to call her 'the biggest f—king b-tch' and a 'c—t'. So much dramz.
5 of 14Kim vs Kourtney
Kim and Kourtney's row over North West and Penelope Disick's Candyland themed party went on for a few days but it reached its peak when they came to blows and almost called it off. While Kourtney was arguing it'll be too much sugar for the kids, Kim pointed out that was the whole theme of the party. Luckily they went ahead with it but the kids ended up being far too hyper… following all that candy.
6 of 14Scott vs the waiter
Scott has definitely had the best character development throughout the series. Remember the early series when he went wild with his partying? He punched the mirror in Miami and shoved money down the waiters throat? Everyone was embarrassed and of course, the following day he apologised.
7 of 14Scott vs Corey
This row still makes us cringe whenever we think about it. During dinner Kourtney revealed Penelope scratched her nanny on the face and it resulted in her quitting. Things were getting pretty heated between everyone but it certainly took a turn when Corey said if she was his child he would have given her a 'spanking for sure'. Oh boy...
8 of 14Kendall vs Caitlyn
It all kicked off when Caitlyn Jenner publicly announced she was going to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that Kendall was walking. Kendall put her foot down and admitted she was 'p-ssed' at her dad for taking the attention and went on to disinvite her. Awks.
9 of 14Kris vs the rest of the family
This will always be our funniest KUWTK episode. When the Kardashian sisters (and Kim's friend Larsa Pippen) were judging Kris for letting Rob stay in one of her houses, Kris put her foot down. She reminded them that she's supported them throughout all their 'sh-t' including Kim's short marriage –remember her classic, 'I'm married for 72 days, really that was normal? Iconique.
10 of 14Kim vs Kourtney
Kim is pretty savage during any argument but she went a step too far when she claimed Kourtney was the 'least interesting to look at' after her older sister was being difficult with the schedule for their annual Christmas card.
11 of 14Kourtney vs Jonathan Cheban
Throwback to Kourtney and Khloe take Miami (an iconic time, tbh). Jonathan should learn not to get involved in family fights. During the early days he defended Kim and ended up rowing with Kourtney. After Kourt told him "you're shoved so far up Kim's ass" and "You're such a f—king loser", he clapped back and said, "Scott's never going to marry you!" Kourt didn't take his jibe lightly and ended up slapping him around the face.
12 of 14Kendall vs Kris
The Kardashians Christmas party is one we would LOVE to go to but in 2018 things got a little awkward when Kendall wanted her dad Caitlyn to attend but Kris wasn't keen. After Kris pointed out that it could be awkward because of all the drama from Caitlyn's book, Kendall made it clear she wanted her dad there.
13 of 14Kim and Jonathan vs Khloe and Malika
While the Kardashians were on holiday, things got awkward when Jonathan Cheban told Malika Haaq that he got a bigger room because his best friend Kim is more famous than her best pal Khloe. When they all confronted each other, Kim told Khloe and Malika that she thought they had "an inferiority complex". Riiiight.
14 of 14Kendall vs Rob
When Rob started dating Blac Chyna it was awkward for the entire family but things took a turn when he gave her an iPad… that Kendall gave him for HIS birthday. To top it all off, Kendall found out through Instagram.