Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's marriage reportedly hit a fork in the road in 2018, when the Yeezy singer said that four centuries of slavery "sounds like a choice".
On Firday, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage, TMZ reported, with their sources adding that it is an amicable split.
Now, a US Weekly source has claimed: "The turning point in Kim and Kanye’s marriage was when he said that slavery was a choice.
"They went through a really rough patch in the aftermath of that. Kim was completely mortified by Kanye’s ridiculous and outrageous comments. It took a lot for them to move past it, but they were able to eventually."
"But when Kanye told the world that he and Kim had discussed aborting North, it was the breaking point in their marriage," the Us Weekly insider continued.
"There was no turning back for Kim after that. She was able to brush off things that he said for shock value in the past, but she was in over her head as soon as he brought their children into it.
"[Kim] thought it was utterly unacceptable and freaked out over the thought of North one day reading about it. From there, they were never able to get back to the place they were once in."
Back in 2018, Kanye was roundly criticised after giving an interview to TMZ. He said: "When you hear about slavery for 400 years - for 400 years? That sound like a choice. Like you was there for 400 years and it's all o' y'all? You know like, it's like we're mentally imprisoned."
As part of the divorce settlement, Kim wants legal and physical custody of their four children, with sources telling the news outlet that Kanye is happy with this arrangement and is committed to co-parenting his children with Kim.
The couple has a prenup which neither party is contesting, and sources have told TMZ that they are close to reaching an agreement about their property.
Per Buzzfeed News, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Superior Court stated that the divorce documents were filed on Friday (February 19), and that they did not list a date of separation; instead, it is registered as to be determined.
The papers were filed by celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasserdo, after Page Six reported last month that Kim had hired her.