Kanye West launches bizarre defence over posting spree in Kim Kardashian divorce

Kanye West has made a new move in his divorce battle with Kim Kardashian, giving a strange excuse for his explosive social media posts about her.

Kanye West claims his estranged wife Kim Kardashian can’t prove he wrote the scathing social media posts about her and boyfriend Pete Davidson, therefore it can’t be used as evidence in their messy divorce battle.

According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, West’s lawyer say the messages are hearsay and inadmissable in court.

“Kim claims she read something online allegedly by Kanye and characterizes (sic) the posts in her declaration as misinformation,” the documents state. “Kim needed to offer the social media posts into evidence, and show that the posts were written by Kanye.”

The argument seems odd, as earlier this month West, 44, wrote that he was taking “accountability” for his social media rants about Kardashian, 41.

Kanye has posted a string of explosive revelations about Kim. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

“I know sharing screen shots was jarring and came off as harassing Kim,” he wrote. “I take accountability. I’m still learning in real time. I don’t have all the answers. To be good leader is to be a good listener.”

He also apologised for his use of all caps in the since-deleted posts, acknowledging that it makes people “feel like I’m screaming at them.”

Last week, Kardashian begged a judge to sign off on her divorce papers, explaining that the Donda rapper’s posts were causing “emotional distress.”

“I very much desire to be divorced,” the Skims founder wrote. “Kanye has been putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private matters and co-parenting on social media, which has created emotional distress.”

Kim and Kanye, who share four children together, are in the middle of a nasty divorce. Picture: Gotham/GC Images

West has called out Kardashian for a host of things ranging from leaking her private texts, accusing her of kidnapping their 4-year-old daughter, Chicago, to blasting her for allowing their 8-year-old daughter, North, to be on TikTok.

He has also gone after Kardashian’s boyfriend SNL star Pete Davidson, threatening to “beat his ass” in a newly released song, calling him a “d – khead,” and bizarrely labelling him “Skete” in social media posts.

West, who is now on his third lawyer, has fought Kardashian’s request for a divorce.

The former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star filed for divorce from West in February 2021. They also share sons Saint, 6, and Psalm, 2.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission