Kim Kardashian is speaking out today about the drama
surrounding her husband, Kanye West.
Her statement comes after West went on yet
another Twitter rant in which, among other things,
he claimed that he was trying to get a divorce.
Jim Moret has more.
Kim Kardashian is breaking her silence
on Kanye West's public meltdown.
(mumbling)
"As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder.
"Anyone who has this or has a loved one
"in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated
"and painful it is to understand."
The reality star writes on Instagram.
Kim goes on to call Kanye
a "brilliant but complicated person who on top
"of the pressures of being an artist and a black man
"who experienced the painful loss of his mother,
"and has to deal with
"the pressure and isolation that is heightened
"by his bi-polar disorder."
Kim's public statement of support comes after
another bizarre tweet storm overnight,
in which Kanye declares, "I been trying to get divorced
"since Kim met with Meek at the Waldorf
"for 'prison reform,'" referring to a meeting she had
with the rapper, Meek Mill.
Kanye also continued to insist that his wife's family
was trying to have him committed.
"They tried to fly in with two doctors to 51/50 me."
What's a 51/50?
It's a California law under which a man or a woman can be
involuntarily hospitalized for 72 hours
if they appear to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Here at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,
Britney Spears was held on a 51/50
after her infamous meltdown in 2008.
Most of the time anyone who's going in
on that is in a crisis place and they need medication.
So they'll be medicated and probably sedated
for at least a day or two.
