Amid Divorce With Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Legally Changes His Name To 'Ye'

Kanye had previously expressed interest in changing his name to 'Ye'. In a 2018 tweet, he said, "The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE."

Kanye West Legally Changes His Name To 'Ye'

American rapper Kanye West has filed papers to change his name to 'Ye'. The 44-year-old rapper was born Kanye Omari West, but he filed the legal paperwork for the new name on Tuesday, according to docements obtained by HollywoodLife.

Kanye had previously expressed interest in changing his name to 'Ye'. In a 2018 tweet, he said, "The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE."

Kanye's four children — North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2 — and ex-wife Kim Kardashian all share 'West' as their surname, so if Kanye gets his wish, he'll no longer share his last name with them.

Meanwhile, the rapper and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian are maintaining a "friendly relationship" amid their ongoing divorce, which Kim had filed for back in February.

A source recently revealed to People magazine, that though the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star has been supporting her ex's work as he prepares to release his latest studio album 'Donda' but the pair are not getting back together.

Back in February, Kim Kardashian had filed for divorce from the rapper, after being married for about seven years.

The beauty mogul, over the past several weeks, has been bringing her kids along to West's album listening parties, a third of which is set to take place on Thursday, August 26 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

With inputs from IANS