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The meaning behind Kanye West’s “Blood on the Leaves” lynching tree photo at VMA performance

Miley Cyrus has succeeded in seriously distracting everyone with her twerks and grinds, and tongue action (just to mention a few of the things) at the VMAs Sunday night, which is kind of sad because Kanye West’s simple, stripped down performance is being largely overlooked.

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VIDEO: Kanye West gives touching interview about his “joy” with Kim Kardashian and baby North

Kanye West stopped by Kris Jenner’s talk show this week to reveal how deeply he cares about girlfriend Kim Kardashian, and what she and their daughter mean to him. It’s emotional. It’s sweet, and it’s a very human moment.

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Kim Kardashian shares first post-baby blog, talks motherhood

Kim Kardashian welcomed her first child North with boyfriend Kanye West over a month ago. Since then, the professional socialite and baby North West have been in hiding — no red carpet events, no photo shoots, no pop ins on her mom’s new talk show, no trips to the grocery store… no public appearances at all. But earlier today Kim made a virtual appearance on her blog to thank fans for their support and talk about her recent journey into motherhood.

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Jay-Z and Beyonce bring Blue Ivy to meet North West, shower her with lavish gifts including a silver spoon

Jay-Z and Beyonce recently went to visit their friend Kanye West and meet his new baby girl North West — and they didn’t go empty-handed. The hip-hop power couple along with their own daughter Blue Ivy reportedly brought $7,500 worth of lavish gifts including designer shoes and a silver spoon!

Pictures of North West, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are brilliantly spoofed
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Pictures of North West, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are brilliantly spoofed

With a multimillion dollar tabloid deal hanging in the balance, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian won’t release a single Instagrammed photo of North until every offer is on the table. Until that point, the deprived public will just have to subsist on these spoof images from parody photographer, Alison Jackson.

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Why did Kim Kardashian and Kanye West name their daughter North West?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed their first daughter over a week ago and dropped millions of jaws when it was revealed they had chosen to name her North West. Sources close to Kimye are now speaking out and revealing why the couple decided on such a an unconventional name!

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s baby name revealed

It’s been almost a week since Kim Kardashian gave birth to her and Kany West’s baby daughter on June 15, and since that time the internet has run amok with speculation over what they would be naming the little girl destined to be the most talked about child on the planet in the coming year. Most everyone assumed that K & K would stick with the same first initial that they both possess, but according to birth records from Cedars-Sinai hospital the couple decided to take a different direction — literally!

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VIDEO Scott Disick in American Psycho remake for Kanye West’s Yeezus

New dad Kanye West has decided to involve his baby-momma’s family and best friend in the promotion of his other new baby, his latest album Yeezus. In the following wonderfully strange clip that loads up when you head to kanyewest.com you see Kim Kardashian’s BFF Jonathan Cheban and Kourtney Kardashian’s baby-daddy Scott Disick in a random shot-for-shot remake of an unforgettable scene from American Psycho. Huey Lewis and the News, meet Yeezus!

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Did Kanye West really cheat on Kim Kardashian with model Leyla Ghobadi?

The latest issue of Star Magazine features a cover story alleging that Kanye West cheated on Kim Kardashian while she was pregnant. 24-year-old Leyla Ghobadi says she met Kanye at July 2012 at a concert in Atlantic City, a concert that Kim Kardashian attended. Ghobadi claimed he saw her in the front row dancing to his song “Mercy,” and asked someone in his entourage to invite her backstage after the show.

Top 15 quotes from Kanye West’s New York Times interview

We’re only one week away from the release of Kanye West’s new album Yeezus, and in honor of what I’m sure Kanye would consider the most culturally significant event of the last 100 years, he talked with The New York Times reporter Jon Caramanica for several hours over three days at the Shangri-la Studio in Malibu. In the lengthy interview, Kanye’s famous ego seems only slightly tempered as he reflects on his career, his music, family, Kim Kardashian, and his undeniable awesomeness. Without worrying too much about context (rarely an issue with Kanye), I’ve compiled a list of my Top 15 quotes from the interview

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VIDEO Kim Kardashian reveals the sex of her baby!

Tonight’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians answered one of the biggest questions of the decade: What’s the sex of Kim Kardashian’s baby? On the episode Kim, sisters Khloe and Khourtney, and mom Kris Jenner all visit the doctor for an ultrasound and… I’ll let him tell you. Keep reading to watch the clip!

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Kanye West named his album “Yeezus:” most narcissistic thing ever?

Kanye West has already appeared on The Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns, and stolen Taylor Swift’s thunder in the middle of an award acceptance speech, so it’s not a surprise that he named his new album “Yeezus,” combining his nickname “Yeezy,” with “Jesus.”

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye want donations to charity instead of baby and wedding gifts, reportedly set a wedding date

In lieu of gifts for their inevitably spoiled baby, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are asking for donations to a Children’s Hospital. You’ve got to hand it to them, this is a thoughtful and classy move!

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PHOTO LYRICS Ray J to release Kim Kardashian single “I Hit It First”

Singer and Kim Kardashian sex tape co-star Ray J has taken a lack of subtlety to a whole new level with his new single about his relationship with Kim simply titled “I Hit It First.” Keep reading to see the cover art, read some of the very specific lyrics, and check out some potential response singles from Kanye West, Reggie Bush, and Kris Humphries!

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Kanye West reportedly wants to give his baby with Kim Kardashian punny name

Kanye West and his baby mama Kim Kardashian will welcome their first child this summer and while they’ve decided to keep the baby’s sex a secret, they are considering names. The Kardashians are known for their use of “K” names but from the sound of things, Kanye isn’t on board with taking that route. Instead, he’s focused on what will go best with his last name.

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Is Kris Humphries ‘legally’ the father of Kim K’s baby, according to California law?

There was some bru-ha-ha this week about the “legal” paternity of Kim Kardashian’s baby when TMZ noted that California law presumed a woman’s husband to be the father of her child. They went on to add that Kim and Kanye would have to provide “clear and convincing evidence” if Kris were to challenge them on that. Is this even really a concern?

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VIDEO Did Kanye drop the pregnancy news before Kim was ready?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have done their best to send the pop-culture universe of 2012 out with a big baby bang. As I reported earlier in the AM, Kanye leaked the news that Kim is pregnant with his baby while performing at a concert in Atlantic City last night. See the video of the moment that it looks like Kim and the Kardashian empire wasn’t ready for.

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Kanye West deposed in Kim Kardashian’s divorce from Kris Humphries

Can you believe that Kim Kardashian’s 72-day marriage to Kris Humpries is still going on? It’s been over a year since Kim originally filed for divorce and they’re still fighting it out in court. As if that weren’t ridiculous enough, Kim’s new boyfriend, Kanye West, is now being dragged into the messy dispute.

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Pal says Kim Kardashian wants to get engaged after divorce is finalized

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. This is apparently the marriage motto for Kim Kardashian as a source close to the star has told US that the reality mogul has serious plans with Kanye West once her divorce from Kris Humphries becomes finalized (yes, they’re still married).

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Kanye sex tape being shopped, “co-star” is 18-year-old married Kim K look-alike

We all know the old adage, “The couple that previously films themselves having sex with other random people and then has said footage sold to be spread on the internet together stays together.” Okay so maybe that’s not exactly how it goes but it’s how Kimye rolls apparently! See a big screen grab from the clip, an expert’s opinion on Kanye’s performance and how the 18-year-old self-described married young woman “co-star” is a dead ringer for Kim.

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Kanye West cancels VMA appearance because Kim Kardashian couldn’t be there

Those anxiously awaiting another earth shatteringly awkward moment from rapper Kanye West at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are going to have to wait another year because he has cancelled his appearance at the event due to the fact that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian won’t be able to make it. Wait, maybe this is his earth shatteringly awkward moment!

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VIDEO Kim Kardashian and Kanye West commercial for 2012 MTV VMAs (oh, and Kevin Hart)

The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are set to air Thursday, September 6 at 8/7c, and MTV has recruited the most famous new couple on the planet to help promote it. Check out this funny commercial starring love buddies Kim Kardashian and Kanye West along with this year’s VMA host, Kevin Hart! (It’s pretty funny.)

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VIDEOS Kanye West makes ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ debut in special Monday night episode

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have been dating since March, and yet fans of Keeping Up With The Kardashians have yet to see him on the show — until tonight! That’s right, E! is airing KUWTK on a special night as Kanye West makes his debut appearance with a song he wrote about falling in love with Kim! Keep reading to watch a couple preview clips and listen to Kanye’s Kimcentric song “Cold.”

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Oprah interview: Kim Kardashian is aware she’s famous because of a sex tape, is Kanye her fairytale?

In the second part of her interview with Oprah that Oprah herself described as “perfect,” Kim Kardashian talked about her relationship with Kanye West, and how she feels about fame and her image.

Watch Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby Trailer
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Watch Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby Trailer

Holiday Season 2012 will bring us Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as the title character (Leo also played Romeo in Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.)

Promo for the Kanye West Foundation

Report: Kanye West’s charity spent a half-million in 2010, zero went to actual charities

Not surprising: Kanye West’s charitable foundation is called the Kanye West Foundation.

Surprising: In 2010 the Kanye West Foundation spent nearly a half-million dollars but not one dead president found its way to an actual charity.

Charity… You’re doing it wrong!

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian cheated together on Amber Rose and Reggie Bush?

Kanye West’s ex girlfriend Amber Rose hasn’t spoken much about her breakup with Kanye West, but now, in an exclusive interview with Star magazine, she says Kanye was cheating with Kim Kardashian in 2010, who was also cheating on her ex Reggie Bush. Looks like Kim Kardashian was taking her “many loves” dream to the extreme!

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VIDEO PHOTOS Kim Kardashian as slave Princess Leia on failed Kanye West muppet show

I don’t believe I have ever typed a more bloggerotic title than that.

Keep reading to find out all about Kanye West’s failed Comedy Central pilot for his adult hip hop take on The Muppet Show titled Alligator Boots. The puppet comedy/variety show featured Rhymefest as rapper and star Pork Troy with head writer Jimmy Kimmel voicing the sultry and Chef-inspired “Beary” White. The pilot was hosted by Kanye himself and featured a guest appearance by Kim Kardashian wearing every fan boy’s favorite piece of intimate apparel – slave Princess Leia’s bikini!

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Kanye West is actually getting his own musical called ‘Kanye: The Musical’

I cant believe I’m writing a Kanye West post and it has nothing to do with an on stage diatribe from the man about his own importance. What’s blowing my mind even further is the fact that this topic, a Kanye West musical, in many ways is worse. Discover who’s to blame for this idea and the details behind the creation that is, “A story of a struggle against the man to become the man.”

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Kanye West records Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ to debut next month

Rapper Kanye West has joined the list of musician’s paying tribute to the late Amy Winehouse by recording a revamped version of the title track from Amy’s smash album Back To Black. According to a source the track is “emotive” and “with synthesizers.” Kanye plans to debut the song next month in London.

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Amber Rose disses ex-boyfriend Kanye West

Amber Rose achieved fame by being Kanye West’s girlfriend. Her celebrity status then skyrocketed when Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA’s and even more of the general public took notice of the curvaceous and adventurous fashionista on the bad boy rapper’s arm. They ended their two-year romance in 201, and we found out…

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PHOTO Kanye West’s $180,000 Tiret watch

Custom watch maker Tiret of New York has unveiled their most recent custom timepiece created for Kanye West with his portrait on the dial created out of gold and diamonds. Kanye reportedly paid $180,000 for the timepiece, which is $70,000 less than what Usher paid for his Tiret wristwatch late last year. Keep reading to see both Kanye’s and Usher’s ballin’ wrist bling!