The more I think about it, the more I respect Kim Kardashian’s decision to stand up for her husband Kanye West. I’ve always believed that beyond the drama, the craziness and the fame, Kim and Kanye are two people who really and truly love each other. Kim choosing to Snapchat the receipts of Kanye’s conversation with Taylor Swift proves that love: Kim was and is prepared to take the hit, if she does get hit from Team Swift. Kim stood up for her husband in a really public way, regardless of personal and professional consequence. Kim was willing to put it out there and really go hard-negative when none of Taylor’s other Mean-Girl-victims could or would. I should also say this: considering the implicit racism Team Swift has been employing, I think it’s interesting that it took Kim standing up for her husband to get a lot of people to side with Kanye. Anyway, Us Weekly did a series of stories about Kim’s decision to post the conversation and there are some interesting details in their reporting. Some highlights:
Kim made the choice to post the video on Snapchat rather than on E!: A Kardashian source says, “They didn’t air it on the show because it would have required Taylor to sign a release for the usage and they didn’t want it to affect the entire network. Taylor will sue Kanye personally.”
Kim & Kanye are sick of Taylor’s Innocent Blonde Child act. “Kim and Kanye consulted with their lawyers and still went ahead with releasing it. They are not worried. They are sick of Taylor’s manipulations and her good girl act. They just wanted to expose her as a fake and will let the lawyers deal with legal stuff…. They are fully prepared for Taylor to sue. They weighed their options and decided they didn’t care.”
Kim ultimately decided to post the video. Multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly that Kim and Kanye talked about it a lot and weighed all of their options, and that Kanye was the one making the argument to NOT post the video. Kim thought about it for months, then decided she had to do something: “Kim was just waiting and didn’t want to post the video initially. She’s not a conflict person. But Kim feels like it gets to a point where you actually have to start saying something.”
Kanye tried to speak to Taylor before her hissy fit at the Grammys. “When Taylor initially freaked when the song debuted at the Yeezy show, Kanye tried calling Taylor again and reaching out to her. She was unresponsive to his outreach.” That, sources say, is what really “pushed Kim and Kanye over the edge” — and ultimately sealed Swift’s fate. “They wouldn’t have released that tape had she not dedicated her Grammys speech to bashing Kanye for something she was aware of. Kim and Kanye hope that one day they can make up with Taylor. They aren’t interested in having this beef.”
Kim stands up for Yeezy. “Kim is glad that the truth is out there. Kim was sick of it for them, for their kids, for everyone who believes in them, and she was not going to let people take Kanye down.”
“They are not worried. They are sick of Taylor’s manipulations and her good girl act…” It’s like they don’t realize that she’s just an Innocent Blonde Child! Much bullying, so character assassination. No, honestly, I respect their work. And I find it almost sadly sweet that Kanye was making the argument to not make the video public. Like, he’s tangled with Taylor’s Innocent Blonde Child PR machinations for YEARS. He knows how bad it can get. And he didn’t want a repeat of it, and he didn’t want Kim to get involved. But Kim did get involved and bless her.
Here are some photos of Kim doing a victory lap on Tuesday. She looks so thin! 
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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