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Kanye West is quietly giving his approval to Kim Kardashian’s new romance with Lewis Hamilton, a striking contrast to his fury over Pete Davidson, even as he wrestles with a controversial past and a carefully managed comeback.
Kim Kardashian made her relationship with Lewis Hamilton Instagram official with a glossy Ferrari Reel, all sunshine smiles and spinning tires. The image was pure fantasy. The real tension was off-camera. How would Kanye West, the ex who once seemed to wage war on anyone near Kim, react to another man buckled into the passenger seat of her life, and around their children?
According to a source close to West, the answer is unexpectedly calm. “This is a good thing. Kanye is not questioning ‘Is Lewis a good person?’ He is a sweet, smart person, a good person, and an incredible athlete,” the insider said, noting Hamilton is an acquaintance of West’s inner circle.
Hamilton joined Kardashian and three of her four children with West on a recent trip to Tokyo. Chicago, Saint, and Psalm trailed their mother’s new companion through sneaker shops and a store selling rare Pokémon cards. The source said West was not rattled by those images. “He feels at peace right now with Lewis being around his kids. He was trusting about that. He loves Kim in a way that he wants the best for her well-being.”
That blessing is a sharp turn from the Pete Davidson chapter, when Kardashian’s first major post-divorce romance collided with West’s heartbreak and public volatility. On “Call Her Daddy” in October 2025, Kardashian admitted, “That made me feel really sad. That really was not fair for Pete.”
West, the source said, “was traumatized because he lost the love of his life.” Time and the wreckage that followed have forced a reckoning. The insider added that he now admits “why he lost her” and understands he brought “a lot of chaos to her” and to the wider world, sometimes looking back and saying, “Oh my god.”
Kardashian has publicly blamed what she called West’s “toxic” behavior and manic “episodes” for the end of their marriage. She described not feeling emotionally or financially safe, recalling that she could come home to find five new Lamborghinis, only to watch him give them away to friends during an episode. She was also deeply hurt when he shared that they had once considered an abortion while she was pregnant with North.
West has spoken about being diagnosed as bipolar and has called it his “superpower.” Even as he talks about peace now, his recent history is stamped with backlash. In October 2022, he tweeted that he would go “death con 3” on Jewish people, which triggered corporate breaks, including Adidas. He later appeared in a black Ku Klux Klan-style hood at a “Vultures” listening party, and his promotion of swastika T-shirts in a 2025 Super Bowl ad pushed him further to the margins.
Yet his career machinery keeps moving. West played two sold-out comeback shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, one marred by technical issues and an onstage tirade at his crew. Major sponsors, including Pepsi and Diageo, have since withdrawn from a London festival where he is headlining. Ahead of the late March release of his 12th album, “Bully,” he purchased a full-page Wall Street Journal ad to apologize for antisemitic and anti-Black comments and to reset the narrative.
Privately, the source insisted, “Ye is at peace. He is back doing his music, doing his fashion, focusing on his positives and the gratitude.” With his wife, Bianca Censori, since 2022, he “wants kids” and already “has interesting names laid out.”
Through it all, Kardashian and West remain bound as co-parents to North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. The rapper is said to be heavily involved in 12-year-old North’s emerging music ambitions. “He is proud. I saw North, she said, ‘I am a rapper now.’ She is fire. She is a fire MC,” the source said.
Their daughter is reportedly being homeschooled, something the insider framed as an education shaped by two very different worldviews. “She is being educated between her dad’s and her mom’s views of the world.”
Years ago, Kardashian posed at a Balmain dinner beside West, Hamilton, Jared Leto, and Olivier Rousteing. It looked like a single glamorous universe. Now those same players occupy very different orbits. Kardashian is building a new romance with a global champion. Hamilton is learning the rhythms of a ready-made family. And West, bruised but still ambitious, appears to be choosing calm over conflict, at least where Kim’s happiness, and the children they share, are concerned.
Do you believe Kanye’s quiet approval of Lewis Hamilton marks a real turning point, or is it just another chapter in an ever-changing public narrative?
