After weathering a tumultuous summer,Kim Kardashian WestandKanye Westare still together — though a source says they “very much live separate lives” currently.
Still, the source says “Kim seems happy” and is “very focused on work and causes.”
“This is her passion,” the source says of Kardashian West’s justice reform advocacy. “Her family is very proud of her.”
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.Marc Piasecki/WireImage
West, meanwhile, has maintained a relatively low profile in recent weeks after thrusting himself into the spotlight this summer.
In July, he launched a controversialbid for president of the United Statesanddivulged deeply personal detailsabout his family and marriage on the campaign trail and on Twitter. Sources told PEOPLE at the time that West’s campaign, which hadmultiple Republican ties, cameamid a new cyclein hisbipolar disorder.
It also landed his marriage in crisis, and West and Kardashian West appeared to beon the brink of divorcebefore reconnecting in August andspending private time together with their children. (They two share daughtersNorth, 7, andChicago, 3 in January, as well as sonsSaint, 5, andPsalm, 18 months.)
“She just wants to do what’s best for the kids,” asource told PEOPLE at the time.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West with their children.Kim Kardashian/Instagram
Kardashian West — who in Julypublicly addressed her husband’s bipolar disorder diagnosisin a lengthy statement on social media, asking fans for “compassion” — most recently posted about their relationship in a Nov. 22 Instagram post.
“Happy 10 year anniversary to Kanye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ album,” she wrote, referencing the rapper’s hit 2010 album. “For those that don’t know the story behind ‘Lost In The World’…Kanye couldn’t come up with some of the lyrics but then realized he had them in a poem he had written me that was my birthday card he gave me for my 30th birthday.”
“He took the poem he wrote me and made it the song,” she continued. “I keep everything! Swipe to see the card.”
source: people.com
