Kim Kardashian Warned Kanye West About “Burning Bridges” in Phone Call

Why Kim Kardashian Warned Kanye West About “Burning Bridges” in Unearthed Phone Call

Kim Kardashian once issued a stark warning to then-husband Kanye West.

In the new documentary, In Whose Mind?, out now, featuring never-before-seen footage of the “Gold Digger” rapper over the course of six years, he and Kim had a tense confrontation over is  In 2018, the two had a tense phone call in which the two discussed how he is perceived by the people in his life.

“I can’t sleep. I’ve been crying all day,” Kim told Kanye during the 2018 conversation, according to People. “It’s just this bad dream that’s not ending.”

However, Kanye—who has in recent years stirred controversy over social media posts and politics—seemed to brush off Kim’s concern. “I don’t care about the music business,” he responded. “I don’t care about the work field. I’m in a slave business.”

The Kardashians star then went on to caution her then-husband against that mentality, telling him,  to which the SKIMS founder replied, “Just ’cause you have a job and you work hard doesn’t mean you’re a slave.”

And in a clip from the Nicolas Ballesteros documentary viewed by E! News, Kim emphasized that she is “not about burning bridges with companies,” adding, “You’re gonna wake up one day and you’re gonna have, like, nothing.”

It was that remark that led Kanye to lash out at his wife, with whom he broke up in 2021, “No! Never tell me I’m gonna wake up one day and have nothing. Never put that into the universe.”

E! News has reached out to Kim’s reps for comment and has not heard back.

The fiery phone call between Kim and Kanye—who share North West, 12, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6—is one of many strained exchanges between the two over his behavior.

,In a separate moment in the documentary, Kim’s mom Kris Jenner has her own difficult conversation with Kanye about his mental health, during which the “Mercy” artist, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016, proclaimed, per People, he “would rather be dead than to be on medication.”

And during the 2018 back and forth, where they discussed his past hospitalization for mental health, Kris emphasized the Kardashian-Jenners’ attempt to be part of his support system.

“I don’t want you to be not perfect,” she told him. “I love you, and I want my daughter to love you the way you want her to love you.”

Ultimately, Kim and Kanye finalized their divorce in 2022 after eight years of marriage. Look back at Kim and Kanye’s life together before their breakup…