Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West, US media reports

The couple in 2016

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Kim Kardashian West has filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage, according to US reports.

The pair have reportedly spent little time together in recent months, with West, 43, said to be spending most of the time at his home in Wyoming while Kardashian West, 40, opted to stay primarily in Los Angeles.

The couple tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy, in May 2014.

They had been friends for years prior to their marriage, with West appearing in a 2010 episode of Kourtney And Kim Take New York.

They began dating in 2012 while Kardashian was still legally married to professional basketball player Kris Humphries.

They welcomed the birth of their daughter North West in June 2013, before going on to have three more children — daughter Chicago and sons Saint and Psalm.

The couple at a party in Beverly Hills last year

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While campaigning to become president of the US, West said last year that his wife had tried to get him locked up by doctors and also revealed he had previously tried to divorce Kardashian West.

West later publicly apologised to Kardashian West, who also spoke about his battle with bipolar disorder, saying he is a "brilliant but complicated person" whose "words sometimes do not align with his intentions".

Kardashian West has propelled herself from reality star and socialite to one of the biggest stars on the planet.

The 40-year-old has nearly 200 million followers on Instagram, presides over a booming cosmetics business and was valued by Forbes magazine at $900 million last year (around £700 million).