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Kanye Westis reshuffling his legal team again amid his divorce fromKim Kardashian.
Divorce attorney Chris Melcher confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday that he is no longer representing West, 44, in the proceedings. Samantha Spector will now be taking over.
The change comes one day before a scheduled hearing on March 2 to determine if Kardashian, 41, will be granted her request to bedeclared legally single.
As part of the estranged couple’s continued legal battle, the rapperfiled an objectionover the weekend to Kardashian’s latest filing, in which she accused West of spreading “misinformation” on social media regarding their “private family matters and co-parenting.”
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Kardashian stated in the court documents filed last Wednesday that his actions have “created emotional distress.”
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Kardashian’s rep and lawyer did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.
The SKIMS founderfiled for divorcefrom West in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage.
The pair initially maintained a civil post-split relationship as they co-parented their four children —North, 8,Saint, 6,Chicago, 4, andPsalm, 2½ — but things eventually turned rocky between the pair.
As Kardashian’s romance withPete Davidsonflourished in the public eye, the Yeezy designer launched several attacks directed at his estranged wife and theSaturday Night Livestar on social media and in the press.
source: people.com
