Kim Kardashian Forced to Defend Kanye West After He Comes Under Fire for R. Kelly Comments

Another day, another controversial Kanye opinion to hit social media. You’d think Kim Kardashian is sick of coming to her husband’s defense, but the 38-year-old reality star took to Twitter again today, this time to explain Kanye’s words about fellow Chicago native R. Kelly.

During a Jan. 13 Sunday service event, Kanye spoke about R. Kelly, and did not bash him as many artists, such as John Legend, have as of late. The public was given an inside-look at this speech thanks to Kris Jenner, who livestreamed the event.

“They just gonna pull up full documentaries on him,” Kanye said. “Then they gonna come with the Michael [Jackson] documentary…We can all enjoy all their music all we want. I thought I wasn’t going to go there today. If we’re gonna tear down artists, let’s go ahead and take [Leonardo] da Vinci out the Louvre. Let’s take down all the art."

While discussing Surviving R. Kelly, the rapper also referenced Leaving Neverland, the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary that is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Before Kanye received too much backlash, Kim took to Twitter to defend her husband’s words in a series of tweets.

Kanye worked with R. Kelly for his 2012 song "To the World," and that wasn't the last time the 41-year-old rapper worked with controversial figures. Recently, he worked with rappers 6ix9ine and the late XXXTentacion, who have both been involved in legal trouble over the years, including sexual misconduct involving a minor and sexual abuse, respectively.

On his 2016 album The Life of Pablo, Kanye defended Bill Cosby, who has been convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault after drugging and molesting a woman, since then.

This is the second time this month that momager Kris got one of her daughters in trouble on social media.