SPOILER ALERT:This post contains spoilers from The Kardashians episode Deeper Than Dolce, now streaming on Hulu.
On the latest episode of Hulus The Kardashians, filmed in the fall, Kim Kardashian cries as she speaks about her ex-husband Kanye Wests antisemitic remarks.
Its really confusing for me that its so different than the person that I married because thats who I loved and thats who I remember, Kardashian says to the camera. Ill do anything to get that person back.
She continues, The whole situation is sad, and I dont know how to emotionally manage it. Im conflicted because I dont ever want to jump in and be apart of a downfall for the father of my kids.
Its really fucking hard, she adds. And I dont wish that upon anybody.
In the episode, Kardashian is in conversation with her sister, Khlo Kardashian, distraught over how to navigate her emotions and the public backlash against her ex-husbands hate speech, while continuing to support her children and their father. Im just not OK. Im just having such a hard day today, Kardashian says through tears to her sister. I literally havent changed my outfit in like two days. I just have to get it together. I just cant.
You dont have to get it together. You dont have to be strong all the time, Khlo tells Kim. Youre allowed to go through this and have your feelings. What youve been dealing with is not okay.
I feel so bad for him, Kim responds. I dont even think he feels bad for himself because I dont even know if he knows howI just feel so bad.
Kim tells Khlo that she has not spoken to West during his antisemitic tirades because hell probably go off on me, but says she is struggling with how to handle herself.
I feel guilty that I posted something in support of the Jewish community, then people dropped him today, Kim tells Khlo. Is that my fault? That I posted that? And did that push them? And I should have just kept quiet? But Im vocal about everything elseI never know what to do.
Last year, West began spouting a number of antisemitic rants, tweeting disparaging and dangerous remarks about Jews and sampling music with lies about Jews. He was dropped from several major partnerships, including Adidas, Balenciaga, his agency CAA and MRC, which stopped distribution on a completed documentary about West.
In 2023, the FBI released an updated report of hate crimes in the U.S., finding that over 51% of religion-related incidents were against Jews, making Jews the most targeted religious group in America. Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years around the world and on U.S. soil with hate crimes against Jewish people happening in broad daylight in Los Angeles and New York. As West was repeatedly making antisemitic remarks, fears spurred that his dangerous rhetoric could have consequences. Amid his ongoing public commentary, a group of demonstrators raised their arms in a Nazi salute and held a banner over the 405 freeway in Los Angeles that read, Kanye is right about the Jews.
Kardashian never directly mentioned West, but she condemned hate speech in the wake of his problematic commentary, writing on Twitter in October 2022: Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.
On Hulus new episode, Khlo tells Kim its not your fault that West was dropped by partnerships because she posted in support of Jewish people. He had so many opportunities to retract what he said and he would double down all the time, Khlo says. Sometimes our silence speaks louder, and what you did was not wrong. What you did had nothing to do with whats happening right now.
Im so angry, but Im also so sad, Kim adds. Your instinct wants to be like, Wow, I can never talk to this person again, but then you think of your babies. Im having a hard time figuring it out.
Khlo consoles her sister, telling her that her tears and emotions are to be expected. Youre such a good person and thats why you feel like this and thats why your heart is breaking for him, Khlo says. People have probably wanted to cancel him for a while and hes always said, Im not cancellable. And now, this is probably just the last thing.
Kardashian and West were married from 2014 to 2022. They share four young children together.
In the episode, Kardashian says that she is the parent who is with the children every day. I am just in protection mode of my kids, and just try to hide everything, she says.
Its just hard for me to figure out if they dont know anything, why wouldnt dad come over for dinner? Why isnt dad at my things? That kills me. Its the one thing that gives me anxiety, Kardashian explains. Because then Im embarrassed if people are going to say something at a game or a function. Is it safe? Is it dangerous? I just dont know what to do. Ive been managing it the best way that I know how because I want my kids to see a healthy dad.
Khlo says she is heartbroken to see Kim in so much pain and facing so much pressure, and expresses her familys support for the Jewish community.
Its such a helpless feeling because me watching Ye is like watching a car crash in slow motion. I feel terrible about everything, Khlo says.
None of us share these antisemitic views, she adds. We think its gravely irresponsible. Were all very aware of the following that Kanye has, and how his words can be used to rile people up.