Kanye West was seen spending time with friends in Miami after firing his third divorce lawyer in the last year amid a divorce from Kim Kardashian.

When he left his hotel with a friend wearing a black Rolling Loud Club hood, the 44-year-old rapper appeared in high spirits as he smiled as he walked down the sidewalk on Monday night.

For the outcome, the father of four wore an all-black ensemble consisting of a voluminous leather jacket, a plain T-shirt, jeans and a pair of Balenciaga x Crocs raincoats.

I’m doing well: Kanye West has been seen spending time with friends in Miami after firing his third divorce lawyer in the last year amid his divorce from Kim Kardashian

At one point, hitmaker Praise God, who released his 11th album Donda 2 last Tuesday, spoke on his phone.

On Tuesday, there were reports that West recently released his lawyer, Chris Melcher, who is highly respected among family law judges in Los Angeles.

Sources told TMZ that the working relationship between the 22-time Grammy winner and Melcher “has become extremely difficult, with little communication.”

Nightlife: As he walked out of his hotel with a friend wearing a black Rolling Loud Club hood, the 44-year-old rapper appeared in high spirits as he smiled as he walked down the sidewalk on Monday night.

Modern: For his release, the father of four wore an all-black ensemble consisting of a voluminous leather jacket, a plain T-shirt, jeans and a pair of Balenciaga x Crocs raincoats.

Looks serious: At one point, the hitmaker of Glory to God, who released his 11th album Donda 2 last Tuesday, spoke on his phone

He has since hired Samantha Spector, who represents Nicole Young in her divorce from producer Dr. Dre. TMZ claims that this is the fourth lawyer to represent him after his ex filed for divorce in February 2021.

A hearing that will approve or reject Kardashian’s request to be unmarried is scheduled for Wednesday.

While the publication reported that the 41-year-old reality star is expected to call or make a call during the hearing, an insider said it was “very unlikely” that West would be present in person or virtually.

Surprisingly, there were reports on Tuesday that West had recently released his lawyer, Chris Melcher, who is highly respected among family law judges in Los Angeles.

Last week, West filed lawsuits against Kardashian’s request to be declared legally unmarried as their divorce continues to drag on.

“Kim’s request must be rejected without prejudice, so that Kim can resubmit it with the mandatory corrections and the required conditions set out in the proposed decision. Alternatively, a hearing on these additional terms should be scheduled, “according to documents received from E !, submitted by Kanye’s lawyer in response to Kim’s request for a split.

Kim filed for bifurcation last year – in which she asked to be declared legally unmarried, as other divorce issues continue to be resolved. The request is scheduled for approval in March, according to Billboard.

Forward and backward: West has filed an opposition to Kim Kardashian’s request for a split, in which she wants to be declared legally unmarried amid their ongoing divorce, according to documents received from E! (pictured in 2019)

However, Kanye’s lawyers say in their latest legal file that the rapper would only agree to the plan if certain conditions are set.

Billboard reports that Kanye’s lawyers “unofficially tried to resolve these terms” with Kim’s legal team, but “significant problems remain.”

West seems worried that Kim may remarry before their divorce is finalized, according to Page Six. This concern may lead him to submit the latest documents.

In his file, Kanye asked for a “right to reimbursement”, according to which each party would be “reimbursed” if one of them died, according to Six.

Finish: Kim applied to be legally unmarried and her maiden name restored in December 2021; seen in 2016

However, Kim’s lawyer “argues that this condition is unnecessary given the prenuptial agreement.”

Kanye also seeks to ensure that “no assets are transferred from the trusts they set up,” Six said. Kim also called the condition “unnecessary” because their premarital marriage keeps their assets divided.

Kanye also wants Kim to relinquish marital privileges until a final agreement is reached on their property and custody of their four children.

The lack of marital privileges means that all their communication will be part of the court record. Kanye also wants her to give up marital privileges if she remarries, so that custody communication will be available in court.

“Confirmed, so much love from Joe Rogan and Freddie Gibbs, thank you for your support of the future. Go to stemplayer.com,” West wrote on his Instagram.

Kim applied to be legally unmarried and to restore her maiden name in December 2021.

“Irresistible differences have led to the irreparable breakup of the marriage and there is no way to save the marriage through counseling or other means”, documents stating her request to become legally unbound, received from E! Read. “The continuing maintenance of the technical marital status between [Kardashian] and [West] it does not serve a useful purpose and there is no reason to maintain the legal relationship. “

The documents also claim that Kanye “did not react” to Kim’s attempts to “move the case towards a quick and friendly solution”. The document also says that Kim will agree to “any conditions” that the court wishes to set in order to divorce Kanye.

West remains active on his social media accounts and recently praised controversial podcast host Joe Roganand rapper Freddie Gibbs for talking about his new album.

ROME (AP) – Cultural response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified on Tuesday after the Cannes Film Festival said no Russian delegations were welcome this year and the Venice Film Festival announced free screenings of a film about the 2014 conflict. in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass.

The two leading European film festivals came after other high-profile art protests, including a decision by Hollywood to suspend films scheduled for release in Russia and a decision by the Munich Philharmonic to fire chief conductor Valery Gergiev. The orchestra, joined by other orchestras and festivals linked to Gergiev, cited his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and refused to reject the invasion.

Scheduled for May, Cannes is the most global of film festivals and its international flagship pavilion village hosts more than 80 countries around the world each year.

In a statement, festival organizers said the ban on any official Russian delegation or Kremlin-linked individuals would remain “unless the assault war ends in conditions that will satisfy the Ukrainian people.”

The festival did not rule out the acceptance of films from Russia. In recent years, Cannes has shown films to directors such as Kirill Serebrennikov, although the director failed to attend. Serebrennikov is under a three-year travel ban after being accused of embezzlement by the Russian government in a case protested by the Russian artistic community in Europe.

Hollywood continued to withdraw its films from Russian cinemas. After Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. and Sony have announced they will stop distributing movies in Russia, including Warner’s long-awaited Batman, Paramount Pictures said on Tuesday. This includes upcoming releases such as “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “The Lost City”.

Meanwhile, the Venice Film Festival said it was organizing free screenings of “Reflection” about the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Screenings are scheduled for next week in Rome, Milan and Venice.

The film, which was presented at a competition in Venice last year, tells the story of a Ukrainian surgeon who was captured by Russia during the Donbass conflict in eastern Ukraine. In 2014, Russia threw its weight behind a riot in the predominantly Russian-speaking region of eastern Ukraine known as Donbass, where Russian-backed rebels seized government buildings and proclaimed the creation of “people’s republics.”

“Reflection” shows the horrors of war, as well as the surgeon’s efforts to restore his relationship after his release.

Directed by Ukrainian director Valentin Vasyanovich, whose 2019 film Atlantis is also set in eastern Ukraine and deals with similar issues of war and trauma. “Atlantis” won the award for best film in the experimental section Orizzonti at the Venice Film Festival 2019, Ukraine’s advertising was Ukraine’s nominee for the Oscars.

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Earlier this week, the Venice Biennale’s art exhibition, part of the annual film festival, announced that the curator and artists of the Russian pavilion had resigned in protest of the war in Ukraine.

Last week, the European Broadcasting Union announced that Russia would not be eligible to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May.

The winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest was Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won with a song about the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. On Tuesday, it became clear that she had fled Ukraine to Turkey with her two children.

A Crimean Tatar, Jamala told reporters in Istanbul that she never imagined that she would eventually share the same fate as her grandmother, who she said “only had 15 minutes to pack” during the 1944 forced deportations.

The singer said she left Kyiv for Ternopil, in western Ukraine, where she thought her family would be safe, but decided to move to Romania when she woke up to the sound of explosions there as well. Her husband, like all men between the ages of 18 and 60, remained in Ukraine.

Coyle reports from New York; Susan Fraser of Istanbul contributed.