Kanye West looks serious as he is spotted out in LA after escalating drama with ex Kim Kardashian

Kanye West sported a severe look on his face as he was noticed with pal Vic Mensa on Saturday afternoon.

The 44-year-old rapper and the 28-year-old musician had been seen greeting a fan as they arrived at West’s house in Los Angeles.

The outing comes because the Grammy Award-winning artist continued his backwards and forwards custody feud with ex-wife Kim Kardashian this morning by claiming she wouldn’t let him take their 4 children to a basketball recreation.

West displayed his regular sense of style as he rocked a darkish hoodie and his well-worn Balenciaga rubber rain boots.

The Donda hitmaker completed his look with a pair of black denims.

He gave the impression to be in a somber temper as he stared down photographers together with his arms in his pockets. 

Nonetheless the style designer was type sufficient to snap a pic with a fan who waited outdoors. 

In the meantime Mensa – who was just lately arrested at Dulles Worldwide Airport in Washington, D.C. on drug associated expenses – sported a black hoodie with an identical puffer jacket on prime.

The entertainer paired his look with outsized camo-print pants and black platform boots. In his hand he held a black canvas tote bag.  

Mensa – born Victor Kwesi Mensah – was taken into custody and arrested for felony narcotics possession in mid January, after arriving on a flight from Ghana.

In keeping with a U.S. Customs and Border Safety press launch, his baggage allegedly contained ‘about 41 grams of liquid Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), about 124 grams of Psilocybin capsules, 178 grams of Psilocybin gummies, and 6 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms.’  

Regardless of his current authorized troubles, the U Mad rapper gave the impression to be in a chipper temper than his companion, as he flashed a peace indicators and a smile on the paparazzi.

In the meantime later within the night time West was noticed leaving the house in an incognito outfit that saved him coated up.

The founding father of the document label GOOD Music wore his typical black balaclava ski masks. 

Maintaining with the all-black theme, he wore an identical leather-based jacket and pants tucked into his rain boots.

He additionally sported a pair of thick black gloves on his arms.

As soon as once more, the Chicago native was type sufficient to cease and greet a fan as he left his house.

Earlier within the day West continued to publicly hash out his grievances about sharing custody of his 4 children with estranged wife Kim, 41.

A day after criticizing the truth star for permitting their daughter North West to make use of TikTok, the rapper claimed his ex is stopping him from taking their little ones to Chicago for a basketball recreation.

‘I WANT TO BRING MY KIDS TO MY HOME TOWN OF CHICAGO TO SEE MY BASKETBALL TEAM PLAY FOR 7 THOUSAND PEOPLE AND KIM IS STOPPING THAT HOW IS THIS JOINT CUSTODY?’ he fired on Instagram

Moreover, he shared a throwback picture together with his late mom Donda, who handed away in 2007.

On Friday, Kardashian and Kanye had been embroiled in a bitter confrontation throughout social media after the rapper stated North was being placed on TikTok ‘in opposition to his will.’

Kardashian reportedly has strict guidelines in terms of her eldest’s TikTok use, together with not permitting her to have the app on her personal cellphone after she went dwell with out her permission in December.

Moreover, the elementary college scholar should have grownup supervision to make use of her TikTok account, in response to TMZ.

The row began because the father-of-four shared an image of his eldest youngster on Instagram asking within the caption, ‘Since that is my first divorce I have to know what ought to I do about my daughter being placed on TikTok in opposition to my will?’

Hours later, Kim hit again on her Instagram slamming Kanye’s ‘fixed assaults’ on her, accusing him of inflicting their household ‘ache’ in a prolonged assertion, the place she referred to herself because the ‘foremost caregiver.’

Kanye then responded once more, screenshotting Kim’s assertion and posting one other response saying: ‘What do you imply by foremost supplier ? America noticed you attempt to kidnap my daughter on her birthday by not offering the deal with.’

‘You place safety on me within the home to play with my son then accused me of stealing I needed to take a drug check after Chicago’s get together trigger you accused me of being on medicine. Tracy Romulus cease manipulating Kim to be this manner.’

Tracy Romulus is the Chief Monetary Officer of Kim Kardashian West Manufacturers and a detailed good friend of the Hulu actuality star.

In Kim’s prolonged rebuttal of Kanye’s preliminary submit, she wrote: ‘Kanye’s fixed assaults on me in interviews and social media is definitely extra hurtful than any TikTok North would possibly create.’

‘Because the mum or dad who’s the primary supplier and caregiver for our youngsters, I’m doing my greatest to guard our daughter whereas additionally permitting her to specific her creativity within the medium that she needs with grownup supervision – as a result of it brings her happiness.

‘Divorce is tough sufficient on our youngsters and Kanye’s obsession with attempting to manage and manipulate our state of affairs so negatively and publicly is simply inflicting additional ache for all.’

‘From the start I’ve wished nothing however a wholesome and supportive co-parenting relationship as a result of it’s what’s greatest for our youngsters and it saddens me that Kanye continues to make it unimaginable each step of the best way.’

She completed her submit by stating: ‘I want to deal with all issues concerning our youngsters privately and hopefully he can lastly reply to the third lawyer he has had within the final yr to resolve any points amicably.’

It comes only a month after Kanye acknowledged in a podcast that he didn’t need North to seem on the social media platform, saying: ‘I’m not there to approve that.’

The submit exhibits a screengrab of North in a TikTok video that was posted three days in the past from the younger one’s official account, that’s shared along with her mom Kim.

‘Kim and North’ at the moment has 5.5million followers and options various movies starring North with appearances by Kim.

The account stipulates within the bio that it’s ‘managed by an grownup’, presumably her mom.

Within the unique video, each North and her mom Kim are proven transferring the digital camera round and lip-syncing to a tune, attracting over 1.4million likes from followers.

Kim began the account again in November final yr. The feedback on the account are disabled, defending North from any detrimental or inappropriate feedback from trolls.

It’s the newest signal of hassle between the previous couple, who’re at the moment sharing custody of their 5 youngsters North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, two.

Final month, Kanye gave a heated interview with Hollywood Unlocked the place he hinted that Kim, 41, was in some way stopping him or making it tough for him to see their youngsters.

He additionally acknowledged that he didn’t need his daughter on TikTok.

‘Don’t have my daughter sporting lipstick on TikTok, or don’t have her on TikTok in any respect, if I’m not there to approve that,’ he stated.

‘It was accomplished with out me understanding and it occurred once more so I really feel prefer it’s poking the bear, attempting to antagonize me or create this ‘loopy’ narrative.’

Regardless of these feedback, Kim continued to submit movies of herself and North on their shared TikTok account.

In the meantime, with regards to getting access to his youngsters, Kanye stated on the podcast that ‘no safety’ goes to ‘get between me and my youngsters’ including: ‘and also you ain’t gonna gaslight me.’

He additionally claimed that Kim’s safety had prevented him from visiting North on her most up-to-date birthday when he was ‘stopped on the gate.’

Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February final yr, and relations between the previous couple had initially been cordial, with the Hulu actuality star serving to the rapper promote his final album Donda.

Nonetheless, issues turned bitter as soon as Kim moved on romantically with SNL star Pete Davidson.

Regardless of Kanye additionally transferring on himself, with Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox, the rapper has develop into extra hostile when speaking about their custody association with the youngsters.

Nonetheless, Kim’s divorce lawyer Laura Wasser has since shutdown any notion that the youngsters are being ‘saved’ from Kanye.

‘Mr. West being saved from the youngsters, by safety or anybody else, is information to us. Each events’ precedence has all the time been the youngsters sustaining sturdy bonds with every of their dad and mom all through this transition and past,’ the assertion learn.

Exterior of their co-parenting points, there have additionally been indicators that Kanye is just not completely satisfied about transferring on with SNL star Pete, 28.

It was claimed final month that Kim was compelled to alter her trip plans from Dominican Republic to the Bahamas, as a result of the rapper had deliberate to observe them there.

At this level, Kanye had simply met actress Julia, 32, on New Yr’s Eve in Miami, the place Pete was performing his particular NYE present with singer Miley Cyrus.

Weeks later, the rapper launched a monitor the place he dissed Kim’s man Pete, threatening to ‘beat his a**.’