Kanye West hit headlines this week after claiming he was facing “53 million dollars in personal debt”, and now People reports that the rapper and his reality star wife are looking after their finances independently of each other.
“They keep their accounts basically separate”, a source tells People, adding that Kanye refers to ‘his’ money and ‘her’ money as different things.
However, despite Kanye’s claims and his repeated pleas for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to invest in him, the rapper’s personal debt crisis is said to be far from serious.
TMZ reports the $53 million figure is simply a reflection of the amount of money he has invested in his own business ventures, which span both the fashion and music industries. For example, Kanye has reportedly put $40 million into his Yeezy fashion line alone, and he also spent “several hundred thousand” on the sets for his last tour, among other expenses.
But with Kanye earning $22 million last year and $30 million in 2014 (according to Forbes), the rapper is still raking it in. Meanwhile, Kim’s income surpassed that of her husband’s last year, with the reality star earning almost $53 million in 2015 (nearly double the $28 million she brought in during 2014).
The bottom line? The couple “make a lot of money, and money is not a problem with them,” a source told People of Kanye and Kim.
However, that hasn’t stopped the rapper from continuing to reach out to Mark Zuckerberg for financial support.
“I’m this generation’s Disney … I want to bring dope s–t to the world…” he tweeted.
“I don’t have enough resources to create what I really can … “
