Kanye And Julia Fox Break Up - A Timeline Of Their Relationship
At the end of 2021, Award-winning musical artist and fashion designer Kanye West ended his marriage with reality television star and shapewear mogul Kim Kardashian. Since then, both West and Kardashian have spoken publicly about the divorce on several platforms, and both have since entered new relationships with other celebs. In particular, Twitter lost it over the news Kardashian was allegedly dating Pete Davidson.
Meanwhile, Kanye's new relationship was with New York-born creative Julia Fox, known primarily for her role opposite Adam Sandler in the critically-acclaimed 2019 film Uncut Gems. The pair met at the end of December and began dating soon after. Sadly, their relationship did not manage to last through February and has reportedly ended as of Valentine's Day.
The pair first met at a surprise performance put on by Kanye in Miami on New Year's Eve. Fox has since recounted in a piece for Interview Magazine that she was charmed by him right away. He reportedly had her and her friends "laughing, dancing, and smiling all night."
Like West, Fox was coming out of a marriage with someone she shared a child with and, like West, she had lashed out about the relationship on social media, referring to her ex-husband as a "dead beat dad." While Kardashian has taken a more manicured approach, letting the details of her romantic life eke out in press releases, Kanye has primarily conveyed his emotional state of affairs directly through social media posts.
A few days later, the couple has a very public second date in New York, with photos shared by TMZ. They kick off the night by seeing the Tony-nominated Slave Play and follow the show with dinner at Carbone, where Kanye directs a photoshoot for Fox to an audience of on-looking diners. West then reveals a modern-day fairytale surprise for his date: a hotel suite full of clothes.
This was the first public outing for West and Fox as a couple, and it made major waves on social media. Many thought that Kanye chose to be so openly intimate with a new girlfriend in response to the budding romance between his ex-wife and Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson.
Fox talks about the details and rumors surrounding her new relationship on an episode of her podcast Forbidden Fruits, titled "Behind the Scenes with Julia Fox.” She insists that the relationship has no labels, and instead is a "Gemini-Aquarius connection" that feels natural to them and obvious to all of their mutual friends.
Julia Fox is not a household name like West, so it may be surprising that she and Kanye ran in the same social circles. Fox met A-list celebrities like Madonna through the New York fashion scene, where she made a name for herself as both a model and a designer. Being born and brought up in such a progressive place, it makes sense that Fox might be comfortable with entering a more open-ended relationship.
Fox releases more intimate details about her relationship with Kanye to Interview Magazine, describing the events of the week prior. She notably describes the previous night wherein she, Kanye, and a bizarre mix of celebrities - including Dave Chappelle and Marilyn Manson - watched the 2020 film Zola.
In this interview, it appears that Fox has been consumed by the relationship and has allowed herself to be defined by it. Having packed up all of her old clothes, she claims to have transformed her wardrobe and life since entering the whirlwind romance. To the independent woman, this commitment might seem terrifying. To Julia, it comes with the territory of being a self-proclaimed life-long muse.
On the same day, Kanye puts out his new song "Eazy" with The Game, following up his 2021 album, Donda. He lyrically references his new relationship with Fox as well as Davidson, who he name-drops directly. Fox later confirms that she is the voice saying "Who?" after the Pete Davidson lyric.
The fact that both Fox and West decide to publicly release private details about their romantic lives on the same day speaks to their similarities as people and public personas. Like the interview that Fox gives from bed the same day, the content of "Eazy" is raw and evocative, suggesting that the pairing between the actress and rapper is not as odd as it may appear.
Fox and West appear in matching denim looks styled by West himself at Paris Men's Fashion Week (per Harper's Bazaar). The couple also each sports a pair of black gloves, and both conceal their eyes - Fox with heavy black eye makeup, and West with a pair of sunglasses.
This marks the couple's red carpet debut and their most formal public outing yet. People on social media were quick to draw comparisons between Julia's look and outfits that West styled on his ex-wife. Fox's eye makeup was also met with ridicule online, particularly from fans of the Kardashian family.
The Uncut Gems actress celebrates her 32nd birthday with a dinner at Lucien, a New York City staple owned by a longtime friend of Fox's. Kanye makes headlines at dinner by gifting not only Julia but also each of the attending guests a Birkin handbag, as reported by People.
Birkin bags are famous not just for their staggering prices, but also for being impossible to find in stores. Photos from the night suggest that Fox and her friends were overjoyed, putting a big smile on Kanye's face. The elaborate present was criticized by some as "love-bombing," a term used to described a narcissistic practice intended to manipulate partners into commitment.
West makes a series of Instagram posts about Kardashian, including criticizing her for allowing their daughter North on TikTok (detailed by People). Fox then takes to Instagram to delete all the photos of Kanye on her feed and unfollow several "Juliye" fan accounts. She later follows up claiming to have done so only because she was "tired of seeing herself," as reported by W Magazine.
Like Kanye, Fox prefers to address speculations directly through social media. Although this statement explains why she unfollowed the fan accounts, it does not address her decision to remove the pictures of her and Kanye from her feed - an omission that was possibly intentional, given the news that would break in the week to come.
Fox's interview with Alex Cooper for the popular long-form interview podcast Call Her Daddy is released. Julia confirms that she and Kanye call each other boyfriend and girlfriend and details her upbringing, career, and love life.
The details of Fox's difficult upbringing might lead those jumping on the social media hate campaign against Fox to reconsider. One of the most notable and lengthy interviews that Fox has given, her appearance on Call Her Daddy provided a much-needed window into the more down-to-earth aspects of her personality.
The couple is rumored to have broken up after Complex reports that Fox has been seen crying boarding a flight in Los Angeles. She responds that she has not cried since 1997, but a representative confirms in a press release later the same day that the pair have split up but remain on good terms.
This news comes after West made several Instagram posts about wanting to rekindle his relationship with Kardashian over the weekend. Fox previously stated that this did not bother her and that residual feelings for his ex-wife were only natural and has not yet said anything that would suggest that these posts played any part in the break up.