- Kanye West tweeted a congratulatory message to his wife Kim Kardashian West for “officially becoming a billionaire,” and included a photo of vegetables in the bizarre tribute.
- West wrote: “You’ve weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family.”
- Kardashian West just sold a stake in her beauty brand KKW Beauty to Coty Inc for $200 million.
- However, Forbes estimates that the deal leaves Kardashian West with a net worth of $900 million, rather than a billion.
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Kanye West tweeted that his wife Kim Kardashian has “officially” become a billionaire, along with a photo of some vegetables.
“I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire,” West wrote. “You’ve weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family.”
West finished his tribute to his wife by writing: “So blessed this is still life. So I made you this still life. We love you so much.”
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1277766033844121601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
On June 29, Forbes reported that Kardashian West sold a stake in KKW Beauty, her beauty brand, to Coty Inc for $200 million. However, Forbes estimates that the deal actually leaves Kardashian West with a net worth of $900 million.
The deal leaves Kardashian West as the majority owner of KKW Beauty with a 72% stake in the company,
Similarly, Kardashian West's sister Kylie Jenner sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to Coty for $600 million (pricing her company at about $1.2 billion) earlier this year. Again, Forbes estimates that this left Jenner with a net worth of around $900 million, like her sister.
Kardashian West herself hasn't tweeted about the deal yet, although she did tweet that she was "so blessed and forever grateful" a few hours before her husband's message.
https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1277677497232977920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Kardashian West also tweeted about her daughter North's birthday, which she said they were celebrating "Wyoming style."
https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1277750844515995648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Meanwhile, West himself teased new music from his upcoming album "God's Country."
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1277630262248198144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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