Los Angeles, June 13 - Canadian model Leyla Ghobadi has claimed that rapper Kanye West had a fling with her, even though he's dating socialite Kim Kardashian.

According to Leyla, 24, the rapper made advances towards her last year and even though his relationship with Kim was public, he invited her to his hotel room, reports Star magazine.

New York, June 11 : Rapper Kanye West celebrated his 36th birthday here with rappers Nas and Jay Z and singer Beyonce Knowles.

West hosted a lavish dinner at Miss Lily's Jamaican restaurant but without his pregnant girlfriend, socialite Kim Kardashian.

The guest list also included some popular artists like magician David Blaine, Kim's best friend Jonathan Chebar and her older sister Kourtney's boyfriend, Scott Disick, reports contactmusic. com.

Los Angeles, June 3 : Socialite Kim Kardashian's stepfather Bruce Jenner says he has met Kanye West only once because the latter has not been around.

Bruce is married to Kim's mother Kris Jenner.

"(I've) only met him once. Yeah, he's not around, he was in Paris the whole time writing, and he just hasn't been around," television news show "Extra" quoted Bruce as saying.

Los Angeles, May 1 : Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian loves Kim's rapper-boyfriend Kanye West because he has made an effort to bond with everyone in her family, unlike Kris Humphries.

"I think Kanye knows how to deal with Kim really well. Because we've known him for so long, he'll come to us if he wants advice on a birthday present or something. I like that," contactmusic. com quoted Khloe as saying.

Los Angeles, April 28 - Rapper Kanye West wants to move to Paris permanently once his baby with Kim Kardashian is born. But the socialite is not so keen on the idea.

The rapper's girlfriend, reality TV star Kim, is expecting the couple's first child this summer and the rapper wants to move the whole family to the French capital.

London, March 21 : Rapper Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian have come up with a list of potential names for their yet-to-be-born baby.

West suggested the name North becasue he thinks it sounds good with his surname. But Kim didn't like it as she has a family tradition of starting their first names with the letter K, reports thesun. co. uk.

The dup is still looking for some good names and are seeking suggestions from friends.(IANS)

London, March 19 : Socialite Kim Kardashian, who is expecting her first child with rapper Kanye West in July, is planning to create a black and white nursery for her baby.

"Kardashian was gushing about her nursery plans while carefully selecting gifts for her baby registry with sisters Khloe and Kourtney at Bel Bambini in West Hollywood," femalefirst. co. uk quoted a source as saying.

Los Angeles, March 17 : Rapper Kanye West has urged pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardashian to slow down following a recent health scare.

The reality TV star was briefly hospitalised after she felt unwell during a plan journey from Paris to Los Angeles earlier this month. Her boyfriend has advised her to relax and take rest.

Washington, March 2 : Kanye West is selling his Hollywood Hills home for 3.3 million dollars.

The house is a 4,214 square feet mansion with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, TMZ reported.

West, who recently bought a 9-million dollar Bel Air mansion with his pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardashian, also tried to sell the house in 2010 for more than 4 million dollars.

London, Feb 26 : Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have posed nude for the cover of French fashion magazine L'Officiel Hommes.

The reality star is caught in an intimate shot with West, who reveals his bare back, wrapping his arms around her for the shoot, the Daily mail reported.

The black and white image features on the spring issue of the men's magazine, shot by Nick Knight.

New York, Feb 25 : Kanye West launched a lyrical mini-rant during his London concert on Saturday and slammed everything from Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z's `Suit and Tie' collaboration, Grammy Awards to President Obama.

The outspoken rapper made the comments while he was performing his song `Clique.'

Los Angeles, Feb 15 - Socialite Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West raised security alert while taking a connecting flight at New York airport.

The couple was coming here from Brazil when they were greeted by an airline worker, who allowed them to bypass a key security checkpoint. However, they were taken for an entire security check afterwards, reports thesun. co. uk.

London, January 24 : Kanye West's former girlfriend has lifted the lid on the crazy world of the superstar, and warned Kim Kardashian of the perils of dating the rapper.

Brooke Crittendon dated the 35-year-old for two-and-a-half years as the eccentric pop maverick shot to global fame.

As the rap icon is settling down to have his first child with reality TV beauty, his former love has revealed for the first time what drives the star's ego.

London, Jan. 14 : Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are so tired of waiting for the reality star's divorce from former husband Kris Humphries to come through, that they have decided to go ahead with their own commitment ceremony.

The ceremony, where they plan to exchange vows and rings in front of close family and friends, will be followed by a no-expense-spared party at a private beach mansion in Malibu, the Sun reported.

New York, Jan 11 : Kanye West's popularity might be at risk, now that girlfriend Kim Kardashian is pregnant with their baby.

According to data analyzed from E-Poll Market Research, which assigns stars an "E-Score" to measure their marketability, West's fragile popularity has indeed made a southbound U-turn in the past half year.

Washington, Jan. 11 : Kris Jenner has demanded Kanye West to take out a 10-million dollar life insurance policy to secure the future of his child with daughter Kim Kardashian, should anything happen to him.

Washington : Kim Kardashian and beau Kanye West have reportedly turned down an offer of 3 million dollars for their baby's first pics.

According to the sources close to the duo, the couple have been swamped with beneficial deals from various magazines clamoring to score baby Kimye's coveted first photos, with offers ranging as high as several million, and have recently declined a 3 million dollars offer from an overseas tabloid, TMZ reported.

Johannesburg, Jan. 3 : Kim Kardashian and her beau Kany West are keen on discovering whether their unborn baby is a boy or a girl.

The 32-year-old reality star- who is around 12 weeks pregnant - told Us magazine that she was interested in knowing the sex of her baby.

She said that she had no preference and just wanted a healthy baby, News24. com reported.

Los Angeles, Jan 3 : Rapper Kanye West has agreed to appear on reality shows "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and "Kourtney and Kim Take Miiami" for the sake of his pregnant girlfriend Kim.

"Kanye will do anything for Kim. He didn't want to be on at all or one episode. But he gave in for Kim," usmagazine. com quoted a source as saying.

London, Jan 1 : Kanye West, who announced on Sunday that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian was pregnant with the couple's first child, had rapped a song in 2011 about how he planned to raise a child.

On West and Jay-Z's `New Day,' off their `Watch the Throne' album, the 35-year-old hip-hop artist rapped, that he would never let his son have an ego and his child would to be nice to everyone, CBS News reported.

New York, December 31 : Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who have been dating since April, may have a baby on the way.

Reports of the pregnancy swirled after West evidently slipped the news to concertgoers during a Sunday show in Atlantic City.

According to Justjared. com, the 31-year-old reality star's reps confirmed the news, the New York Post reported.

Los Angeles, Dec 22 : Rapper Kanye West will reportedly spend Christmas with girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her family here.

The 35-year-old, who has been dating the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star since March 2011, has accepted an invitation to spend the festive season with her family, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

Los Angeles, Dec 6 : It's neck to neck competition at the 55th Grammy awards. English rock band Mumford & Sons along with Black Keys, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Jay Z are leading the nomination list with six nods each.

Washington, Nov. 27 : Kanye West was spotted visiting his mother Donda's grave in Oklahoma on her 5th death anniversary with Kim Kardashian on Friday.

Los Angeles, Nov 27 : Rapper Kanye West recently visited his mother's grave in Oklahoma with girlfriend Kim Kardashian.

"Kanye brought Kim to Oklahoma City the day after Thanksgiving to pay respects to his mother (Donda West) and to meet his mother's side of the family. This was her first meeting with them," showbizspy. com quoted a source as saying.