KEY POINTS

  • Kanye West deleted all of his Instagram posts Tuesday following a days-long tirade against Pete Davidson
  • He acknowledged that sharing screenshots of messages he received from Kim Kardashian was "jarring and came off as harassing" his ex
  • The rapper also apologized for his use of all caps in his since-deleted posts

Kanye West is taking "accountability" for his recent social media rants about his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson.

West — who now goes by Ye — took down all of the posts on his Instagram account Tuesday and shared a new photo of himself standing alone on a stage following a series of posts over the weekend that included screenshots of alleged text messages he'd received from Kardashian and Davidson as well as memes that he captioned with harassing messages.

In the caption of his new photo, the 44-year-old billionaire rapper acknowledged that sharing the screenshots was "jarring and came off as harassing" Kardashian, who filed for divorce in February 2021.

"I take accountability. I'm still learning in real-time. I don't have all the answers. To be [a] good leader is to be a good listener," West continued.

The Grammy winner also apologized for his use of all caps in his since-deleted posts, which he realized made people "feel like I'm screaming at them."

"I'm working on my communication. I can benefit from a team of creative professionals, organizers, mobilizers and community leaders. Thank everybody for supporting me," West added.

West's statement came after he unleashed a days-long tirade against the "Saturday Night Live" star, who began dating Kardashian in October 2021.

In since-deleted Instagram posts, the rapper encouraged fans to "scream" at Davidson, whom he referred to as "Skete," and called the comedian "garbage" and "trash."

West also shared a private message that appeared to be from Davidson, reassuring the rapper that he wasn't trying to get involved with his and Kardashian's four children, North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2.

"I'd never get [in the] way of your children," the alleged text from Davidson read. "[That's] a promise. How you guys [go about] raising your kids is [your business] and not mine. I do [hope one] day I can meet them and [we can] all be friends."

West shared the message to his followers with the caption: "NO YOU WILL NEVER MEET MY CHILDREN."

Kardashian then allegedly pleaded with West via private text messages to stop the public attacks against Davidson out of concern for her boyfriend's safety.

"[You] are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault," the reality star allegedly wrote in messages that West publicized on Instagram.

Kardashian then allegedly added in a separate text, "There are dangerous people out there and this is scary and it doesn't have to be."

Just hours after his latest statement, West was back with another since-deleted post on Instagram. He shared an image of a roadside billboard stating, "Stop telling fathers they should have fought harder to see their children & start asking mothers why he had to fight at all."

Meanwhile, an unnamed source told Us Weekly that Davidson "is staying far away" from the drama and is "taking the mature route."

"Kim and Pete are secure enough in their own relationship and aren't going to let snide comments affect what they have. She's leaning on him while Kanye is going through this jealousy phase," a second anonymous insider told the outlet.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who married in a lavish ceremony in Italy in May 2014, have been dogged for months by reports in the gossip press that their marriage was on the rocks
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who married in a lavish ceremony in Italy in May 2014, have been dogged for months by reports in the gossip press that their marriage was on the rocks AFP / Jean-Baptiste Lacroix