An easy way to see this? While foreign affairs can be difficult to understand for many individuals, Bill Maher breaks down the current Russian invasion by using a Kim Kardashian and Kanye West metaphor.
"[There's] a lot of heavy news, right? We have a lot to say about tonight and, you know, there's a war going on in Europe and we didn't think that would happen. But [Vladimir] Putin, Damn, he did it. He invaded Ukraine," Maher, 66, said during his monologue with Bill Maher on Friday, February 25. Ukraine is Kim Kardashian and NATO is Pete Davidson."
Russian troops attack their democratic neighbor - formerly a member of the Soviet Union - on Thursday, February 24 after learning of their intentions to join the international peace organization NATO. To explain the analogy, the comedian drew poignant parallels to the 41-year-old Skims mogul's ongoing divorce.
“It just drives Russia crazy. Today, they demanded an apology from Travis Scott for Billie Eilish,” Maher joked, referring to the 44-year-old rapper’s feud with the “Bad Guy” songwriter earlier this year. . (West had previously alleged that 20-year-old Eilish disbanded 30-year-old Scott when he called off a concert to check on a fan's health. She responded by saying that she had "behaved with Travis". never said anything about it.")
The ups and downs of the years of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum filed for divorce from the Yeezy designer in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage. Since then, West has consistently objected to the proceedings, publicly expressing his desire for reconciliation for himself and his four children. (Two people share the answer, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2.)
"SNL told my wife to say 'I divorced her' on TV because they just wanted to remove that bar, and I never looked at the papers. We're not even divorced," the "Heartless" artist told November 2021 claimed during an appearance on Revolt's "Drink Champs" podcast. "So how about we — because [it's] no joke to me, my kids want their parents to be together. I want their parents — I want us to be together."
Kardashian has since moved on with the 28-year-old Saturday Night Live star, whom she first linked with in October 2021.
“Kim and Pete are very excited about the future for them as a couple,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this week, noting that the pair have had little time for West's public arguments and social media engagements. There is no "easiest" time between disputes. , “They are refusing to let it derail or distract us as a couple. Current circumstances make it awkward for them to shout their relationship off the rooftops… [but they are] overly public about how they Moving on.”
The insider added: "She loves Pete [and] they are spending as much time together as possible... [things are] moving fast in their own way."