Kanye West’s exes Julia Fox and Amber Rose had a candid discussion about dating the troubled rapper in the latest episode of Fox’s podcast Forbidden Fruits.
Fox, 34, and Rose, 39 – who recently told her nine-year-old son about her OnlyFans page and stripper past – compared notes when it came to their whirlwind romances with West, 45.
The two bombshells spoke about their ‘Cinderella moments’ and being ‘thrown to the sharks,’ claiming that West is a major ‘love bomber.’
Julia’s short-lived fling with the fallen Yeezy mogul – who recently joined his new ‘wife’ Bianca Censori for a church service – lasted for six weeks in 2022, while Amber’s two-year romance burned bright from 2008 to 2010.
Both relationships launched the careers of Fox and Rose, rocketing them into the global spotlight practically overnight.
Comparing notes: Kanye West’s exes Julia Fox (left, 34) and Amber Rose (right, 39) had a candid discussion about dating the troubled rapper, 45, in the latest episode of Fox’s podcast Forbidden Fruits
After sweeping the awkwardness out of the way, Julia eased into the topic of Kanye by saying, ‘Sooo, I don’t know if we want to talk about it or not.’
‘I figured this would come up,’ laughed Amber, to which Julia quipped, ‘Whatever, we both did it, it’s fine. Literally, I get so much sh** for it.’
‘Welcome to my life,’ joked Amber, who went on to concede that she ‘doesn’t shy away’ from her history with the Gold Digger hitmaker ‘because it is a really big part of my story and how I became famous.’
From there, Rose addressed her jarring transformation from struggling model to world-famous girlfriend, saying: ‘I think the funny part is I didn’t have anyone to look to and say, “Okay this happened to her so it’s going to happen to me.”
‘I was the first, I was the girlfriend and then all of the sudden I was by myself walking around and paparazzi would follow me around, alone, and I would say “I’m not famous, he’s not with me. You don’t have to follow me.”‘
Amber compared sudden fame to being ‘thrown to the sharks,’ and ultimately addressed Kanye’s public meltdown.
‘Years of buildup will make a motherf***er look crazy after a while because you’re just fed up,’ explained the video vixen. ‘I definitely can’t make any excuses for the things that he says because I don’t agree with them.’
Fox gave her two cents and shared that West has ‘always been the same, kind of,’ but said that his behavior has been getting ‘more extreme.’
Crowns and sharp teeth: The two bombshells spoke about their ‘Cinderella moments’ and being ‘thrown to the sharks,’ sharing that West is a major ‘love bomber’ (West and Rose in 2009)
What she thinks: Amber compared sudden fame to being ‘thrown to the sharks,’ and ultimately addressed Kanye’s public meltdown, saying, ‘Years of buildup will make a motherf***er look crazy after a while because you’re just fed up.’ The former couple dated from 2008 to 2010
Ex in the extreme: Fox gave her two cents and shared that West has ‘always been the same, kind of,’ but said that his behavior has been getting ‘more extreme.’ The pair’s short-lived fling lasted six weeks in 2022
Bombs away: Both women eventually came full-circle to see their ‘fairytale’ dalliances with West as classic ‘love bombing,’ with Julia admitting that she’s ‘a sucker for a good love bombing’
Giving some insight into Kanye, Julia said: ‘I feel like he has always just had really lofty dreams and always kind of pushing the envelope as much as he can, pushing the boundaries – like if you tell the man no, he is going to find a way to get yes.’
West got a yes from Rose in 2008 when she agreed to be his date to the Grammys, resulting in a massive shopping spree to find a dress that made her feel like ‘Cinderella or Pretty Woman.’
‘I couldn’t believe it,’ recalled Amber. ‘I was crying in the store. It was just shocking, because I had been so poor my whole life…’
But both women eventually came full-circle to see their ‘fairytale’ dalliances with West as classic ‘love bombing,’ with Julia admitting that she’s ‘a sucker for a good love bombing.’
Amber and Julia’s time with Kanye bookended his marriage to Kim Kardashian, 42, who began dating her future ex-husband in 2012.
The pair tied the knot in 2014 and share four children together: daughters North, nine, and Chicago, five, and sons Psalm, three, and Saint, seven.
Kardashian filed for divorce from West in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences and initially agreeing to joint custody prior to a breakdown in 2022 that saw the former couple clash over their children.
Following his split with Rose, West famously declared that needed ’30 showers’ before he could move on with Kardashian.
Amber and Julia’s time with Kanye bookended his marriage to Kim Kardashian, 42, who began dating her future ex-husband in 2012 (the former couple pictured in 2020)
The SKIMS founder initially stayed silent about Kanye’s antisemitic tirades, which began on October 9 when he posted a since-deleted tweet that read: ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.
‘The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.’
Kim eventually broke her silence regarding the controversy, publicly supporting the Jewish community on Twitter and condemning hate speech.
‘Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric toward them to come to an immediate end,’ she wrote.