Kanye West’s unlikely friendship with Mike Ashley revealed as he & wife Bianca hole up at sports mogul’s Majorca villa
UNLIKELY showbiz friendships come in all shapes and sizes, just look at Ronnie Wood and H from Steps, or Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Deontay Wilder.
And now rapper Kanye West and British businessman Mike Ashley can be added to that list.
The Sun understands Kanye, or YE as he prefers to be known, has been holed up for the past few weeks at Mike’s £29million mansion in Majorca.
Insiders said Kanye was working on his new album in the posh bolthole by the sea and has conducted interviews from there.
This included his car crash run in with Piers Morgan where he stormed off in a strop after just minutes while live on air.
A source said: “Kanye has been staying at Mike’s place in Mayorca.
“It’s beautiful and secluded which means he can go about his business without anyone disturbing him.”
It turns out the friendship originated with Mike’s son Oliver who is a huge fan of the disgraced rapper.
The insider continued: “Mike’s son Oliver is a huge fan of Kanye’s music and offered to put him up with him and his dad.
“Oliver is hoping that Kanye might be able to help make his way in music and they’ve all struck up a rather chummy friendship.
They added: “From the outside it seems rather strange – but Kanye for all his faults can be very good company and they’ve had a great time together.”
It’s understood Kanye’s wife, the always-nearly-naked Bianca Censori, has also been holed up at the house – which boasts its own private cave.
Kanye’s life has become a one-way ticket to disaster this year, after his disgusting anti-semitic rants on social media.
His comments correctly saw him dumped by Adidas who refused to work with him.
The rapper is now busy working on his next record, which he originally called WWIII before changing the name to Cuck.
It comes as Mike’s former club Newcastle United previously settled it’s kit war with the former owner.
Bianca Censori and Kanye West's relationship
Bianca Censori was born on January 5, 1995, in Melbourne, Australia
Before her current full-time job, the 30-year-old started a jewellery company called Nylons after leaving high school.
After working as a student architect for three years, she completed a master’s degree between 2019 and 2020 ahead of moving to Los Angeles.
In a radio interview, a childhood friend of Bianca’s claimed that Kanye slid into her DMs on Instagram, reportedly saying: “Come and work for me.”
The designer then moved to LA to join his company, Yeezy, as “head of architecture” – and has stayed in this role since November 2020.
WEDDING BELLS
In October 2023, The Daily Mail reported Kanye and Bianca wed on December 20, 2022.
The couple tied the knot under a “confidential marriage license” in the state of California.
The two wed in Palo Alto, California, according to the document.
The wedding came just one month after Kanye and Kim Kardashian finalized their divorce.
The Sports Direct chief took the St James’ Park side to court after his shops were banned from selling official Toon kit in a £1.5million claim.
However, Newcastle, adidas and JD Sports since reached a confidential agreement with Ashley and Sports Direct.
The agreement – called a ‘Tomlin Order’ – is legally binding and enforceable if either side doesn’t stick to it.