INSIDE Kim's ESCAPE!

KIM KARDASHIAN REACHED HER BREAKING POINT WITH KANYE WEST MONTHS AGO — BUT TOOK MANY STEPS BEFORE SHE FINALLY LEFT HIM.

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IT was a headline-making development in a relationship that was full of them. On Jan. 5, news broke that Kim Kardashian had hired divorce lawyer Lauren Wasser — and had already begun the process of ending her six-year marriage to Kanye West. “She’s in full-on discussions with her legal team about taking the appropriate steps to move forward with the divorce,” an insider confirms. “She can’t bear the thought of being trapped in a loveless marriage any longer.”

The split was a long time coming. As