Kanye West admits he got a phone to lure Kim Kardashian out of her previous marriage

A modern-day love story.
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Neha Prakash
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Kanye West admits he got a phone to lure Kim Kardashian out of her previous marriage
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Recording artist Kanye West (L) and TV personality Kim Kardashian attend CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Show and Tea at Chateau Marmont on October 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Vespa/Getty Images for CFDA/Vogue) Credit: eff Vespa/Getty Images for CFDA/Vogue

What's a modern-day love story without a little cyberbullying? 

Kanye West -- who appeared on sister-in-law Khloe Kardashian's show, Kocktails With Khloe, alongside wife, Kim Kardashian, and celeb-friend couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen -- shared a sweet-ish story about how he tried to keep Kim from marrying another man. 


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West says he never owned a phone until one day in 2011 he heard Kim was engaged to the basketball player Kris Humphries. (Kim and Kris' infamous marriage ended after 72 days.) 

After that, he got a phone and texted Kim ugly pictures of old basketball stars. 

Hear that folks? Romance is alive and well in the 21st century. 

West's Kocktails episode airs this week. 

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Neha Prakash

Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.

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