showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterKanye West has asked an LA court to legally change his name to Ye and is now waiting for a judge to approve his request.
The billionaire rapper has said that his decision to change his name is due to "personal reasons" which he declared in the court documents filed in Los Angeles, reports PA.The 44-year-old fashion designer has been coined Ye for the past few years and he even used the nickname as the title of his 2018 album.In September that year, he raised eyebrows when he first signalled that he wanted to officially shorten his name.At the time, he tweeted: "The being formally known as Kanye West I am YE."He must now wait for a judge to approve his request before.
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