Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West still getting divorced?

As the couple recreate their wedding for the 'Donda' listening party, fans are confused by their relationship status

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend a basketball game between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on May 12, 2012, the year the couple began dating. EPA

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Valentino show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 4, 2012 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Kim Kardashian, then pregnant with their first child, daughter North, and Kanye West attend the Givenchy show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 3, 2013 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 6, 2013. Kardashian gave birth to North the following month. EPA

The couple scored the April 2014 cover of 'Vogue' magazine. Courtesy Vogue

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 5, 2014. EPA

People gather around Kim Kardashian, centre, and Kanye West, left, as they leave their residence in Paris on May 23, 2014, before their wedding. AFP

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West make their way down the aisle after their wedding on May 24, 2014, at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. Courtesy E! Entertainment Television

Kim Kardashian, baby North West, Kanye West and Helene Arnault attend the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2014 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Lacma Art + Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California, on November 1, 2014. EPA

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Kris Jenner attend the Balmain show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 5, 2015 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2015. EPA

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 4, 2015. EPA

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Time 100 Gala at Frederick P Rose Hall in New York, US, on April 21, 2015. EPA

Kayne West and Kim Kardashian, pregnant with son Saint, attend the 32nd MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on August 30, 2015. EPA

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Louis Vuitton show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 21, 2018 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Corey Gamble, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott arrive at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 6, 2019. EPA

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, on February 9, 2020. EPA

Visitors take a photo with the wax figures of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at Madame Tussaud's in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 14, 2020. EPA

Kim Kardashian and Rappers, Kanye West and J Cole attend the 69th NBA All-Star Game as part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 16, 2020 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. AFP

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian head out of their hotel on October 09, 2021 in New York City. Getty Images

When Kanye "Ye" West brought estranged wife Kim Kardashian out on stage wearing a wedding dress during the third Donda listening party on Thursday, the move was met with widespread confusion.

The reality TV star and entrepreneur, 40, filed for divorce from her musician husband, 44, on February 19. So, is this a sign that the separation is off?

Neither West nor Kardashian have officially commented on the status of their divorce or made any public legal moves since April, when it was agreed in court that they would end their marriage owing to "irreconcilable differences".

The couple agreed to joint custody of their four children – North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, Psalm, 2 – and also agreed that neither would require spousal support.

However, Kardashian stepping out in a white Balenciaga haute couture wedding gown at the listening party, held at Chicago’s Soldier Field Stadium, hinted at a different message entirely.

TMZ has reported that while a divorce is not completely off the table, "things behind the scenes are drastically improving for the former couple".

Quoting an unnamed source, the celebrity news site reports that the couple is "working on rebuilding the foundation of their relationship".

In the days leading up to the listening party, West was seen wearing his wedding ring, despite the February separation. It was not possible to see if Kardashian had reinstated her wedding band for the listening party, as the borderline-opaque veil covered her hands.

However, the ring has been notably missing from her hand in recent social media posts.

A vow renewal or performance art?

West is no stranger to immersive performance art; he also built a to-scale replica of his Chicago childhood home for the Donda listening party. So it has been speculated that the stunt was purely performative in a bid to beat rival Drake in a battle for album sales.

"Kanye has been telling other rappers that he and Kim are back together, but everybody knows that isn’t true," an industry insider told Page Six.

"The real story is that Kanye wants to beat Drake in record sales, and he is putting on a big show of performance art to grab all the media attention."

Kim and Kanye have 'come a long way'

It seems that, for the time being, their divorce is still on the table. However, the couple are now on speaking terms, according to friends, and they are working on an "amicable" relationship.

"They have come a long way since Kim filed for divorce," a source told People. "It's taken them months to get to this point. Kim is happy that they get along and that things are amicable."

On June 8, West's 44th birthday, Kardashian posted a birthday tribute to her estranged husband on Instagram, writing: "Love U for Life!"

A second source told Page Six: "Kanye asked Kim to be part of his performance art finale, and she was happy to help him achieve his creative vision and will always support him as an artist.

"Marriages are complicated, especially ones including four young children. Kim and Kanye have a genuine love for one another and deep history together."

Kim and Kanye: a brief relationship history

Kardashian famously married basketball player Kris Humphries in August 2011; a marriage that was filmed for a two-part special of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but only lasted 72 days before she filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

In April 2012, when she was still legally married to Humphries, Kardashian began dating West, a friend she says she had known "since 2002 or 2003".

Kardashian and Humphries's divorce was finalised on June 3, 2013, a week before the arrival of West and Kardashian's first child, North, on June 15, 2013.

West proposed to Kardashian on October 21, 2013, on her 33rd birthday.

The pair married on May 24, 2014, at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. For the occasion, she wore a gown by Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy.

They have since had three more children, son Saint born on December 5, 2015, daughter Chicago born on January 15, 2018 and son Psalm born on May 9, 2019.