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‘In Whose Name?’ Opens With Viral Footage of Kanye West’s Clashes With Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian

Filmed over six years with West’s cooperation, the cinéma-vérité portrait foregrounds his mental-health struggles.

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Kris Jenner attend the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 5, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The documentary opened in select U.S. theaters on September 19, immediately circulating scenes that spotlight fraught family dynamics.
  • In a kitchen confrontation, West shouts at Kris Jenner about medication, saying he would rather be dead than medicated as she acknowledges affecting his mental health.
  • Footage of a 2018 call shows Kim Kardashian warning he could wake up with nothing after his White House visit, which West rebuffs.
  • Director Nico Ballesteros distilled more than 3,000 hours of primarily iPhone-shot footage into a feature made with West’s cooperation.
  • The film revisits controversies including Trump-era support and 2022 antisemitic remarks that cost major partnerships, and the Kardashian–Jenner family has not publicly responded to the new clips.