According to the filing of LA Superior Court a request has been put by 44 year old star Kanye West to get rid of his full name – Kanye Omari West and star want to change his name to only two letter nickname “YE” without any middle or last name.
The documents were filed by Kanye West to the court on Tuesday to change his name legally.
As per the documents filed on Tuesday to LA Superior Court the Kanye West Want to change his full name into a short two letter name…. from Kanye Omari West to “YE” without and middle or last name.
Although the documents were prepared or dated August 11 but were sent to the court on Tuesday, cite “personal reasons” for the required change.
An email seeking comment from the attorney who filed the documents was not immediately returned.
This Change must be approved by the Judge before it becomes official.
Although Kanye West who already has been using this short name “YE” on social media plateforms tweeted that he wanted this change in 2018, saying “the being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.”
“YE” was also the title of his 2018 ablbum. This was also said in Kanye’s interviews that along with shorting of his long name to short name he like, the same world also used throughout the Bible.
Kanye just wants to be Ye. He cites "personal reasons" in court documents requesting a legal name change from Kanye Omari West to his longtime two-letter nickname, with no middle or last name.https://t.co/okVknpFHA4
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) August 25, 2021