Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s bitter and very public separation has been a trending topic for weeks. And since Pete Davidson – Kim’s new bae – has come into the picture, everyone has an opinion – including Trevor Noah.
But the South African comedian and host of The Daily Show is not using the estranged couple’s dirty laundry as content to entertain his audiences.
Instead, the former Grammys host has recounted his own childhood experiences, comparing the messy situation between the celebrity couple to the abuse his mom endured at the hands of his step-dad.
TREVOR NOAH COMPARES KIM AND KANYE SAGA TO MOM’S ABUSE
Speaking in an episode of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah shared his views on Kim, Kanye and Pete.
In it, he chastised a “belligerent” Kanye West for essentially “harassing” his former partner.
“What we’re seeing is one of the most powerful, richest women in the world unable to get her ex to stop texting her, to stop chasing after her, to stop harassing her. Think about how powerful Kim Kardashian is, and she can’t get that to happen”.
And that’s where things hit close to home for Trevor Noah. The Mzansi-born star compared the scenario to a situation his own mother went through.
He told the audience: “I grew up my whole life in an abusive household. One of the things I found most interesting was how many people told my mom that she was overreacting. People told my mom to calm down
“Once we went to the police station, and they asked my mom: ‘But did you talk back?’ Is that why you’re here? What did you say to him?
“You see a world where women are questioned for what is happening to them as opposed to people questioning what is happening to them.“
Trevor Noah then revealed that after years of being gaslighted by police, family members and outsiders, his mom was eventually shot in the head by his stepdad.
He continued: “Maybe that’s why I look at the story differently. I’m not saying Kanye will [do that].
“But as a society, we have to ask ourselves questions. Do we wish to stand by and watch a car crash when we thought we saw it coming? Or do we at least want to say, ‘Slow down, let’s all put our hazards on, because there’s a storm coming and *** might go down.’”
He concluded, “If Kim Kardashian cannot escape this, then what chance do normal women have?”
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