Celebrity How Kim Kardashian West Is Coping with Kanye West's Chaos: 'She Will Do Whatever' to Make Their Marriage 'Work,' Says Source "Kim has a unique understanding of him," an insider exclusively tells PEOPLE By Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein Instagram Twitter Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand. Prior to PEOPLE she's written for Essence, The Cape Times newspaper and Los Angeles Magazine among others. On-screen Rubenstein can be found featured on shows like Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight and she routinely hosts PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's star-studded Red Carpet Live specials. Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube People Editorial Guidelines and Nick Maslow Nick Maslow Instagram Twitter Senior News Editor, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 1, 2020 10:35 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Gregory Pace/BEI/BEI/Shutterstock brightcove.createExperiences(); Kanye West is at the center of a media storm – and Kim Kardashian West is standing by his side. “It sounds like [she’s still supporting Kanye] from everything I’ve heard,” a source close to the reality star, 35, tells PEOPLE. Kardashian’s strong foundation with West, 38, is what keeps them together, says another source: “They’re incredibly supportive of one another, not only publicly, but privately as well. Kim has a unique understanding of him, probably in a deeper way than anybody else in the world. She’s understanding of the way that he operates.” In the 20 months since their extravagant wedding in Italy, the couple have expanded their family, giving daughter North, 2½, a baby brother, Saint, 11 weeks. “Kim and Kanye are so happy!” a source told PEOPLE in December, but the weeks since have revealed cracks. While an insider said West is still “excited about his family,” his energies have shifted to new projects, including his album The Life of Pablo and Yeezy Season 3 clothing line launch. In the process of promoting the ventures, he’s garnered an endless string of headlines with his Saturday Night Live tantrum, $53 million debt claims, renewed feud with Taylor Swift and Twitter scuffles. “What causes friction in the marriage, however, is Kanye’s compulsive tweeting,” a source says in the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “Kim can’t stand it. She is all for self-promotion, but doesn’t approve of Twitter drama.” Still, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star “will do whatever to make this work,” says a source. And amid the ups and downs, Kardashian accepts that she committed to an artist with a complicated public persona. Adds a source: “I don’t know what they talk about on private about this stuff, but contradiction is very often Kanye’s calling card.”