Kanye West says his estranged wife Kim Kardashian has accused him of "putting a hit out on her" in a rambling, all-caps Instagram post.
In the latest escalation in the ongoing feud between the pair, who have been separated for more than a year, West - whose legal name is now Ye - posted on Instagram on Monday morning a screenshot of a text message he had sent someone saying: "Send me Kim's number".
The post is captioned: "YESTERDAY KIM ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING A HIT OUT ON HER SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT I BEG TO GO TO MY DAUGHTERS PARTY AND IM ACCUSED OF BEING ON DRUGS THEN I GO PLAY WITH MY SON AND I TAKE MY AKIRA GRAPHIC NOVELS AND IM ACCUSED OF STEALING NOW IM BEING ACCUSED OF PUTTING A HIT ON HER THESE IDEAS CAN ACTUALLY GET SOMEONE LOCKED UP THEY PLAY LIKE THAT WITH BLACK MENS LIVES WEATHER ITS GETTING THEM FREE OR GETTING THEM LOCKED UP IM NOT PLAYING ABOUT MY BLACK CHILDREN ANYMORE (sic)."
In a follow-up post, he showed a reply to his message.
"Here you go," the reply said, with contact details attached for Kardashian.
The caption revealed the message was from Apple executive Larry Jackson.
The posts come amid a clash between West and Kardashian about their daughter, North West, having a TikTok, something the rapper doesn't agree with.
Earlier, West, who has bipolar disorder, shared a conversation he apparently had with a cousin of Kardashian's where the cousin said she was happy to talk with him as she too wanted to keep her "kids off the internet".
West replied to that, saying: "I don't feel like talking about it more". The cousin apologises and goes on to ask about West's Yeezy shoe line, which annoys the artist.
"Don't ask me about Yeezys right now," he messaged back.
In the caption, West said another cousin told him she would speak out publicly in support of him, "WHICH SHE NEVER DID THEN SHE SUGGESTED I TAKE MEDICATION".
He goes on to say he doesn't feel he has "THE RIGHT TO GET ANGRY AS A FATHER WITHOUT BEING CALLED ERRATIC".
"I GAVE THAT FAMILY THE CULTURE IF THEY AS A WHOLE UNIT KEEP PLAYING GAMES WITH ME I WILL TAKE THAT CULTURE BACK A FATHER SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BEG FOR THE LOCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN (sic)."
On Saturday, Kardashian hit back at West for his criticism of their daughter having a TikTok account.
"Kanye's constant attacks on me in interviews and on social media is actually more hurtful than any TikTok North might create," she said.
"I am doing my best to protect our daughter while also allowing her to express her creativity in the medium that she wishes with adult supervision - because it brings her happiness."
She said West was obsessed with "trying to control and manipulate our situation" and that she only wanted a "healthy and supportive co-parenting relationship".
The reality television star last year filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". They agreed to joint custody of their four children. However, West has on a number of occasions expressed his desire to stay with Kardashian. It's reported he is refusing to sign divorce papers.
The pair were married in 2014.
