Kanye West was discovered this week with his wedding ring in the midst of his and estranged wife Kim KardashianTurmoil in marriage.

The 43-year-old rapper and Yeezy designer was photographed with the gem in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, February 17. That day, a source told E! News that Kanye was back in California for work.

He and Kim, 40, have been separated for a while – he on his ranch in Wyoming and she in their family home near Calabasas, California with their four children –northwest, 7, Saint West, 5, Chicago West, 3 and 21 months old Psalm West. The insider also said that Kanye meets the kids whenever he wants, but not around the house.

In January, another source told E! News last month that “Kim and Kanye’s divorce talks have been turned on and off” since spring 2020. A third source said that Kanye and the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star “saw each other for the sake of the kids” “lived apart.”