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Kanye West Signs Bizarre Signature On Legal Documents Demanding Judge Change His Name To Ye, See The Shocking Petition!

Aug. 24 2021, Published 6:45 p.m. ET

Kanye West is officially trying to leave the building. The 44-year-old has filed documents demanding a judge legally change his name to his nickname, Ye.

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Breaking Celebrity News has obtained the documents filed in Los Angeles court, where the 22-time Grammy winner is asking to ditch his famous name, signing the paperwork with his head-scratching John Hancock.

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The petition for his name change is pretty cut and dry. Kanye Omari West wishes to legally remove his birth name and wants to go simply by Ye.

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Source: mega
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He does not list a last name, which is interesting considering he shares West with his four children.

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Kanye also signed the legal documents with a signature that makes no sense at all.

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Source: LA COURT
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In the declaration dated August 11, the Gold Digger rapper simply scribbled an A. Obviously, neither his first, middle nor last name starts with that letter.

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Kanye's name change request comes just six months after Kim Kardashian pulled the plug on their