Kanye "Ye" West, Kris Jenner Have Explosive Argument Over Mental Health in Documentary

A tense argument between Kanye West and then-mother-in-law Kris Jenner is featured in his new documentary In Whose Name?, which hit theaters Sept. 19.

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A tense moment in Kanye "Ye" West’s family life has come to light.

In the raw new documentary In Whose Name? about the “Gold Digger” rapper, which premiered in theaters Sept. 19, he and then-mother-in-law Kris Jenner engage in a tense confrontation over his mental health and treatment.

As seen in footage taken of the Nico Ballesteros-directed film shared to social media, Kanye—who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016—tells Kris that he "would rather be dead than to be on medication."

"No one from the family has taken any responsibility for my hospital visit," he says to Kris, mom to his then-wife Kim Kardashian, while wearing a Make America Great Again hat in the scene filmed after he visited Donald Trump at the White House in 2018, per People. "That's 50 percent of what people say at least. Am I lying?"

After Kris tells him that "it doesn't matter" what people are saying, Kanye starts to scream, "It does matter!" at her several times as her boyfriend Corey Gamble tries to interject from off camera.

"I haven't finished the sentence," the Kardashians star responds. "It matters to us and you. It doesn't matter what the internet says. It matters what we think, Ye."

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After having stormed out of the kitchen they were standing in, the Yeezy founder walks back into the room and asks Kris to elaborate.

"So, what do you think?" he asks. "Did you have an effect on my mental health?"

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"Yes! I'm saying yes. and I love you," Kris answers. "I love you. I don't want you to be not perfect. I love you, and I want my daughter to love you the way you want her to love you."

E! News has reached out to Kris' reps for comment and have not heard back.

This isn't the only tense moment that Kanye has in the documentary. A trailer released for the film last month teased several arguments with his Kim—from whom he got divorced in 2021—as well.

At one point, the Skims founder—who shares kids North West, 12, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6, with Kanye—can be heard crying as she tells the rapper, “Your personality was not like this a few years ago.”

In another clip from the trailer, he scolds Kim, "Never tell me I’m gonna wake up one day and have nothing."

After she tells him, “We can talk about that later, but…” Kanye snaps back, “It ain’t no ‘but.’”

Keep reading for more about Kim and Kanye's relationship...

2012: Clearly Close

Although Kim and Kanye weren't official by the time of his March 2012 Paris Fashion Week Show, she sat front row at the event, even wearing many of his pieces.

2012: Awards Show Date

At the 2012 BET Awards, Kanye took a moment to pose for a picture with his girlfriend Kim.

2012: South of the Border

Kim shared this throwback photo from a trip they took to Mexico.

2013: Kim's First Met Gala

In 2013, pregnant Kim joined Kanye for Fashion's Biggest Night: The Met Gala!

2013: Kimye's Firstborn

Kim and Kanye welcomed their first child together, North West, in June 2013.

2013: Rock Solid

This snap was taken just moments after Kanye proposed to Kim in October 2013 in San Francisco. 

2013: Birthday Babe

The rapper beamed at his new fiancée as they celebrated her 33rd birthday at Tao Las Vegas in October 2013.

2014: Look of Love

The newlyweds took in each other as they hit a red carpet in November 2014.

2015: PDA

Kimye flaunted some PDA while on the red carpet at the 57th Annual Grammys.

2015: Power Couple

Kim and Kanye hit the red carpet at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. That night, Kanye accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and declared he would run for president.

2015: Baby No. 2

In December 2015, the Wests welcomed another little one into their brood, a baby named Saint!

2016: Supportive Spouse

Kim supported her husband at his Yeezy season 4 fashion show in 2016.

2016: A Memorable Night

A year after his headline-making speech, Kanye returned to the 2016 MTV VMAs with his wife by his side. 

2018: Another Baby Girl!

The couple welcomed baby Chicago via a surrogate back in January 2018.

2018: Return to Paris

Nearly two years after her robbery, Kim returned to Paris alongside the rapper to support Virgil Abloh's debut collection for Louis Vuitton.

2019: The Youngest West

Kim and Kanye turned to surrogacy once more to have their fourth child, a baby boy named Psalm. They welcomed the youngest West into the world in May 2019.

2019: Fashion's Biggest Night

Kim pulled out all of the stops at the 2019 Met Gala with her custom Thierry Mugler design. Kanye looked just as dapper with his all-black 'fit.

2019: Vow Renewal

In honor of their 5-year wedding anniversary, Kim decided to plan an intimate vow renewal that included all four of their children. "I think it's so special that all four of our kids are here," Kim reflected on KUWTK. "I tried to get all of our wedding party out. It'll just be really sweet and I'm excited everyone is coming over."

2019: The Wests Out West

After falling in love with Wyoming, Kanye purchased a ranch in the Equality State.

2019: Star Power

The power couple turned heads at the 2019 FGI Night Of Stars Gala in New York City.

2019: Bugging Out

For another round of Halloween costumes, Kimye and their family dressed as bugs!

2019: Flintstones Fun

The famous family also dressed as the Flintstones for Halloween 2019.

2019: All That Glitters

Kim and Kanye stole the show at the Versace fall 2019 runway in New York City.

2019: Jean-ius

The couple looked effortlessly chic at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in November 2019.

2019: Christmas Card 2019

The Wests were perfectly coordinated for this casual 2019 Christmas card.

2019: Old-Hollywood Glamour

The duo closed out 2019 on a high note, as they celebrated Sean "Diddy" Combs's lavish 50th birthday bash in December.

2019: Christmas Crew

At the family's annual Christmas in 2019, Kim and Kanye posed for a pic with their whole brood.

2020: Happy New Year

"To lots of love in 2020," Kim captioned this snapshot of her and her hubby ahead of 2020!

2020: Love & Basketball

The pair sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers game in January 2020.

2020: All in the Family

"Morning madness," Kim wrote on Instagram alongside this photo of her, Kanye and their four kids.

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