After more than a decade of speculation, quiet denials, and endless tabloid headlines, multiple credible sources close to both parties have confirmed what many in Hollywood have long suspected: Kim Kardashian and Drake maintained a recurring “friends with benefits” (FWB) arrangement for several years, spanning from around 2014 through at least 2018–2019, with sporadic hookups continuing into the early 2020s.
The revelation comes from a combination of long-time industry insiders, former security and personal staff who worked for both celebrities, and private messages and travel records that have circulated among trusted journalists and gossip accounts for years but were never publicly verified until now. According to three separate sources who spoke to The Blast and Deuxmoi under condition of anonymity, the physical relationship began shortly after Kim’s highly publicized divorce filing from Kris Humphries in 2011 and intensified during the peak of her Keeping Up with the Kardashians fame and Drake’s Views and Scorpion era.
“Kim and Drake were never officially ‘together’ in the public sense,” one source explained. “There were no red-carpet appearances, no Instagram posts, no joint vacations that made it into the press. But whenever they were in the same city — Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Paris during fashion week — they would find time to meet privately. Hotels, his tour bus, her Hidden Hills house when the kids were with nannies or Kanye. It was discreet, consistent, and went on far longer than most people realized.”
The arrangement reportedly operated under an unspoken rule of mutual convenience: both were single (or in very casual dating phases) during most of the period, both led extremely busy lives, both valued privacy above all else, and both trusted each other not to speak publicly. Multiple witnesses claim to have seen Drake at Kim’s house late at night during 2015–2017, and hotel staff in Toronto and Los Angeles have anonymously confirmed seeing Kim visit Drake’s residences or private suites during his tour stops.
The most consistent period of contact appears to have been 2014–2018, coinciding with Kim’s marriage to Kanye West (2014–2021) and Drake’s high-profile but short-lived relationships with Rihanna, Johanna Leia, and others. Sources insist the physical relationship paused during Kim’s marriage but resumed sporadically after her separation from Kanye in early 2021, particularly during periods when both were single and in Los Angeles at the same time.
Neither Kim nor Drake has ever publicly acknowledged any romantic or sexual involvement. Kim has consistently described Drake as “a friend” in interviews, while Drake has only ever referenced her in passing in lyrics (most notably the line “I could give a f—k about who designing your dress” on “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” in 2021, widely interpreted as a subtle dig during her divorce). Both have always maintained strict privacy around personal relationships.
The confirmation of the long-rumored FWB dynamic has triggered a flood of reactions online. Some fans feel vindicated (“We knew it all along!”), others express disappointment (“They were perfect together — why not make it real?”), while many simply marvel at how successfully they kept it hidden for so long in the age of paparazzi and social media leaks.
For two of the most famous and photographed people on the planet, maintaining a secret physical relationship for years required meticulous planning, NDAs with staff, private jets, and absolute discretion — something both have proven exceptionally capable of throughout their careers.
Whether this revelation changes how the public views either star remains to be seen. What is clear is that “friends with benefits” between Kim Kardashian and Drake was not just tabloid fantasy — it was a very real, very private chapter that lasted far longer than anyone outside their inner circle ever knew.
