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    Kanye West just returned to Instagram with a huge romantic gesture

    And we don't know how to feel about it

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    Published 15 February 2018 In News

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    And we don't know how to feel about it

    We all know that Kanye West has a strange relationship with social media, renowned for his infamous Twitter rants and strange public musings.

    There was the time he asked Mark Zuckerberg for one billion dollars, the moment he got emotional over fonts (yes, fonts) and we’re still trying to forget his controversial rant about how expensive abortions are, accusing ‘Gold diggin’ bitches’ of getting pregnant on purpose.

    But since he deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts last May, there has been radio silence…until now.

    Yes, as of this week, Kanye is back on social media - and being Kanye, he went overboard.

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    Rather than uploading a simple ‘I’m back’ post to mark his social media return, Kanye really committed, uploading a whopping 55 photos in a row.

    Choosing Valentine’s Day as his comeback date, Kanye turned his Instagram feed into a mood board of romantic couples throughout the ages.

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    But who were the couples dubbed by Kanye as worthy to make the list?

    1. Kris and Robert Kardashian 2. Madonna and Basquiat 3. Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown 4. Sex And The City’s Carrie and Big 5. Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz 6. Bianca Jagger and Mick Jagger 7. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 8. Biggie and Faith Evans 9. Jackie O and JFK 10. Iman and David Bowie 11. Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley 12. Seal and Tatjana Patitz 13. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith 14. Victoria Beckham and David Beckham 15. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi 16. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore 17. Seal and Tyra Banks 18. Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman 19. Jeff Koons and Ilona Staller 20. Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson

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    21. Claudia Schiffer and David Copperfield 22. Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg 23. Grace Jones and Dolph Lundgren 24. SJP and Matthew Broderick 25. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio 26. John F. Kennedy JR. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy 27. John Lennon and Yoko Ono 28. Brooke Shields and Michael Jackson 29. Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant 30. Sonny and Cher 31. Madonna and Dennis Rodman 32. Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain 33. Paris Hilton and Deryck Whibley 34. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline 35. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt 36. Pamela Anderson and Bret Michaels 37. Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley 38. Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson 39. Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder 40. Princess Diana and Prince Charles

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    41. Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs 42. Kate Moss and Pete Doherty 43. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton 44. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale 45. Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock 46. Pamela Anderson again and Tommy Lee 47. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt 48. Aaliyah and Tupac 49. Kate Moss and Johnny Depp 50. Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere 51. Michelle Obama and Barack Obama 52. Madonna and Sean Penn

    Then Kanye ended his strange romantic gesture with two photos of him and Kim, captioning them ‘Kimye’ and adding a post of a virtual Valentine’s card saying ‘Happy Valentine’s Day Babe’.

    Only Kanye would return to social media like this.

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    In 2021, Jenny was named as a winner on the PPA's '30 under 30' list, and was also listed as a rising star in journalism.

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