Legal troubles seem to be pouring in for Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian as they could face jail time because of their feud with Taylor Swift.
Legal trouble for the couple started after Kim, 35, leaked a private phone conversation of Kanye and Swift, which clearly proved that the rapper had asked the 'Shake It Off' singer for permission to release the controversial song 'Famous', reports News.com.au.
In the leaked conversation, Taylor, 26, appeared to be supportive of the track, describing West as a "friend" and saying the song is "like a compliment" and "obviously very tongue in cheek".
According to sources, the 'Blank Space' hit-maker's team feels that Kanye and Kim have violated California penal code 632, according to which, it is illegal to record calls without consent from both sides.
Us quoted a source, as saying, "Taylor's team believes that Kanye and Kim have quite clearly broken the law.
"They are on a mission to destroy Taylor but there could be serious consequences, because they made the phone call from California where it is illegal to tape calls without permission," the insider added.
In the track 'Famous,' which also features Rihanna, the 'Mercy' hit-maker is hear rapping: 'I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. I made that b*tch famous."
However, previously it was reported that the 38-year-old rapper, denied the accusation that he dissed Taylor in his latest album 'The Life Of Pablo,' saying that they had an hour-long talk on the phone and she found the lyrics were funny and had no problem with him releasing the track.
On the other hand, Taylor's representative said that the rapper did not call her for the approval, instead he called to ask Swift to release his single on her Twitter account.
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