Were Kanye West and Bianca Censori Really Kicked Out of the 2025 Grammys?

Kanye West and Bianca Censori were not kicked out of the 2025 Grammys on Sunday, PEOPLE confirms.

Shortly after their red carpet appearance, reports circulated that the couple had been removed from the event. However, PEOPLE has learned they were not kicked out. Rather, West was nominated and walked the carpet — then chose to get in his car and leave.

He then posted — and deleted — images from the evening on his Instagram account, captioning one of the photos with “love story.”

(West was nominated in the best rap song category for “Carnival” off his album Vultures 1.)

The rapper, 47, and his wife, 30, shocked fans when they arrived, with West wearing an all-black and Censori in a long black fur coat. She removed her coat on the red carpet, revealing her nearly naked look with a nude-hued sheer dress without underwear or a bra.

Censori, who completed her head-turning look with a sleek bun and minimal makeup, posed for cameras while West stood off to the side.

The Yeezy founder’s appearance marked his first time attending the Grammy Awards in 10 years. He last appeared at the event in 2015, when he was nominated for best rap/sung collaboration and best rap song for “Bound 2” from his 2013 LP Yeezus. 

At that ceremony, West performed “FourFiveSeconds” with Paul McCartney, 82, and Rihanna.

More recently, West credited his daughter North West, whom he shares with Kim Kardashian, for helping him fall in love with music again.

This little girl made me love music again 🥲,” West captioned an Instagram post, sharing a black-and-white photo in the studio of his daughter in a striped sweatshirt, jorts and fur boots with a keyboard in the backdrop.

“She asked me to make beats for her I got back on the ASR Chopped up beats for her album and chopped every beats with my bare hand for BULLY,” he wrote, appearing to refer to his own album in the works, Bully.

West and Kardashian also share son Saint, 9, daughter Chicago, 7, and son Psalm, 5. 

The Grammys are broadcasting live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS or stream them live and on-demand on Paramount+.