Kanye West warns fans not to hurt Pete Davidson, says he'll 'handle situation himself' after Kim Kardashian calls him 'scary' in private text

Kanye West has instructed his fans to not "do anything physical" to Pete Davidson - who he has taken to referring to as 'Skete' - insisting he'll "handle the situation himself" in what appears to be a thinly veiled threat. 

Sharing a still from the film Baby Boy where Ving Rhames grips Tyrese Gibson in a headlock, West wrote: "Upon my wife's request please nobody do anything physical to Skete, I'm going to handle the situation myself." 

In the same post, the rapper shared what appeared to be a screenshot of a private message from Kardashian that reads: "U are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault."

Shortly afterwards, West shared more images of the alleged conversation between the exes, where it appeared Kardashian was thanking him for taking her request seriously. 

"Well thank you," the message read. 

"There are dangerous people out there and this is scary and it doesn't have to be." 

West replied: "I will always do everything to protect you and our family forever and I listened to you and told everyone to make sure nothing physical happens to Skete." 

The Grammy winner's recent posts are just the latest in a series of erratic and disturbing online tirades targeting both Kardashian and Davidson. 

In previous posts, West vowed that the Saturday Night Live star would "never meet his children" calling him a "dickhead" and urging his fans to "scream at the loser at the top of your lungs and say Kimye forever" if they saw him in real life. 

Meanwhile, having accused Kardashian of "gaslighting" him, "kidnapping" their daughter and even declaring "Kim accused me of putting a hit out on her", West has now changed gears - professing his love for his soon-to-be-ex-wife and sending a truckload of roses to her house of Valentine's Day. 

Many online commentators have pointed out the increasingly alarming nature of West's actions, with concern for the safety of Kardashian and her family growing by the day. 

"This is not okay," one Twitter user wrote of West's rose delivery, which arrived in a black truck emblazoned with the words: "My vision is krystal klear." 

"People need to stop romanticising this scary shit," another said. "Time for a restraining order." 

"This is harassment and completely disturbing. It's sad that some people will think this is 'sweet' - himself included," wrote a third. 

West's campaign rages on amid news he and girlfriend Julia Fox have split after just under two months of dating. Fox previously said she wasn't concerned about any "residual feelings" West might have for his ex, declaring "he's with me now", but has since told fans she "wasn't in love" with the hip-hop star.