Kim Kardashian & Kanye West's Relationship Intensifies, Yeezy Loans KK $500,000 Whip

The publicized bond between speculated couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is apparently growing stronger with reports claiming she is now pushing his $500,000 luxury vehicle throughout Los Angeles.

Details on Yeezy's latest display of affection, along with a photo, emerged online this week.

Kanye West MUST be getting serious with Kim Kardashian -- he's letting her drive his $500,000 whip in L.A. while he's in NYC. We got this pic of Kim driving Kanye's Mercedes SLR McLaren this AM to Barry's Boot Camp in Sherman Oaks. Kim's family just signed a $40-plus million deal with E! for their reality shows, so she could probably afford to buy her own. BTW, Kim owns a Range Rover, a Ferrari, a Bentley ... oh, and a Rolls Royce Ghost ... but it's way more fun to drive your boyfriend's car. (TMZ)

Kim recently spoke up for Yeezy after he made headlines with a publicized wardrobe malfunction.

The truth, according to Kim Kardashian who rode in the vehicle with the rapper, is not as juicy as some would have liked. After the picture above was captured over the weekend, some websites alleged that Kanye's pants were down because the two were fooling around in the backseat of the ride, but Kim says that's not what happened. "He was getting out of the car and the buckle ... his belt got pulled by this hook on the car door and he was trying to pull it up quick, and his belt was really heavy. It was a wardrobe malfunction, but it wasn't anything intentional. It was not scandalous," Kim tells E! Sure, Kim. And BTW, is that a thong Kanye is wearing? Weird. (RumorFix)

Photos of Yeezy's pants incident began circulating online late last month.

Just days after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were caught holding hands in New York, the pair was snapped out and about in the Big Apple again, with the loquacious rapper having quite the wardrobe malfunction. After Kardashian and West dined at N62 restaurant in Manhattan Friday night, West stepped out of his Maybach with his pants down, exposing his thigh. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star seemed oblivious to the fashion snafu as she strolled to West's Manhattan apartment wearing similar leather pants and Christian Louboutin stilettos. Luckily, West must have felt a breeze: He quickly pulled them back up. (E! Online)

Although currently enjoying their own solo adventures, Kardashian and Kanye were recently spotted shopping together.

Keeping Up With Kimye! Kim Kardashian and her new beau Kanye West made their second appearance as a couple during another shopping trip in New York City Saturday. Decked out in leather pants, heels and a Celine bag, the reality star, 31, and the rapper, 34, browsed the racks at Balenciaga and made a stop at the popular Van Leeuwenhoek ice cream truck. "They had drinks at the Mercer Hotel Friday night, then shopped all day," a source tells Us Weekly. And it sounded like Kardashian was having a great time. "Hi dolls! I'm so happy to be in NYC with the whole fam! Fun week! Have a good weekend guys!" she wrote to her followers on Twitter. (Us Magazine)