Jonathan Cheban finally addresses whether he's still friends with Kim Kardashian amid speculation

Jonathan Cheban has set the record straight about the rumours of a feud between him and Kim Kardashian.

The pair, who seemed inseparable during the early days of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, haven't been spotted together in public for a while now.

Also known as 'Foodgod', Jonathan's absence from Kim's recent posts led fans to assume a feud of some kind must've driven a wedge between them.

The food reality TV star and entrepreneur was last spotted with the Kardashians for Khloé's Dollywood-themed 40th birthday in June last year. Not much after that - not in public, at least.

In a new interview, Jonathan has clarified where he and Kim stand at the moment - and it's probably not what you think.

Kim Kardashian and Jonathan Cheban, AKA Foodgod, met at a party in 2009 (Chris Weeks/WireImage)

Asked about who would love to set Kim up with, Jonathan revealed the one secret to their 15-year-strong friendship.

"Oh I don't know her mind with all that. I just stick to our texts," he told the Daily Mail.

"I never get involved with her with [dating] or business. We're just straight through."

He continued: "People are always like, 'Oh, but I want to talk to Kim.' I'm like, 'I don't know.'"

In short, Jonathan seems to think that meddling with Kim's romantic or professional affairs could spell trouble.

"I don't want anything from her, I don't need anything from her. We've been friends for 15 years and I don't ever want to have any issues - connecting her with a guy or connecting her with business," he said.

"I don't need anything except her friendship," Foodgod added.

The friends met in 2009 at a birthday party for socialite Brittny Gastineau at Casa Vega in California, back when Jonathan worked as a publicist. They hit it off right away, with Jonathan insisting he simply 'doesn't get involved' with the SKIMS founder's personal life.

Cheban has revealed the secret behind their friendship (The Hapa Blonde/GC Images)

"Well that's why - because I don't get involved with any kind of money stuff or guy stuff for her. It's whatever we talk about and it's 15 years of friendship," he said.

Weighing in on the 60-foot blow-up doll of Kim's likeness taking centre stage in Times Square for SKIMS, Jonathan defended his pal from online backlash.

"I don't care. Nobody should care. Everyone gives backlash about [everything]," he said.

"At this point, nothing matters. I get hate all day about things. Without hate, I'm bored out of my mind."

Jonathan went on to praise Kim's entrepreneurial spirit and work ethics, saying: "I want to know when Kim sleeps because everything she does is so over the top and amazing and it's really... I don't know. It's pretty sick."