'Publicity stunt': Sources close to Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have claimed their marriage was all a hoax
Their marriage lasted just 72 days, and now it has been claimed that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ nuptials were a hoax ‘right from the start’.
A source close to the pair alleged Kim was ‘never really into’ her husband, but went along with the wedding as a ‘publicity stunt’.
The shocking claims have been made as a spokesperson for E!, who broadcasted the wedding special, said the showbiz channel were holding emergency meetings following Kim’s announcement yesterday, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
A statement read: ‘All of us at E! are surprised and saddened by this news. And we send our support to Kim and Kris at this difficult time.
‘The Kardashians have always been uniquely open with all aspects of their lives from joyous events to intimate moments to heartbreaking transitions.
‘E! will continue to share the fascinating real lives and larger-than-life existence of this close-knit family.’
All a hoax? Kim and Kris walk down the aisle on their big day, but some sources are claiming the whole thing was merely a money-making exercise
However, sources close to Kim and Kris said their relationship was ‘pretty much an arranged marriage right from the start’.
The source added to Radaronline.com: ‘Kim was looking for a husband and Kris was selected for her, amongst others.
‘She wasn’t really into him but she hoped she would be able to develop some feelings, but it never happened.
‘Kris turned out to not be as malleable as everyone hoped he would be, he was pictured out partying with other girls, Kim really couldn’t care less for him, she decided to end it.’
In a further twist, Kim filed for divorce a year to the day she very first set eyes on Kris.
The reality star met Kris on October 31, 2010, at a New Jersey Nets game.
Kim was sat courtside at teh Izod Center in New Jersey when she took a liking to strapping 6ft9in-tall Kris.
The couple began dating just weeks later, leading to a whirlwind marriage – and yesterday’s news of divorce.
Meanwhile, as Kim announced the end of the marriage, the inevitable questions began to arise about how much money the pair made from their union.
Kim’s decision to file papers against Kris just hours before her mother’s book, Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian, goes on sale tomorrow, could certainly be viewed as a calculated move.
And yesterday, as soon as she woke up, Kim promoted the family’s new clothes store on Twitter, only later being drawn upon for a statement about the breakdown of her marriage.
In a tweet that many of her fans will find cold and inappropriate, she effused: ‘Our store #KardashianKhaos is opening tomorrow at 9am at @TheMirageLV We are so excited!! Kardashian Khaos has arrived!” Kardashian Khaos indeed…’
It’s a miscalculation of tone that Kim might live to regret, as fans begin to question the reality behind her family’s money-spinning soap opera.
Whatever the truth, there is no doubting the fact that 31-year-old Kim’s marriage has been lucrative for the Kardashian family.
And for that matter, the abandoned spouse, Kris Humphries, 26.
The wedding, which would’ve cost the couple $10 million if they’d had to pay for their freebies, netted a whopping $18 million.
A huge chunk of that – around $15 million – is thought to have been TV rights which formed part of the family’s exclusive deal with E!
Whatever the exact breakdown, their marriage ending now means that the whole haul has earned the couple about $250,000 per day.
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