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| | Kim Kardashian 'really struggled' when she filed for divorce but she's 'doing great' now | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Am I going to use the screencaps of Kim Kardashian?s ?cryface? for a while? Probably. These pics are taken from Keeping Up with the Kardashians? final season, and in the penultimate episode of the reality show, Kim and the family finally introduce the idea that Kim?s marriage to Kanye West has fallen apart. This was filmed last fall, when Kim was telling People Magazine about how much she wanted to leave Kanye. She didn?t actually file for divorce until February of this year, and Kim wants us to know that her ?tears? in KUWTK were just a moment in time and she?s totally fine now.
Kim Kardashian West is moving forward following her split from Kanye West. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star filed for divorce from the rapper in February, following a tumultuous period for the pair that included Wests unsuccessful presidential run, numerous Twitter rants and more public drama. And while it wasnt an easy step to take, a source tells PEOPLE that Kardashian, 40, is at peace with her choice.
Kim is doing great, the source says. She was really struggling around the time she filed for divorce. She was very upset about it and really didnt want to file. She has come a long way since she filed for divorce, though. Shes very happy and convinced that she made the right decision.
The source adds that the pairs children ? daughters North, 7, and Chicago, 3, and sons Saint, 5, and Psalm, 2 ? are doing well, and that West sees them often.
Since the divorce filing, Kardashian and the kids have continued to live in the Hidden Hills mansion she shared with West, 43. A source previously told PEOPLE that thats where the reality star plans on staying.
They both agree that the less stress the kids experience, the better. Kanye loves his kids. He wants them to be happy, the source said in March. He doesnt want to fight with Kim about anything.
In April, West requested joint legal and physical custody of the children, according to a legal response filed by Wests attorney and obtained by PEOPLE.
[From People]
As far as anybody knows, Kanye has mostly been in Wyoming this year, working and not ranting on social media and not trying to get in the news. He?s been a seen a few times in LA, and I assume that he has seen the kids a few times since Kim filed for divorce, although I bet he hasn?t seen them all that much. He really wasn?t spending a lot of time with the kids before she filed either. Anyway, I believe that Kim is fine. I think she was completely ?over? the marriage as early as spring 2020. It just took her the better part of a year to come up with a plan for how she would leave him and not get hit too hard with claims that she was abandoning a man struggling with his poor mental health.
Photos courtesy of KUWTK, E!.
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| | Kim Kardashian cries on KUWTK: She feels like a 'loser' with her third divorce | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?m really looking forward to the end of Keeping Up with the Kardashians for one particular reason: when the show ends, hopefully people will stop saying ?they?re just doing such-and-such for the show.? Like, there are full-blown conspiracies that Kim Kardashian?s Paris robbery was some kind of stunt for KUWTK. It was not. That happens time and time again. I?m not saying that the Kardashian-Jenners don?t pull stunts specifically for the show they absolutely do. But they?re not, like, arranging robberies or getting divorces specifically for their dumb reality show.
I bring this up because people also acted like Kim was going to spend the last season of KUWTK bashing Kanye West or that the show would feature intimate scenes of their marriage falling apart. They haven?t shown any of that. The episodes airing right now were filmed in late 2020, as Kim and Kanye continued (as always) to live separate lives, and as Kanye was living full-time in Wyoming. In the penultimate episode of the final season, Kim and her sisters finally introduce the idea that Kim?s marriage is in the crapper:
So the big reveal was footage of Kim crying with her sisters after she and Kanye had a fight, and this is what was said:
?I honestly cant do this anymore, Kim said through tears. Why am I still in this like, place where Im stuck for years? Like, he goes and moves to a different state, every year, I have to be together so I can raise the kids, you know? And hes an amazing dad, hes done an amazing job ? I think he deserves someone that can go support his every move, go follow him all over the place and move to Wyoming ? I cant do that. He should have a wife that supports his every move and travels with him and does everything.
I feel like a f failure, that its like, a third f marriage, Kim added. Yeah I feel like a f loser. But I cant even think about that like, I want to be happy.
Kim is one of the most incredible human beings, literally ever, and she tries to protect their union at all costs, but its hard when you carry that responsibility on your shoulders and I just want her to take care of herself too, Khlo said in her confessional before the episode turned back to her conversation with Kim in Tahoe.
You can always talk to me about whatever, she told Kim.
Theres honestly nothing to talk about, Kim said. I mean, I wont live with the fighting and stuff, like, if it was constant.
[From People]
All of those claims that Kim would exploit Kanye?s poor mental health and that the final season of KUWTK would feature Kim bashing Kanye endlessly and then this is all they show. Kim calling herself a fking loser because she?s about to go through her third divorce, and Kim crying about how Kanye deserves to be with someone who can support him and his life. Of course this was somewhat ?faked? for the cameras, but once again, it?s fine. This wasn?t some ?Kanye?s the worst, I hate him and here?s why.?
Screencaps courtesy of KUWTK/E!, additional photos courtesy of Kim?s IG.
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| | Kim Kardashian 'was devastated the marriage didn't work out, she's not ready to date' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some photos of Kim Kardashian in West Hollywood over the weekend. She and her family went out to The Nice Guy to help Kendall Jenner launch her 818 Tequila. Kim wore this camo jumpsuit which looks like it came from 2002, because everything is on a time loop these days. Kim didn?t really have a ?date? for the event, she was just there with her mom and her sisters. We probably won?t see Kim out on a date for a while, or at least that?s what ?sources? claim:
Kim Kardashian may be closing the door on her relationship with Kanye West but shes not ready to open a new one just yet. Despite being the worlds most eligible bachelorette who has garnered the attention of royals and billionaire CEOs since filing for divorce, Kim, 40, is reportedly not ready to date.
Ahead of what would have been the pairs seventh wedding anniversary, a source told Hollywood Life: Shes still not ready to date, but shes in a much better place than she was a year ago.
An insider told the publication that overall shes in a good place and is moving forward with her life but she is still devastated the marriage didnt work out.
[Kim] was devastated the marriage didnt work out. Kim has always wanted a husband and family, but she knows this is for the best for all of them and it needed to happen. She will always love Kanye and it was a very real, true love. Shes in a good place and shes happy. Shes letting the past go and throwing herself into work and the kids, the source said.
And as her May 24 wedding anniversary approaches it was said that shes feeling fine, and is not expecting any sort of acknowledgement from him.
Shell think about it but shes not expecting any sort of acknowledgement from him, especially because they really only speak when its needed and its about the kids. Shes not necessarily unfazed, but she really is moving forward with her life.
[From The Daily Mail]
The emphasis on being ?not ready to date? actually leads me to believe that we?ll see Kim step out with someone new this summer. It might not be her next husband, but it should be someone fun, someone who will keep her in the headlines this year. Not Van Jones, come on. I doubt it will be someone in the music industry, but hey, you never know. I?m also curious about why Hollywood Life is getting these Kardashian stories? Are People Mag and TMZ no longer in the Kardashian Diary business?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Kim Kardashian & her kids had Covid-19 last fall, just after her big b-day trip | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians has always played around with timelines and reorganized the familys ?on-camera? lives to make some kind of narrative. On this week?s episode, Kim talked about failing the ?baby bar exam,? which we knew from the preview clips. We didn?t know why she hadnt taken it again since KUWTK had filmed. Last night?s episode explained why: Kim and her kids got Covid. Which made everyone wonder? exactly when was this filmed again? And people began going back to see what Kim and her family were actually doing at the time. Kim apparently flunked the baby bar at some point last year and then she was trying to retake it in November. On the show, she claimed that Saint had caught the virus in school that month and he infected the whole family and the storyline was ?Saint got Covid, infected everyone and Kim couldn?t study for her second baby bar exam.?
After revealing that she failed her baby bar exam the first time, Kim Kardashian set out studying for her second attempt, but ran into a significant barrier: COVID-19. During Thursdays episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, filmed last November, Kim revealed that son Saint, 5, had contracted COVID and it later spread to her and her daughter North, who turns 8 next month.
So, my little Sainty just tested positive for COVID, Kim told a doctor on the phone during the episode. Hes doing okay, he doesnt really have major symptoms, he just had a bit of a fever.
We test our kids once a week because they go to school and so they have to get tested in order to go to this little pod, so someone at school tested positive and my son was around that, she explained in a confessional. So Saint has COVID, and Im just really worried about him. Hes crying and coughing on me and Im trying to not freak anyone out but now I have to figure out what were going to do, especially with the three other kids.
Kim, 40, also shares son Psalm, 2, and daughter Chicago, 3, with ex Kanye West, who contracted COVID-19 himself earlier in 2020. Kim then told the doctor, North is saying shes feeling sick, and I slept in bed with her last night, she tested negative but Im going to test her again with me on Saturday. The reality star had flown in a friend and attorney, Sam Farkas, to help her study for her upcoming exam, but noted that taking care of my kids obviously comes first.
When she learned that she and North had also tested positive for the virus, Kim continued to study with Sam via video chat, even as production on KUWTK shut down and Kim had to self-shoot for the show.
[From People]
While it?s perfectly possible that Saint really was Ground Zero for the family infection, this might be a clever editing trick from KUWTK producers. It?s curious, given the incubation period for Covid, that at the very end of October, Kim took dozens of friends and family on a private island vacation and they were all maskless the whole time. Kim swore up and down that everybody got tested prior to the private plane trip and that?s why they could all be maskless and breathing on each other. But? if Kim and her kids had Covid in early or mid November, that trip is why. Not Saint?s school.
Photos courtesy of Kim?s social media.
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| | Kim Kardashian admits she flunked the baby bar but she's preparing to take it again | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The theme of 2021 celebrity gossip is ?let?s redo 2003 and/or 2007.? It?s very strange that we?re still talking about Bennifer and Britney Spears and Travis Barker, I?m just saying. Ever since Travis Barker went public with his relationship with Kourtney Kardashian, his ex-wife Shanna Moakler has been doing the most to talk sh-t about Barker and the Kardashians. Moakler has claimed for years and she still claims that Barker and Kim Kardashian hooked up back in the day, and that was one of the reasons why she and Travis divorced, and that?s why his thing with Kourtney is bad. For weeks now, that story has been happening and Kim really hasn?t said much about it. But this week, Kim did an ?ask me anything? on her IG Stories and she denied it.
Kim Kardashian denied the rumors that she hooked up with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Instagram Tuesday.
?Getting my nails done right now and I have time today,? the 40-year-old multi-hyphenate wrote via her Instagram Stories Wednesday evening, closing with ?ask me anything??
Naturally, a fan asked her whether she and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker had ever hooked up, an assertion that Barker?s ex Shanna Moakler made and blamed for the dissolution of her and Barker?s marriage. Aubrey O?Day, of all people, added fuel to the fire with a recently-surfaced quote from her own Instagram from July 2020.
?NO!? Kardashian wrote in response. ?False narrative! We?ve been friends for years and I?m so happy for him and Kourt.?
[From Page Six]
Mostly I don?t care, and we all know that Kim has issues with honesty, but I don?t know, I kind of believe that they didn?t hook up. I think Travis wanted to. I think they probably flirted with each other a lot. But I just don?t believe that Travis is her type. Then again, everybody was hooking up back then.
Meanwhile, did you know that Kim flunked the ?baby bar? exam?
Kim Kardashian is rethinking her goal of being a lawyer. In an exclusive sneak peek at Thursdays Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode on May 27, the mother of four makes a shocking announcement to sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian. So you guys, I did not pass the baby bar, Kim states.
The SKIMS founder explains in a confessional that the structure of her journey to the bar exam looks a little different than that of an average law student. If you are doing law school the way Im doing it, it is a four-year program instead of your typical three-year program, Kim says. And after year one, you have to take the baby bar. This would [be] actually harder, I hear, than the official bar.
[From E! News]
Apparently, Kim scored 474 and a passing grade is 560. She can take the baby bar again, and Kim said (in the same IG Stories ama) that ?Unfortunately I havent passed yet, but Im not giving up and Im preparing to take it again soon.? I know everyone loves to clown on her (and she is a clownish herself about some things) but I genuinely like the fact that she?s studying and trying to do this for herself, for her own interests, and to continue her education. I even appreciate that she?s admitting that she failed the test and she needs to retake it. Think about how easy it would be for her to say ?well, I failed this test, so I guess law school is over.?
Photos courtesy of Kim?s IG and Backgrid.
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| | Kim Kardashian will have to forfeit an illegally imported ancient Italian sculpture | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I never imagined that this week?s gossip would include a story about Kim Kardashian illegally importing ancient Italian art. It?s super-complicated and the basic gist is that while Kim should have known better, she is not the only person who needs to wear this. In 2016, Kim bought $745,882 worth of art and furniture from Axel Vervoordt Gallery in Belgium. Vervoordt is the designer responsible for Kim and Kanye?s bleak, colorless home in LA, and he seemingly sold Kim some pieces of art from his gallery for her home. The problem is that one of the art pieces, the large fragment of an ancient limestone sculpture, was illegally smuggled out of Italy. And now the feds are demanding that Kim forfeit the sculpture because Italy wants it repatriated. So Kim will have to eat that money.
The U.S. government is seeking the forfeiture of an ancient Roman sculpture that celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian was in the process of acquiring after officials determined that it had been illegally smuggled out of Italy. The statue was detained at the U.S. border in 2016 after a logistics company working for Kardashian tried to import it with the wrong documentation. New legal documents have concluded that the work was ?looted, smuggled, and illegally exported,? and Italian authorities have requested its repatriation.
A civil forfeiture action on April 30 in a U.S. district court named Kardashian as the consignee and importer of the ancient limestone sculpture. According to court documents, Kardashian bought the sculpture, known as Fragment of Myron?s Samian Athena (1st ? 2nd century), in 2016 from Axel Vervoordt Gallery in Belgium. (Vervoordt is the art dealer and interior designer responsible for the decoration of Kardashian?s Calabasas mansion.)
The sculpture was detained when it arrived in Los Angeles in May 2016 after authorities were alerted that it might be protected cultural property. As part of a bilateral agreement to crack down on the pillaging of cultural heritage, the U.S. has restricted imports of archeological material originating from Italy. Any importer now needs clear documentation authorizing the importation or other documents such as an affidavit, license, or permit stating that the export was not in violation of the laws of the country of origin. The sculpture arrived as part of a 5.5-ton shipment described as containing 40 antiques, Modern furniture, and decorative objects, valued at $745,882. It was being imported under a U.S. tariff schedule for ?antiques of an age exceeding 100 years,? as opposed to archeological material.
Officials requested provenance details from the logistics company Masterpiece International, which provided the sculpture?s sales invoice to Kardashian, as well as a previous invoice showing that Vervoordt had purchased the work from Galerie Chenel in Paris in 2012.
Suspicions were raised when authorities noticed a discrepancy in the descriptions of the sculpture on the two invoices, with the 2012 statement describing it as ?a large draped statue? with provenance from an ?Old German Collection, bought before 1980,? and the invoice for the 2016 sale to Kardashian describing it as a ?fragment,? and containing handwritten notations indicating it had originated from Italy. A director from Vervoordt?s art history department, Robert Lauwers, had also provided a contradictory statement by way of an unsworn affidavit stating that the sculpture did not originate from Italy.
The sculpture was seized in June 2016 and, the following month, Italy?s task force for the protection of cultural heritage added a new twist by claiming it had seen (and photographed) the confiscated statue at Vervoordt?s gallery booth at TEFAF Maastricht in 2011, well before Vervoordt purportedly purchased it from Galerie Chenel in 2012.
Ollivier Chenel, a director of Galerie Chenel, told Artnet News that the gallery purchased the sculpture from an auction house in Germany in 2010, and that it had previously come from an English estate. He added that the date discrepancy on the invoice could be explained because the statue had been on loan to Vervoordt before it was officially acquired. ?It is very strange that [the complaint does not mention] the German auction house as the information was given to them at the time,? Chenel said. ?I can guarantee you that this sculpture was acquired legally at Hampel Auction house in 2010.?
Axel Vervoordt and representatives for Kim Kardashian did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
[From ArtNet]
This sounds like it was entirely a fk up on Vervoordt?s part, and his gallery didn?t have all of their ducks in a row and the provenance was always complicated/shady. Basically, the sculpture was taken from Italy and it would up in a German or English private collection, then at some point weird that they can?t pinpoint it it was purchased by Galerie Chenel, then it was purchased by Vervoordt, who then sold it to Kim Kardashian. It was Vervoordt?s gallery which screwed up the documentation, which US Customs caught. It sucks that Kim has to forfeit the sculpture but if I was in her position, I would make it about how happy I am that a piece of Italy?s ancient culture is being returned to its homeland. Put a bow on it, eat that money and move on.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, AD.
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| | Kim Kardashian was so excited to hear that her family inspired part of Bridgerton | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kim K has been having an interesting few months. Kim filed for divorce in February from husband Kanye West. Then earlier this month Forbes announced that Kim had crossed the billionaire threshold. And it seems that great news keeps pouring in. In case you missed it, Kim has caught the Bridgerton bug like the rest of us. Kim has even been TikToking her reactions to each episode. So, having Nicola Coughlin reach out to Kim via Twitter most definitely brightened Kims day. In Kims and Nicolas Twitter exchange, Nicola shared that Kim and her sisters are the inspiration for Lady Whistledown and the Featherington sisters. Nicola also said that the same designer who made Kims Met Gala corset, Mr. Pearl, also made Nicolas corset for Bridgerton. Below is more on the exchange via Huffington Post:
Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington on the hit Netflix series, tweeted on Tuesday that the Kardashians ?were a massive inspiration for the Featheringtons? and a regular topic of conversation during fittings for the Regency-era drama.
She also claimed a link between her corset on the show and one made for Kardashian. ?You?ve been part of the Bridgerton world for longer than you know,? Coughlan wrote.
Kardashian was beyond happy at the news.
?I am freaking out!!!!!? she responded, to Coughlan?s delight and astonishment, before asking if that made her ?an honorary Duchess in Bridgerton.?
?Why of course, Duchess Kardashian of Calabasas!? replied Coughlan, before jumping into character as her alter ego on the show: ?Lady Whistledown is happy to declare you the season?s true incomparable.?
[From Huffington Post]
This is one of the cutest stories I have read this week. We definitely needed the levity. I follow Nicola on Twitter and she is so refreshing. I really enjoy how Nicola reached out to Kim to tell her that she and her sisters were the inspiration behind the Featheringtons. You can tell that Mrs. Featherington is definitely Kris Jenner-esque in trying to get her daughters married. I also enjoyed how excited this bit of information made Kim. Now that Nicola has confirmed that the Featheringtons were inspired by the Kardashian/Jenner clan, I cant unsee it despite sort of knowing it before. Im going to watch the show to see which sister is which Kardashian. It was also very sweet that Nicola was so excited that her corset was created by the same designer that created Kims Met Gala corset. Nicola seems like a Kim stan. And how precious is it that Nicola made Kim an honorary Lady of Bridgerton? To be fair, with all the royals and billionaire men chasing Kim now that she is single, its not a stretch that Kim could indeed become Lady Kardashian of Calabasas in the near future.
Here is their exchange:
WHAT?!?! I am freaking out!!!!!! This tweet was sent to me on my @bridgerton group chat! Can I please come to a fitting?!?! It would make my whole life!!!!!! I love you Lady W!!! https://t.co/KVnCi6UZRT
Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 20, 2021
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| | Kim Kardashian is being pursued by royalty, A-list actors, athletes & billionaire CEOs | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Throughout January and February, Kim Kardashian had some kind of weird deal with People Magazine where they ran weekly exclusives about her headspace and how she was feeling before and then after she filed for divorce from Kanye. It was pretty weird, especially since no one really acknowledged the fact that Kim was basically showing People Mag her diary entries every week and talking about herself in the third person. Well, we?re back to that:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye Wests divorce is proceeding smoothly, a source tells PEOPLE. Kim, 40, filed for divorce from the 43-year-old rapper in February after nearly seven years of marriage. Amid their split, the pair are continuing to prioritize the well-being of their four kids: North, 7, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3 and Psalm, who turns 2 next month.
Kim and Kanye are getting along, the source tells PEOPLE. They have both stayed true to their commitment to make the best situation for the kids. Kim is very happy that they have managed to keep things calm. She thinks Kanye is a good dad. She wants him to be able to spend as much time with the kids as he wants.
The source adds that Kim seems happier since the split, which came after a tumultuous period for the pair. For every week that goes by since she filed for divorce, Kim seems happier, the source says now. She knows that filing for divorce was the right decision. The kids are doing as good as she could hope.
West is requesting joint legal and physical custody of their children, according to a legal response filed by his attorney earlier this month and obtained by PEOPLE last week. Since filing for divorce, Kim and the kids have continued to live in the Hidden Hills mansion she shared with West. A source previously told PEOPLE that thats where the reality star plans on staying.
They both agree that the less stress the kids experience, the better. Kanye loves his kids. He wants them to be happy, the source said. He doesnt want to fight with Kim about anything.
[From People]
I don?t believe her. I think all things considered, the divorce is going somewhat smoothly, but it?s early days and recently Kanye has begun to make a fuss in the media. I feel like this could easily go sideways on Kim, but I also believe that she?s protecting herself and the kids. Meanwhile, don?t you want to hear about how many men want to date Kim?
Kim Kardashian is earning the title of ?most eligible billionaire bachelorette? following her split from Kanye West, Page Six has learned. A source told us the KKW Beauty CEO is being courted by the cream of the crop of potential suitors.
?People are reaching out through mutual friends and people that she?s worked with to set her up with everyone from royal family members to A-list actors to athletes to billionaire CEOs,? a source said, adding, ?People are also trying to reach out to her via DM.?
Although Kardashian, 40, is being flooded with a bevy of dating options, we?re told the soon-to-be single mom is ?not looking for anyone right now.?
?She?s not looking to jump into anything but is keeping an open mind,? a source said. While a source previously told us that Kardashian?s estranged husband, Kanye West, wants to date ?an artist? in the next chapter of his life, the ?Keeping Up With the Kardashians? star is ?not on the hunt to date anyone in a specific field.? An insider said the reality star would prefer for her next relationship to just happen ?organically,? although there are certain characteristics she wants in her next partner.
?The qualities most important to her are someone who values family, is supportive, fun, romantic, enjoys the simple things and is also hardworking,? a source said. ?Someone who values family first and foremost because she?s a mom of four kids.?
Over the weekend, Kardashian had one of her first nights out as a single woman. Photos of her with Colombian singer Maluma sparked dating rumors, but multiple sources told Page Six on Monday the pair are ?just friends.?
?Miami the other night was a lot of fun,? a source said. ?It felt great to be out and there were certainly people trying to shoot their shot that night, but she wasn?t paying it any mind and just loved having a fun night out with old friends.?
The insider reiterated that Kardashian is ?really focused on her kids and work? right now ? i.e., not dating ? but added that when she is ready, one dealbreaker, in particular, will spoil any suitor?s chances. ?She certainly wouldn?t want anyone to be with her for the spotlight,? the source said, adding that the social media mogul really wants ?someone who values privacy.?
[From Page Six]
Kim, come on. ?There were certainly people trying to shoot their shot that night, but she wasn?t paying it any mind?? I guess we?re supposed to believe Maluma is hot for Kim? Doubtful. More like some sleazy Miami influencers were trying to get photos with her. Don?t get me wrong, I bet there are some dudes who want to date her, but I don?t really believe that she has rock stars, princes, CEOs and A-list actors sliding into her DMs.
Photos of Kim in LA on Saturday evening:
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Kim Kardashian is officially a billionaire, thanks to SKIMS and KKW Beauty | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It was no secret that Kim Kardashian was and is insanely jealous of her half-sister Kylie Jenner. Kylie built a massively successful business (Kylie Cosmetics) out of her childhood room, and at Kris Jenner?s kitchen table. Kylie Cosmetics has grown into a billion-dollar business because Kylie was just doing something somewhat organic to her (lip kits) and she ended up finding a hole in the cosmetics market. Kylie also had so little overhead for the entire business. So, yeah, Kim was jealous. She was dying to create her own billion-dollar business but for the longest time, Kim?s businesses were only ?moderately? successful. In that, she made millions, but not billions. Then SKIMS happened. Kim wanted to revolutionize the industry of shapewear and she absolutely did. SKIMS, more than anything else, is Kim?s billion-dollar business. But the other stuff helps, which is why Kim is now officially a ?billionaire? according to Forbes:
When Kim Kardashian West was first mentioned in the pages of Forbes in 2011, it was simply a tally of her Twitter followers: 6.6 million, just below Barack Obama and just above Ashton Kutcher. Five years later, she graced the cover of Forbes thanks to her booming mobile game, which helped her earn $51 million that year. Now, she officially joins the World?s Billionaires list for the first time.
Forbes estimates that Kardashian West is now worth $1 billion, up from $780 million in October, thanks to two lucrative businesses?KKW Beauty and Skims?as well as cash from reality television and endorsement deals, and a number of smaller investments.
Kardashian West founded KKW Beauty in 2017, following the success of her half-sister Kylie Jenner?s Kylie Cosmetics. She borrowed from Kylie?s playbook, using a similar direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on social media marketing. Her first launch, 300,000 contour kits, sold out within two hours. By 2018, the business had expanded into eyeshadows, concealers, lipsticks and fragrances, and was bringing in about $100 million in revenue.
It?s the first time Ive moved away from having licensing deals and transitioned into being an owner, Kardashian West told Forbes in 2017, when she announced her cosmetics line.
She cashed in on that ownership last year when she sold 20% of KKW Beauty to cosmetics conglomerate Coty for $200 million, a deal that valued the company at $1 billion. While Forbes estimates that figure is a little bloated?Coty, which also bought 51% of Kylie Cosmetics in 2020, is known for overpaying?her remaining 72% stake is still worth about $500 million, by our count.
Then there?s Skims, the shapewear line Kardashian West launched in 2019. She raised money from fashion insiders like Net-a-Porter?s Natalie Massane and Theory?s Andrew Rosen, and capitalized on her massive social media following to shill the brand. (She now has 69.6 million Twitter followers and 213 million followers on Instagram.) Skims has been quick on its feet: During the pandemic, when consumers became more interested in comfy clothes for the couch than in smoothing their stomachs under evening gowns, she swiftly started turning the focus to loungewear.
Kardashian West owns a majority stake in closely-held Skims, which hasn?t disclosed its revenues. A source familiar with Skims told Forbes about a transaction that values the shapewear company north of $500 million. As a result, Forbes estimates her Skims stake is worth a conservative $225 million, enough to lift her fortune to $1 billion.
The rest of Kardashian West?s fortune sits in cash and investments, including real estate. Every year since 2012, she has earned at least $10 million pretax, by Forbes? count, thanks to paychecks from Keeping Up With the Kardashians, endorsement deals and endeavors like the aforementioned mobile game and her now-defunct Kimoji app. She?s also got three properties in Calabasas, northwest of Los Angeles, and a portfolio of blue-chip investments, including shares of Disney, Amazon, Netflix and Adidas that her soon-to-be ex-husband Kanye West gifted her for Christmas in 2017.
[From Forbes]
Yeah, I agree with Forbes? I think their math is correct, unlike their faulty reporting around Kylie Jenner?s empire. If anything, Forbes might be undervaluing some of Kim?s businesses. I do appreciate that they acknowledge that Kim was just blatantly copying Kylie with her KKW Beauty line, because it?s true. KKW Beauty is just the Kmart version of Kylie Cosmetics, and Kim is very much stepping on Kylie?s empire. But whatever. SKIMS is where it?s at. And I didn?t know the Kimoji app was defunct! Damn. Hire people to fix the app!
Photos courtesy of Kim?s Instagram.
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| | Kim Kardashian: The pandemic year was 'a huge cleanse, a time to regenerate' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kim Kardashian agreed to an interview with the Good Morning Vogue series, and I?m including the video at the end of the post. I mean, love it or hate it but Vogue takes Kim Kardashian seriously. They interview her the same way they?d interview an actress or a socialite. I actually enjoy the interview more because Jonathan Van Meter (the Vogue journalist conducting the GMV interview) takes her seriously and asks her substantive questions about Keeping Up with the Kardashians. It?s better than someone trying to make fun of Kim or act cooler than her or whatever. Kim chatted about a number of things, including KUWTK?s last season (airing right now), Martha Stwart, attending the Met Gala for the first time and her attitude during the pandemic. Some highlights:
Life returning to ?normal? post-pandemic: ?I think this year has been challenging for so many people but I also think that this year was a huge cleanse and just a huge opportunity for people to really be grateful for the simple things and that is a huge ? I think awakening that some people had?. I always try to look at things in a positive way. Even though it has been such a challenging year, it?s a time to regenerate, get creative, spend so much time with family and just this time I?ve been able to spend with my children has been priceless. That part has been so beautiful.?
Celebrities love SKIMS, her shapewear line: Ill never forget. Im obsessed with Martha Stewart. So I was walking in New York and I hear, Kim! Kim! And I turn around and shes like, I just need SKIMS. I love it!? I was like, anything for you! It was just such a proud moment that Martha Stewart wanted SKIMS.?
Wearing the floral Givenchy gown while pregnant at her first Met Gala: When I went to my first Met Ball the theme was punk and I was like what is this? What am I gonna wear? I would have done anything to go so I was just to be happy to be dressed up, the star, who famously wore a floral printed Givenchy gown and gloves while pregnant with daughter North, remembers. Givenchys then-creative director Riccardo Tisci told Kardashian to just embrace the grungy, punk mindset. He was just like, Fk it, youre punk. Like, it is what it is. And I get that. As Im I think more confident in myself, I get that more. I think punk is just an attitude of not giving a fk. [It's] not being not mindful of people and feelings ? it doesnt mean youre a total ahole. It just means that you live your life your way and beat to your own drum. Hopefully, that inspires people to want to do that for themselves.
[From Page Six and People]
Yeah, the floral Givenchy was not punk. It?s fine because it was years ago and people don?t actually care anymore, but it wasn?t punk. Riccardo Tisci kind of screwed her over on that one. As for her humble-bragging about SKIMS? I?ve said it before, but she finally found a niche market in which she?s flourished. I mean, shapewear isn?t really ?niche? but Kim has tried so many different things, it sometimes feels like she fell backwards into a massively successful business completely at random. I keep hearing that SKIMS is a good-quality line though, for whatever that?s worth.
Photos courtesy of Kim?s IG, Avalon Red, Vogue.
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