This week’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians(Thursdays at 8pET on E!)started out with a bang — and a WAP — as the young billionaire Kylie joined Cardi B on the set of their now infamous music video collaboration. While Meg Thee Stallion was sadly nowhere to be seen, Kris Jenner was there to supervise as Kylie sexy-walked through a fancy hallway in a leopard print thong getup and thigh-high boots. (Let’s say it together: “You’re doing amazing, sweetie!”)
Cardi was in total fangirl mode, gushing over Kylie and saying she “prayed for this.” It was the purest, sweetest moment you never expected to see on the set of the WAP video, and Kris was loving every second.
Back in Malibu where everyone was not on vacation, Kim and Scott started playing a casual game of table tennis (spoiler: neither one of them is very good at table tennis). Enter Khloe, who had a bone to pick with Scott after he left a comment on a photo she had recently posted to Instagram.
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In the image, which was an ad for her Good American brand, Khloe posed in a black bikini, a sultry look on her face. “Tristan is a lucky man!” Scott commented, which promptly blew up the Internet with reconciliation rumours (and near-immediate judgement about said reconciliation). Khloe was not impressed, though Tristan called the comment “dope” and didn’t think it was a big deal.
The post was flooded with insults and clown emojis, which upset Khloe and left her feeling irritated with Scott, who didn’t think she should care so much about public opinion. Kim joined in the conversation and agreed with Scott, telling Khloe to stop caring so much about what other people think.
“I don’t want to be pressured to give answers that I don’t have for myself,” Khloe eventually explained, admitting that she still had her guard up about a romantic relationship with Tristan. She was happy he was down to have another baby and acknowledged that he’d turned into a pretty good partner and father, but she wasn’t ready to make things official quite yet.
“My soul is at a breaking point of how much I can handle, in regards to the public thinking they’re allowed to talk about my weight, my face, my personal life,” Khloe told Tristan once they were alone. “It’s like, actually, I don’t want to hear this anymore.”
As their heart-to-heart came to a close, she told him she just didn’t have it in her anymore to deal with public scrutiny. It was bad for her spirit and her mental health, she asserted, deciding to work on letting things go.
Meanwhile, Kim was dealing with her own struggle as Kanye continued to rant on Twitter, sharing intimate details about their life and implying that he didn’t want to be married to Kim or interact with her family. He’d also announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency, which amused Malika to no end.
“Are you going to be the next First Lady?” Malika asked Kim, cracking up as she joked about Kanye’s bid for office. Kim was not amused, looking sad and exhausted as she told Malika it had been a long day and she didn’t want to talk about Kanye on camera.
The SKIMS mogul ended up having some tense conversations over the phone while in Malibu, telling the person on the other end of the line that she wanted to fly out to Wyoming to be with Kanye and support him but “he doesn’t want that.”
Over lunch that same day, momager Kris told Khloe and Kourtney that she was worried about Kim. Khloe agreed, saying, “I know because she’s not talking about it, even to us privately, it’s really affecting her.” Kourtney agreed. “She can’t possibly navigate this on her own.”
The sisters decided to plan a girls' night in to take Kim’s mind off her marital issues, using the opportunity to book “baby crazy” Kendall as a sitter for the night.
That’s right — after Kendall casually admitted to wanting kids at some point and having a bit of baby fever, Khloe and Malika decided to scare her out of having a baby by leaving her in charge of Malika’s four-month-old son, Ace. The plan backfired when Kendall had a great time, even after Malika terrified her with a brief lecture on diapers and penis direction.
Undeterred by Kendall’s success, Khloe decided to challenge her to a night with three toddlers: Chicago, True and Psalm. Soon after their parents took off, the cousins were fighting over toys, crying and tackling each other to the ground as Kendall looked on in both horror and affection. But, Aunt Kenny got it under control, getting all three kids to bed and saying the experience didn’t turn her off motherhood at all. Kendall for the win!
As girls' night happened in Malibu, a pajama-clad Kim, Khloe and Kourtney had dinner together on the patio. Khloe quickly took the opportunity to dig into Kourtney’s sex life because “Kim loves gossip,” so Kourtney had to “take one for the team” in order to make the middle sister happy. Right!
The sisters did end up talking about Kanye briefly, with Kourtney mentioning that Ye had called her to talk about Kim, his tweets and all of the drama.
Sensing that things were taking a sad turn, Khloe immediately changed the subject and got everyone super drunk. As in, wine-fueled arm wrestling, drinking straight from the bottle on a trampoline and kicking boxes off each other’s heads drunk. Nicely done, Khlo. Nobody was thinking about Kanye anymore!
In the car the next day, Khloe took a moment to tell Kim that the whole family loved her and was there if she needed them, adding that she supported Kim no matter what she chose to do in her marriage. Kim was grateful but explained that she had to figure out some things on her own.
Since these scenes were filmed sometime last summer, there’s still a long way to go before Kim actually files for divorce. The good news? No matter what, her family has her back.
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BEFORE YOU GO: Chrissy Teigen says goodbye to Twitter for good
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Multiple sources have said that “divorce is imminent” for the Hollywood couple..
Multiple sources have said that “divorce is imminent” for the Hollywood couple.
Kanye and Jeffree Star rumours swirl. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Kardashian insiders have promptly poured cold water on wild rumours Kanye cheated on his wife with YouTuber Jeffree Star.
After reports that “divorce is imminent” for the embattled pair, it didn’t take long for whispers to swirl on social media that the rapper had been unfaithful to his reality star wife.
A source close to the couple has since told E! News: “There is absolutely no truth to Jeffree and Kanye rumours.”
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YouTube sensation and makeup artist Jeffree Star is at the centre of new Kanye rumours. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Sources close to Kanye promptly denied the rumours. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
But Star himself isn’t helping the matter, fuelling the fire with a cheeky Instagram post referencing Kanye’s Sunday Service venture.
“I’m ready for Sunday Service,” he quipped to his more than seven million followers earlier today. He also shared a video of himself claiming to be in Wyoming, where Kanye also lives.
“I am here in the beautiful state of Wyoming,” he said in the video.
“Hi snow in the background, and today I woke up and um, it’s been a very interesting day.”
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Following this week’s bombshell divorce reports, a different source revealed to NBC News that Kim and Kanye are dealing with “regular relationship issues” and “There is no one else involved.”
They also claimed the pair have “barely spent any time together” for months.
“They’ve seen each other for the sake of the kids, but have been living separately. Kim knows the marriage is over. She’s known for a while,” the source said.
RELATED: Kim and Kanye divorce is ‘imminent’
Kim Kardashian has reportedly hired a divorce lawyer. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
It comes after several insiders revealed Kim has hired divorce lawyer to the stars Laura Wasser.
“They are keeping it low-key but they are done,” said a source.
“Kim has hired Laura Wasser and they are in settlement talks.”
The news hasn’t exactly come as a shock to fans who have pointed to a series of worrying signs throughout the past year.
KANYE’S PRESIDENTIAL BID
Kanye’s bid to oust Donald Trump as US President brought some of the couple’s most private issues into the spotlight.
It was reported that Kim was “not happy” about the rapper throwing his hat into the ring.
Then came a now-infamous campaign speech at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. An emotional Kanye, wearing a bulletproof vest, revealed he and Kim had considered an abortion when she was pregnant with North, their first child. Crying, he said: “I almost killed my daughter.”
Kanye’s failed presidential bid is said to have contributed to Kim seeking a divorce. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
PHOTO THAT STARTED IT ALL
Following the rally, among a string of now-deleted tweets, Kanye, 43, slammed both Kim and his mother-in-law Kris Jenner, claiming they tried to “lock me up”.
A photo of Kim meeting with rapper Meek Mill to discuss prison reform back in 2018 at a hotel in Los Angeles was also unearthed during the infamous barrage of tweets – suggesting the rapper had believed his wife had been unfaithful.
West shocked fans when he claimed that he had been “trying to get divorced” from Kim since the meet-up at the Waldorf in Beverly Hills, suggesting something untoward took place and she was “out of line”.
Kim and Kanye were married in 2014 after knowing each other for years. Pictured in 2013 when Kim was pregnant with daughter North. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
He wrote: “Meek is my man and was respectful That’s my dog Kim was out of line I’m worth 5 billion dollars and more than that through Christ. But ya’ll ain’t listen to MJ and now ya’ll believe them?”
The photo which emerged as a result of the fiery tweet shows Kim and the 33-year-old rapper, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, joined by philanthropist Clara Wu at a rooftop restaurant, where they are believed to have discussed prison reform – a cause they both support passionately.
Responding to Kanye’s wild claim, Mill wrote: “Sh*t is cappp cmon,” which is slang for lies.
Later, when the photo emerged, Mill added to followers: “Being around the wrong environment and wrong people will make you forget your worth! Stay focused.”
It came after Kim received glowing praise from Mill last year, with the rapper calling her a “friend” and hailing her for her work on prison reform.
DIVORCE DISCUSSIONS
Hollywood Life reported last month that the stars were “struggling to stay together as a couple”.
However, the celeb site’s insider claimed Kim is unlikely to formalise the split.
Kim previously posted a lengthy message online about the difficulties of living with someone who has bipolar disorder. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
It said: “It doesn’t seem like she’ll ever actually file for divorce, at least anytime soon.
“They really are living separate lives right now and have for a while.” Omnifocus pro.
In July, a few days after the disastrous presidential rally, the rapper said in now-deleted tweets that he had been trying to “get divorced” for two years.
He also claimed Kim and her mum Kris Jenner – who he had appeared to liken to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by calling her Kris Jong-un – were trying to “lock him up”.
The Sun reported as far back as 2016 that Kim wanted to divorce Kanye “when the time is right”.
And a source told People magazine at the time that Kanye’s Twitter rants were causing “friction in the marriage”.
LAST TIME SPOTTED TOGETHER
The last time the couple were spotted together was at Kim’s 40th birthday bash in October.
She flew 40 friends and family members to a private island near Tahiti.
That act of extravagance at the height of the pandemic drew criticism and derision in equal measure. It was branded “tone deaf” given the extent of the crisis and it didn’t help that Kim tweeted saying how “humbly reminded of how privileged my life is”.
At the lavish do, meanwhile, she praised Kanye’s thoughtful gift of conjuring her late father Robert in the form a hologram.
As part of his message, Kanye had the virtual patriarch – a lawyer who famously helped defend OJ Simpson against murder charges and who died in 2003 – congratulate his daughter on marrying “the most, most, most, most, most genius man in the whole world”.
Meanwhile, in August the globetrotting Kardashian-West clan jetted off to the Dominican Republic for what sources described as a “make-or-break” holiday.
Kanye Tweets Kim
That came a week after Kim flew to their Wyoming ranch for crisis talks with Kanye, when Kim was pictured in her car looking distressed.
Kanye West Tweets
She had previously posted a lengthy message online about the difficulties of living with someone who has bipolar disorder.
Referring to Kanye as her “brilliant yet complicated spouse”, Kim asked that “the media and public give us the compassion and empathy that is needed so that we can get through this”.