Seven months after her wedding to Kris Humphries, Kim K. has sent out thank you notes for the wedding gifts she is keeping, but she’s also donating the money to charity.
BRACE YOURSELVES FOLKS…SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE REALITY WEDDING HEARD ROUND THE WORLD…WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT KIM KARDASHIAN’S BIG DAY.
HER MARRIAGE TO KRIS HUMPHRIES LASTED ONLY 72 DAYS…BUT KIM IS STILL KEEPING THE LAVISH WEDDING GIFTS.
YUP..THE TOASTER…THE GRAVY BOAT...THE FINE CHINA….THE REALITY STAR TURNED MILLIONAIRE IS KEEPING IT ALL.
BUT HERE’S THE KICKER… SHE MAY BE KEEPING THE PRESENTS BUT SHE’S MAKING A BIG DONATION TO BOOT
TMZ REPORTS KIM SENT A LETTER TO GUESTS SAYING "I would like to thank you for your generous and thoughtful wedding gift. It has taken me some time to pull everything together but I wanted to let you know that the money for every gift received by me at my wedding has been donated to the Dream Foundation”.
MEEE AND MYYYY…NOTICE THERE WAS NO MENTION OF HER GROOM, KRIS. AS FOR THOSE GIFTS…THEY’RE SAID TO VALUE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS –AND KIM IS MAKING A DONATION FOR TWICE THAT AMOUNT.
THAT’S DEFINITELY A NICE GESTURE…BUT WE THINK IT’S KINDA TACKY SHE DIDN’T RETURN THE GIFTS AND THAT IT TOOK HER 7 MONTHS TO SEND OUT THANK YOU NOTES. JUST SAYING….
2011 WAS DEFINITELY A YEAR FOR WEDDINGS! FROM THE ROYALS TO REALITY STARS, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST “I DO’S”
WHO COULD FORGET WAKING UP AT THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING ON APRIL 29TH TO WATCH THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR, MAKE THAT THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY.
PRINCE WILLIAM HAD EYES AROUND THE GLOBE GLUED TO THEIR TV’S WHEN HE MADE KATE MIDDLETON HIS PRINCESS ON AT LONDON’S WESTMINSTER ABBY. FROM THE GOWN AND THE JEWELS, TO MAID OF HONOR, PIPPA AND THE FACT THAT THE WORD “FASCINATOR” IS NOW PART OF OUR VOCAB, THERE’S PRETTY MUCH NO TOPPING THE ROYAL WEDDING
BUT KIM KARDASHIAN AND KRIS HUMPHRIES CERTAINLY TRIED WITH THEIR STATESIDE VERSION OF THE ROYAL WEDDING… THE REALITY STAR COUPLE SAID THEIR “I DO’S” IN FRONT OF 440 GUESTS INCLUDING PLENTY OF A-LIST STARS…
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT FAIRYTALE ENDED…MOVING ON…
BUT REESE WITHERSPOON DID FINALLY GET HER HAPPY ENDING THIS YEAR WHEN SHE AND JIM TOTH EXCHANGED VOWS AT THEIR “COUNTRY-ELEGANT” WEDDING BACK IN MARCH.
SPEAKING OF COUNTRY, MIRANDA LAMBERT AND BLAKE SHELTON OPTED TO GET HITCHED IN A BARN! AND NO THIS BRIDE DIDN’T WEAR SOMETHING BLUE … SHE WORE COWBOY BOOTS!
LEANN RIMES AND EDDIE CIBRIAN CAUSED A BIG SCANDAL WHEN THEY HAD AN AFFAIR BACK IN 08, BUT THE TWO MANAGED TO KEEP THEIR RELATIONSHIP STRONG, AND HE MADE AN HONEST WOMAN OUT OF HER DURING AN INTIMATE CEREMONY IN APRIL.
WEDDING BELLS WERE ALSO RINGING FOR TWO OF THE VIEW HOSTS! JOY BEHAR WED HER LONGTIME BEAU STEVE JANOWITZ IN AUGUST JUST DAYS BEFORE SHERRI SHEPARD AND LAMAR SALLY!
2011 WAS DEFINITELY THE YEAR OF A THE CELEB SPLIT… SOME, WE HAVE TO SAY, WE SAW COMING…OTHERS WERE PRETTY SHOCKING...AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YA, NO MATTER HOW RICH OR HOW FAMOUS YOU ARE, YA CAN’T BUY LOVE… OR AS JLO PUTS IT, LOVE DON’T COST A THING.
JENNIFER LOPEZ AND MARC ANTHONY DROPPED A MAJOR BOMBSHELL ON US WHEN THE HOLLYWOOD POWER COUPLE CALLED IT QUITS LAST SUMMER.
BUT “POWER” MAY HAVE BEEN THE KEY WORD IN THEIR TO THEIR BREAKUP… BECAUSE SOON, WE STARTED HEARING ABOUT MARC’S DESPERATE NEED TO CONTROL JLO ON EVERY LEVEL, AND YET IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY HIS JEALOUSY THAT WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
RUMORS THAT ASHTON KUTCHER AND DEMI MOORE WERE HEADED FOR A SPLIT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, AFTER AN ALLEGED CHEATING SCANDAL
BUT IN NOVEMBER, AFTER FIGHTING TO KEEP THEIR MARRIAGE TOGETHER, DEMI STUCK A FORK IN IT – ANNOUNCING THAT SHE WAS DIVORCING ASHTON, BECAUSE THERE WERE QUOTE “CERTAIN VALUES AND VOWS” SHE HELD “SACRED.”
ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD POWER COUPLE DROPPED A BOMB ON US IN 2011…ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND MARIA SHRIVER ENDED THEIR 25 YEAR MARRIAGE, AND NOT WITHOUT MAJOR DRAMA…
TURNS OUT THE GOVERNATOR FATHERED A CHILD WITH A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF HIS HOUSEHOLD STAFF… CLASSY.
72 DAYS AFTER THEIR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WEDDING TAPED FOR A 4-HOUR TV SPECIAL, KIM KARDASHIAN FILED FOR DIVORCE FROM KRIS HUMPHRIES…
OF COURSE, KIM SLAMMED THE RUMORS THAT THE MARRIAGE WAS JUST A “SHOWMANCE,” INSISTING, SHE QUOTE, “married for love."
MOVING ON…TO NOTORIOUS BACHELOR GEORGE CLOONEY…HE CRUSHED ELISABETTA CANALIS’ HEART, WHEN HE KICKED HIS ITALIAN MODEL GIRLFRIEND OF TWO YEARS – TO THE CURB...
AND THEN HE REBOUNDED WITH STACY KEIBLER JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER. MAN, THAT GEORGE GETS AROUND!
A COUPLE NEW YORK YANKEES STARTED PLAYING THE FIELD AGAIN IN 2011… ALEX RODRIGUEZ SAID “GAME OVER” TO CAMERON DIAZ AFTER TWO YEARS TOGETHER…
AND DEREK JETER AND MINKA KELLY STRUCK OUT ON THEIR 3-YEAR RELATIONSHIP TOO… BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY THERE WON’T BE A REMATCH FOR THESE TWO… SOURCES ON BOTH SIDES SAY THEY’RE BOTH OPEN TO A REUNION DOWN THE ROAD.
THE KARDASHIAN CLAN’S ABOUT TO GET BIGGER! KOURTNEY JUST BROKE THE NEWS, SHE’S PREGNANT…
IT’S THE SECOND CHILD FOR THE REALITY STAR AND HER LONG-TIME LOVE SCOTT DISICK. THEIR SON MASON IS ABOUT TO TURN TWO.
KOURTNEY TELLS US MAGAZINE SHE TOOK A PREGNANCY TEST 5 WEEKS AGO AND NOW SHE’S NINE WEEKS ALONG. “You're supposed to wait 12 weeks to tell people,” SHE SAYS, “but I feel confident.”
ALTHOUGH, HER SISTER, KIM ISN’T FEELING SO HOPEFUL ABOUT HER FUTURE, AFTER HER HEADLINE-GRABBING SPLIT FORM KRIS HUMPHRIES.
SHE TELLS JANUARY’S GLAMOUR MAG, “At first I was like, I want six kids. Then I went down to four, then I was down to three. and now I'm like, maybe I won't have any. Maybe I'll just be a good aunt…At this moment in my life, I feel like maybe I'm not supposed to have kids and all that.”
MEANTIME, SOURCES TELL PEOPLE.COM, KRIS IS PLANNING TO FILE FOR LEGAL SEPARATION RATHER THAN SIGN KIM’S DIVORCE PAPERS, SO HE CAN ULTIMATELY HAVE THE MARRIAGE ANNULLED – AND CLEAR THE RECORD OF EVER HAVING BEEN MARRIED TO KIM…
AH… AS THE KARDASHIAN WORLD TURNS…
After all the recent drama, watch Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ marriage begin to unravel in a brand-new promo for season 2 of Kourtney & Kim Take New York!
ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER ROUND OF KIM & KRIS DRAMA – BUT THIS TIME SOME OF THE ACTION IS CAUGHT ON TAPE!
THE BREAKDOWN OF KIM AND KRIS’S 72-DAY MARRIAGE IS THE SUBJECT OF DUELING TABLOID COVERS AGAIN.
KRIS’ DAD TELLS LIFE & STYLE HIS SON WAS “BLINDSIDED” BY THE DIVORCE, SAYING – QUOTE - “Kris was completely surprised. The news was already published before he found out! How could someone do that?"
THEY ALSO REPORT THAT KRIS INITIALLY IGNORED KIM’S CALLS AND TEXTS - AND REFUSED TO SIGN THE DIVORCE PAPERS.
MEANWHILE, INTOUCH BRANDS THE KARDASHIANS “AMERICA’S FAKEST FAMILY” AND SAYS THEY’RE BEING “DESTROYED BY GREED.”
WHATEVER THE REAL STORY IS, IT’S SAFE TO SEE WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE MARRIAGE BEGIN TO UNRAVEL ON THE UPCOMING SEASON OF “KOURTNEY AND KIM TAKE NEW YORK.”
OOOH, DRAMA! THE NEW SEASON PREMIERES NOVEMBER 27TH ON E!
AFTER JUST 72 DAYS OF MARRIAGE, KIM KARDASHIAN CALLED IT QUITS WITH KRIS HUMPRHIES, BUT AFTER A QUICK TRIP TO MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND, ARE THE TWO HEADED FOR A RECONCILATION!
AFTER SHOCKING AMERICA LAST WEEK BY FILING FOR DIVORCE, KIM KARDASHIAN JETTED TO HER SOON-TO-BE EX’S HOMETOWN IN MINNEOSTA ON SUNDAY. AND SHE REPORTEDLY SAT DOWN WITH KRIS AND HIS FAMILY PASTOR, WHO MARRIED THE COUPLE ON AUGUST 20TH.
BUT DESPITE THEIR REPORTED FOUR-HOUR COUNSELING SESSION, A SOURCE TELLS THE NEW YORK POST THE MINNESOTA MEET-UP WAS NOT ABOUT RECONCILING, SAYING…
“Kim feels deeply embarrassed and sad about what happened and decided to talk things through with Kris. She also wants to apologize to Kris’s family for all the drama, media attention and hurt this has caused them. She regrets not calling them to explain before she filed for divorce.”
AND ANOTHER INSIDER TELLS US WEEKLY, “Things were escalating very quickly with them. There were emails that were getting hostile. So she wanted to see him face to face to put some finality on it. To give them both some closure. She didn't want things to get ugly with them and it was heading down that road."
SO IN OTHER WORDS, INSTEAD OF THINGS GETTING BITTER, NOW THEY’RE JUST BITTER SWEET.
While talking about Kim Kardashian’s wedding ring from Kris Humphries -- and attempting to do damage control for her clan -- Kris Jenner uses the very un-PC term “Indian giver.” Oops!
KIM KARDASHIAN’S BEEN MAKING NEWS ALL WEEK…BUT NOW KRIS JENNER’S IN THE HEADLINES – FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
KRIS HIT UP GOOD MORNING AMERICA THURSDAY TO PROMOTE HER NEW BOOK, BUT OF COURSE, THE TALK NATURALLY TURNED TO KIM’S DECISION TO DIVORCE KRIS HUMPHRIES…
BUT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED WHETHER KIM SHOULD GIVE KRIS BACK THAT 20.5 CARAT ENGAGEMENT RING – WHICH IS RUMORED TO HAVE COST $2 MILLION – HER ANSWER REALLY SURPRISED US…
“I do have to ask, People mag is reporting she’s going to keep that beautiful ring…I hate an Indian giver. Don’t you…It’s a gift so! You keep a gift.”
WOW, REALLY? YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT ANYMORE…
EVEN JERRY SEINFELD KNEW YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT WAY BACK IN 1993!!!
“Jerry…I really ……
I’m sorry I’m not familiar with that term…”
“I hate an Indian giver. Don’t you…
NOT COOL KRIS, NOT COOL.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK… SHOULD KIM GIVE THE RING BACK OR SHOULD SHE KEEP IT. SEND US A TWEET OR HIT US UP ON FACEBOOK AND LET US KNOW, FOR CELEBTV, I’M KZ.
KRIS JENNER – TO THE RESCUE… KIM KARDASHIAN’S MOM IS SPEAKING OUT – DEFENDING HER DAUGHTER AGAINST THE RUMORS SHE MARRIED KRIS HUMPHRIES FOR MONEY AND NOT LOVE…
SITTING DOWN WITH ANN CURRY ON WEDNESDAY’S TODAY SHOW, THE KARDASHIAN MATRIARCH, WHO – COINCIDENTALLY IS ON PROMO TOUR FOR HER NEW BOOK – TRIED TO CLEAR THE AIR ABOUT THE RUMORS THAT KIM’S MARRIAGE TO NBA PLAYER KRIS HUMPHRIES WAS ALL A SCAM:
MAKES ME FEEL SAD THAT SOME PEOPLE AER REACTING THAT WAY OF COURSE. CERTAINLY WASN’T A SHAM OR FOR TV WE HAVE ENOUGH GOING ON THAT WE DON’T HAVE TO MAKE THINGS UP. SHE REALLY FELT LIKE SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM, IT WAS AN AMAZING TIME. I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE TIME. IT SADDENS ALL OF US IT SADDENS ME.
AS FOR REPORTS KIM WENT THROUGH WITH THE WEDDING HEARD AND SEEN AROUND THE WORLD FOR MONEY, KRIS SAYS…
WE SOLD THE TELEVISION SHOW FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. NOT TRUE. SHE PROFITED FROM THE WEDDING. ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
SO THEY DIDN’T MAKE 20 MIL?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.THEY MADE SOME MONEY FOR PICS SOLD, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT MONEY WENT TO THE WEDDING.
ARE YOU SAYING SHE ACTUALLY OWED MONEY FOR THE WEDDING?
ABSOLUTELY YES.
SO HOW IS KIM, WHO HEADED DOWN UNDER TO AUSTRALIA AFTER NEWS OF THE SPLIT BROKE…
"she's sick about it. She had to come out and say look, 'I made a mistake and I feel terrible.'"
KIM’S ALSO SPEAKING OUT ON THE WEDDING PAY DAY RUMORS, THAT STORY IS JUST A CLICK AWAY ON CELEBTV.
AS SOON AS KIM KARDASHIAN BROKE HER BIG DIVORCE NEWS THIS WEEK – SHE SKIPPED TOWN AND HEADED TO AUSTRALIA… BUT SHE COULDN’T ESCAPE THE MEDIA… CHECK OUT HER FIRST POST-SPLIT INTERVIEW.
THAT’S KIM ON AUSTRALIA’S KYLE AND JACKIE O SHOW…
STILL, KIM AND AND KRIS HUMPHRIES ARE RUMORED TO HAVE MADE $18 MILLION FROM MAGAZINE DEALS AND TV COVERAGE. AND KRIS IS SAID TO HAVE MADE $7 MILLION FROM THE WHOLE AFFAIR…
BUT SHE ALSO DENIED THE WEDDING PAY DAY ON HER BLOG. IN A MESSAGE TO HER FANS ON TUESDAY SHE WROTE, “There are also reports that I made millions of dollars off of the wedding. These reports are simply not true and it makes me so sad to have to even clarify this. I’m so grateful to everyone who took the time to come to my wedding and I’ll be donating the money for all the gifts to the Dream Foundation.”
After word of Kim & Kris’ split, CelebTV looks back at Jennifer Lopez & Ojani Noa, Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock, Britney Spears & Jason Alexander and more celebs who called it quits soon after tying the knot!
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humpries quickie 72 day wedding shocked a lot of us – but they’re not the first couple who’ve tied the knot and untied it – in record speed.
Before Jennifer Lopez was married to Marc Anthony…and after her first marriage Ojani Noa- she shared ten months of marital bliss with backup dancer Cris Judd. And before you could say “don’t be fooled by the rocks that I’ve got”- Jenny had dumped Chris and moved on to Ben Affleck.
Who can forget what seemed like a love that was sappier than a country song?
We all thought Renée Zellweger’s beachside wedding to Kenny Chesney was the real deal…But 4 months later Renee was singing a different tune- she annulled the marriage citing Fraud!
Pam Anderson.
Her collection of bad boys outweighs the red tankinis she wore on Baywatch!
After a sex tape scandal and breakup with Tommy Lee, Pammy and Kid Rock found each other and were engaged by 2002. Although they never made it down the aisle that year. But then the two love birds made up and tied the knot in 2006- and big surprise – they were divorced- 4 months later.
The following year- Pam found true love again with Rick Salomon- but that one was annulled 5 months later. Phew- that’s a lot of wedding cake!.
Talk about a Cagey decision!
Remember this odd couple? Back in 2002, Nicholas Cage put a ring on Lisa Marie Pressley’s finger.
But- after only three and a half months, they decided it just wasn’t working and Cage filed for divorce.
Speaking of odd couples- how about Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman’s quickie wedding in 1998 that lasted all of only 9 days.
Rodman filed for annulment, claiming he was of "unsound mind" when two wed. Classy… But then they made up- and then broke up again…six months later.
19 years old – 19 days.
That’s exactly how long Drew Barrymore was married to bar owner Jeremy Thomas back in 1994.
Mario Lopez and Ali Landry may have dated for 6 years before they got hitched in Puerto Vallarta back in 2004- but that lasted only two weeks.
Apparently Mario had his hand in another Doritos bag at the bachelor party. Whoops!
But the ultimate pop culture quickie wedding crown has to be awarded to the pop princess.
Britney Spears and her childhood bf Jason Alexander tied the knot at Vegas’s Little White Wedding Chapel, and their wedded bliss lasted all of 55 hours!
Wonder if her current boyfriend Jason Trawick is planning a Vegas vacation anytime soon?