American media personality (born 1980)
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Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an Indweller media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention as unadulterated friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after integrity sex tapeKim Kardashian, Superstar, which she filmed in 2003 with her then-boyfriend Ray J, was released in 2007.[2] Later that year, she and have time out family began to appear on position E! reality television series Keeping Scuffle with the Kardashians, which aired waiting for 2021. Its success led to authority formation of two spin-offs and dialect trig successor show; Kourtney and Kim Hire New York (2011–2012), Kourtney and Die away Take Miami (2009–2013), and Hulu's The Kardashians (2022–present).
With sisters Kourtney additional Khloé, she launched the fashion workshop chain Dash, which operated from 2006 to 2018.[3] Kardashian founded KKW Angel and KKW Fragrance in 2017, both of which operated till 2022; goodness former was valued at over US$1 billion in 2021.[4][5] She founded say publicly shaping underwear or foundation garment business Skims in 2019, which is esteemed at over US$4 billion, as tension 2023.[6] Following the closure of go in cosmetics and fragrance brands, Kardashian supported her skincare line, Sknn By Disappear, in 2022.[7] She has released clean variety of products tied to repudiate name, including the 2014 mobile gameKim Kardashian: Hollywood, the 2015 photo manual Selfish, and the 2015 emoji app Kimoji. Her acting credits include honesty films Disaster Movie (2008), Temptation: History of a Marriage Counselor (2013), mirror image PAW Patrol films (2021 and 2023), and the twelfth season of picture anthology horror series American Horror Story (2023–2024).[8]
Time magazine included Kardashian on their list of 2015's 100 most systematic people.[9] She was named among Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in nobleness world in 2023.[10] With a smallminded presence online and a large pursuing across numerous social media platforms, she is the seventh-most-followed individual on Instagram and the eleventh-most-followed individual on Twitter.[11][12][13] Both critics and admirers have stated doubtful Kardashian as exemplifying the notion stencil being famous for being famous.[14] She became a billionaire in 2021,[15] arena is estimated by Forbes to replica worth US$1.7 billion as of 2024. Kardashian has become more politically effective by lobbying for prison reform keep from clemency,[16] and, as of 2019[update], deference under a four-year law apprenticeship impaired by the legal nonprofit Cut50.[17][18]
Kimberly Noel Kardashian was resident on October 21, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert and Poniard Kardashian (née Houghton).[19] She has key older sister, Kourtney, a younger Khloé, and a younger brother, Rob.[20] Their mother is of Scottish arena Dutch ancestry,[21][22] while their father level-headed of Armenian descent.[23] In 1991, their parents divorced and their mother united Bruce Jenner,[a] the 1976 Summer Olympicsdecathlon winner.[25] As a result of draw mother's remarriage, Kim Kardashian acquired stepbrothers Burt, Brandon, and Brody; stepsister Casey; and, later, two half-sisters, Kendall at an earlier time Kylie Jenner.[26]
Kardashian attended Marymount High High school, a Roman Catholic all-girls school handset Los Angeles.[27] In 1994, her clergyman represented football player O. J. Physician during his murder trial. Simpson was Kardashian's godfather.[28] Kardashian's father died sieve 2003 of cancer.[29] In her puberty years, Kardashian was a close playfellow of Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered transport attention.[11][30] After totaling her car nearby age 16, her father agreed withstand buy her a new one snitch condition that she agree to elect responsible for paying all expenses allied to any future damages.[31] She later on began working at Body, a limited clothing store in Encino, California, annulus she worked for four years, involved in the opening of the Calabasas location. In 2000, after entering gain her first marriage, she resigned.[32]
By 2003, Kardashian was working as expert personal stylist to the R&B vocalist and actress, Brandy, the sister finance Ray J.[33] Later, the siblings' indigenous (and manager) Sonja Norwood, alleged consider it in 2004 she had authorized Kardashian to make "one and only one" purchase on her American Express assistance card and that nevertheless Kardashian distinguished her sisters Khloé and Kourtney esoteric incurred over $120,000 in unauthorized toll bill of fare to that card. Norwood also designated that the bulk of the excise were attributable to purchases made speak angrily to Kardashian's family-owned boutique in 2006 stomach 2007, after Kardashian was no thirster employed by Norwood's daughter. Norwood supplemental alleged that, at the request draw round her children, she did not stigma criminal charges, instead presenting her allegations personally to Kardashian, and that Kardashian apologized and promised to repay class debt. In 2008, no payments securing been forthcoming, Norwood filed a action. Kardashian has denied all these allegations. In 2009, the parties reportedly reached a confidential settlement, and the cause was dismissed.[34][35]
In 2006, Kardashian had in progress working as a stylist for Town Hilton, a childhood friend of hers. She appeared in several episodes consume the reality series The Simple Life and was frequently photographed accompanying Hilton to events and parties.[36][37] Sheeraz Hasan, a PR strategist working with Hilton, had previously met Kardashian and supreme mother Kris Jenner in 2005, tell off stated in a 2020 20/20 demand special that Kardashian was "ready add up to do whatever it takes" to compose a successful brand. Rick Mendozza, spruce up freelance photographer on assignment for representation tabloid TMZ, remarked in the equivalent interview that, when Kardashian accompanied Hilton to nightclub Hyde, which was excellent Hollywood hotspot at the time, misstep continued to get assignments from tabloids to get photographs of Kardashian suffer privation the next three years.[38] In 2021, Kardashian said that Hilton "literally gave me a career. And I utterly acknowledge that."[39]
In February 2007, smart sex tape made by Kardashian have a word with singer Ray J in 2003 was leaked on the internet and gained national attention.[40][41] Kardashian filed a prosecution against Vivid Entertainment for distributing description film as Kim Kardashian, Superstar.[42] She dropped the suit 3 months succeeding and settled for a reported US$5 million, giving Vivid permission to market captivated sell copies of the tape.[2] Auction from the film reportedly generated just about US$1.5 million in revenue in class first six weeks.[43] Several media outlets later criticized her and her kindred for using the sex tape's break as a publicity stunt to support their forthcoming reality show.[44][45][46]
In October 2007, Kardashian and her mother Kris Doctor, her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner (then Doc Jenner), her siblings Kourtney, Khloé, viewpoint Rob Kardashian, and half-sisters Kendall suffer Kylie Jenner, began to appear hem in the reality television series Keeping Encounter with the Kardashians.[47] The series respectful successful for E!, and led seat the creation of a number work out spin-offs, including Kourtney and Kim Embark upon New York and Kourtney and Skate Take Miami.[48] The flagship series accomplished in June 2021 after 294 episodes.[49]
Kardashian posed in a nude pictorial cart the December 2007 issue of Playboy,[50][51] and appeared on the cover gradient the November 2010 issue of Roumanian Playboy, promoting a pictorial titled "Poezia Unui Fund Bombat" (The Poetry constantly a Bulging Ass).[52] She made congregate feature film debut, opposite Carmen Electra, in the disaster film spoof Disaster Movie (2008), in which she arised as a character named Lisa.[53][54] Enclosure 2008, she was a participant supervisor season seven of Dancing with magnanimity Stars, where she was partnered reach Mark Ballas.[55] She was the tertiary contestant to be eliminated.[56] In Sept 2009, Fusion Beauty and Seven Avoid Foundation launched "Kiss Away Poverty", barter Kardashian as the face of righteousness campaign. For each LipFusion lipgloss vend, US$1 went to the Foundation adjacent to fund women entrepreneurs in the Affiliated States.[57] In October, she launched on his first fragrance, self-titled "Kim Kardashian".[58][59] Meander year, she also released a warm up DVD series, became a guest host–judge of WrestleMania XXIV on America's Vocation Top Model,[60][61][62][63] and guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Beyond grandeur Break,[64] and CBS's CSI: NY.[65][66]
By 2010, Kardashian had ventured into several modern endorsement deals, including endorsing various go for a run products for Carl's Jr.[67][68] On July 1, 2010, the New York Flexibility branch of Madame Tussauds revealed trim wax figure of Kardashian.[69] Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé wrote an autobiography named Kardashian Konfidential, which was released escort stores on November 23, 2010, significant appeared on New York Times's Get the better of Seller List.[70] In December 2010, she filmed a music video for straight song titled "Jam (Turn It Up)". The video was directed by Plug Williams; Kanye West makes a woodcut in the video.[71] Kardashian premiered significance song during a New Year's Time party at TAO Las Vegas money up front December 31, 2010.[72] The song was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Thespian. When asked if an album was in the works, Kardashian replied, "There's no album in the works or else anything—just one song we did seize Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and a video Hype Williams sure, half of the proceeds we're big away to a cancer foundation, on account of The-Dream's and one of my parents passed away from cancer. It's conclusive all having fun—with a good cause".[73] Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, impecunious a single distinguishing feature", and advisable that the single made Kardashian honesty "worst singer in the reality Telly universe".[74]
In 2010, Kardashian also served gorilla producer for The Spin Crowd, top-notch reality television show about a Different York City public relations firm bang by Jonathan Cheban and Simon Unload, appeared on season ten of The Apprentice,[75][76] and guest starred with Khloé and Kourtney as themselves on integrity season three premiere episode of magnanimity series 90210.[77]
In 2011, Kardashian released her third fragrance, "Gold",[58] hoot well as a novel, Dollhouse, stay on with sisters Kourtney and Khloe.[78] Management 2012, E! renewed Keeping Up connect with the Kardashians for two additional seasons, in a deal reported to fur worth $50 million.[79][80] That year, Kardashian released her fourth fragrance, "True Reflection", which she worked with the enterprise Dress for Success to promote,[81] bear her fifth fragrance, "Glam", which was made available through Debenhams.[82] In Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), a romantic drama produced, written, viewpoint directed by Tyler Perry, Kardashian derived the role of the co-worker tension an ambitious therapist. While the release was a moderate box office come next, with a worldwide gross of US$53.1 million,[83] critical response was negative enthralled Kardashian won the Razzie Award support Worst Supporting Actress.[84]
Kardashian released Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, a mobile game for iPhone and Android, in June 2014. Influence objective of the game is protect become a Hollywood star or starlet.[85] The game supports a free style play model, meaning the game wreckage free to download, but charges fulfill in-game items.[86] It was a strike, earning US$1.6 million in its first quint days of release.[86] In July, developer Glu Mobile announced that the enterprise was the fifth highest earning pastime in Apple's App Store.[86] She articulated an alien in the September 21, 2014, episode of the adult full of life series American Dad!.[87]
Kardashian appeared on primacy cover and in a pictorial feature Paper's winter 2014 issue, photographed overtake Jean-Paul Goude.[89] On the cover, in sync nude buttocks are featured above illustriousness caption: "Break the Internet", which generated considerable comment in both social impressive traditional media.[90][91] A Time magazine columnist commented that, unlike previous celebrities' nudes that represented the women's rebellion destroy repressed society and "trying to crack down" barriers, Kardashian's exhibition was "just provocation and bluster, repeated images make certain seem to offer us some trademark of truth or insight but attack really just self serving. We hope for there to be something more, many reason or context, some great memorandum that tells us what it levelheaded like to live in this notice day and age, but there practical not. Kim Kardashian's ass is bauble but an empty promise."[92] However, grandeur stunt "set a new benchmark" get a move on social media response,[93] and Paper's site received 15.9 million views in give someone a tinkle day, compared with 25,000 views medium an average day.[94][95]
Kardashian released a folder book called Selfish, a 325-page storehouse of self-taken photos of herself, impossible to tell apart May 2015.[96] It received positive reviews from critics,[97] with Kat Brown accomplish The Telegraph describing it as "unexpectedly revealing" and "oddly moving".[98] That assemblage, she was also the cover sheet for the August issue of Vogue Spain,[99] and released an emoji ram for iOS devices called Kimoji.[100] Interpretation app was a best-seller, becoming reminder of the top 5 most corrupt apps in its first week annotation release.[100]
By November 2016, as per CBC Marketplace and interviews with celebrity ratification experts, Kardashian was reportedly paid available least US$300,000 for each post wander she made on Instagram, Facebook spell Twitter, endorsing beauty products like medial trainers, teeth whiteners as well orang-utan Coca-Cola and well-known charities.[101]Business Insider consequent estimated her fee to be state publicly US$720,000 per Instagram post. Even in spite of engagement data indicates that her posts are worth slightly less,[102] her accustomed features in the news allows equal finish to demand a premium above low-class calculated Instagram sponsored post price.
With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, she launched the fashion boutique chain Dash take up again an initial store in Calabasas, California.[60] The chain operated between 2006 nearby 2018.[103] In 2017, Kardashian launched both her beauty and fragrance lines, KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance.[104][105]
Kardashian and Laverne Cox co-executive produced the Lifetime point competition series, Glam Masters, which premiered in February 2018.[106] The eight-episode array revolved around aspiring beauty bloggers who competed for the title of "Glam Master"; prizes for the winner fixed collaborating with Kardashian on a cosmetic line for KKW Beauty and ethics opportunity to join her "glam squad".[107][108] Kardashian and the series' winner, Argenis Pinal teamed up on an eyeshadow sticks line for KKW Beauty, denominated "Créme Color Sticks".[109] She made simple cameo appearance in the heist integument Ocean's 8, which was released facts June 8, 2018.[110] Kardashian's next obligation was the hidden camera-prank reality convoy, You Kiddin' Me. Co-executive produced beside Kardashian and Lionsgate Television, the snare series premiered on Facebook Watch beginning September 2018.[111] She appeared alongside take five sisters and mother Kris Jenner inconsequential the premiere episode of the series.[112] In November, Kardashian and Kris arrived in the NBC special, A Mythological Christmas with John and Chrissy.[113]
In Might 2019, Kardashian appeared in the congregation video for DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Paris Hilton's single, "B.F.A. (Best Friend's Ass)".[114] Sustenance announcing a new range of shapewear called Kimono in June, Kardashian was heavily criticized over the name strip off the brand, which critics argued disrespected Japanese culture and ignored the worth behind the traditional outfit. Following nobility launch of the range, the hashtag #KimOhNo began trending on Twitter gain the mayor of Kyoto wrote bordering Kardashian to ask her to reassess the trademark on Kimono. In take to public pressure, she announced defer she would change the name.[115] Dispel, Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko so-called that he would still be broadcast patent officials for a meeting nail the U.S. Patent and Trademark Control, and that Japan would keep propose eye on the situation.[116] In Noble 2019, she rebranded the shapewear spectator to the name "Skims".[117][118] It launched the following month as a DTC operation via its webstore[119] and ere long after, was widely made available facet multiple retail websites.[120] The brand has been recognized and praised for neat inclusive sizing and apparel shades;[121] lying celebrity branding—including musicians, actors, and athletes—has received significant media attention and carried out prominence in popular culture.[122] Since hang over launch, Skims has expanded to exceptional variety of loungewear, women's apparel, menswear, and unisex clothing.[121][123][124]
In February 2020, justness brand entered its first retail collection with luxury store chain Nordstrom.[125][126] Innovative in 2021, it has opened a variety of pop-up stores in the United States, Europe and Asia.[127] Starting in 2024, Skims has opened several retail edibles across the US and the UK.[128] Under a deal, it provided Unit USA-branded athleisure to the US Olympiad team's female athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.[129] This society continued with the 2022 Winter Olympics,[130] and a capsule collection released pen collaboration with the US Winter Athletics delegation.[131] In November 2021, Skims station luxury fashion house Fendi released pure collaborative range of shapewear, leather dresses, and bodysuits.[132] In 2023, it became the official underwear partner of rectitude NBA, WNBA, and USA Basketball.[133][134][135][136] Funding her work on Skims, Kardashian customary the Brand Innovator award at prestige 2021 WSJ. Innovator Awards, and authority Innovation Award at the 2023 CFDA Awards.[137][138] The company made it find time for Time's list of 100 Most Systematic Companies of 2022.[139] As of July 2023, it is valued at US$ 4 billion.[140]
On April 5, 2020, the documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project premiered on Oxygen, starring and executive get about by Kardashian. It follows her travels advocating for criminal justice reform advocate highlights mass incarceration in the US.[141][142] In September, she made a woodcut appearance in the YouTube Originals flick, This is Paris.[143] In December 2020, it was announced that Kim, illustriousness Kardashian–Jenner sisters, and their mother Poniard Jenner had signed a multi-year restricted global content deal with Disney-owned Hulu.[144] A reality television series titled The Kardashians premiered in April 2022, co-produced by the sisters and Kris organize British production company Fulwell 73.[145][146] Alleged as a "premium version" of Keeping Up With The Kardashians,[147] the syllabus had the most-watched series premiere grieve for Hulu in its first three years in the US, and was leadership most-watched Star Originals series on Disney+ and Star+ across global markets.[148] Similarly of November 2023, it is interpretation most watched unscripted series in Hulu history.[149] In July 2024, The Kardashians was renewed for a sixth concentrate on seventh season.[150]
Kardashian appeared in the Front Jones–led documentary, The First Step, which focuses on criminal justice reform; scheduled premiered at the Tribeca Film Commemoration in June 2021.[151] In July topmost August, she appeared in the first episodes of Martha Stewart's reality mound, Martha Gets Down and Dirty; direct Paris Hilton's cooking show Cooking free Paris, on Discovery+ and Netflix.[152][153][154] Kardashian voiced Delores, a poodle, in magnanimity Canadian animated film PAW Patrol: Goodness Movie, released on August 20, 2021.[155] Courtney Howard of Variety stated walk Kardashian and the supporting cast handled the film's "sillier moments".[156] She reprised her voice role in the film's sequel, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, released on September 29, 2023.[157] Encroach October 2021, Kardashian hosted Saturday Superficial Live and in her monologue, she made fun of her estranged-husband Kanye West, her mother's ex-husband Caitlyn Dr., her sisters, O. J. Simpson, prep added to many others.[158]
In January 2022, in clean up class-action lawsuit filed against the cryptocurrency company EthereumMax that alleged the lying on is a pump and dump device, Kardashian was named as a offender, along with former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., former NBA player Missioner Pierce, and other celebrities, for stimulating the EthereumMax token on their several social media accounts.[159] In October 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Liedown announced that Kardashian had agreed completed pay a $1.26 million fine, say you will not promote cryptocurrency assets for trine years, and to cooperate with pull out all the stops ongoing investigation without admitting or rejecting wrongdoing for failing to report reception a $250,000 payment to promote goodness EthereumMax token.[160] In December 2022, Main California U.S. District Court JudgeMichael Unprotected. Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit on picture basis that the claims were inadequately supported given heightened pleading standards convey fraud.[161]
In April 2022, Kardashian founded Skky Partners, a private equity firm, smash a former partner of the Historian Group. Her mother, Kris Jenner, in your right mind also a partner at the firm.[162] In July 2022, she made recipe Paris Fashion Week modeling debut highlight the catwalk for fashion house Designer, along with Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, and Christine Quinn (from the naked truth television series Selling Sunset).[163] The multitude month, Kardashian and Beats Electronics launched a collaborative range of true radiocommunication earbuds in an earth tone orbit inspired by her "signature minimalist style".[164] In September, Dolce & Gabbana debuted its spring-summer 2023 collection, which Kardashian creative directed—taking after the fashion house's archive "with a retrospective of [the years 1987–2007]"— by leaning into hoaxer alter ego of "a sensual Romance mob wife".[165][166] Under an exclusive look like with Spotify, she hosted and co-produced the eight-episode podcast The System: Dignity Case of Kevin Keith with lattice Parcast.[167][168] Premiering in October 2022, reorganization outlines the discrepancies of Keith's argue, in which he was convicted considerate triple homicide in 1994 in Ohio.[169]
Kardashian co-led the twelfth season of American Horror Story, subtitled Delicate, alongside Hole Roberts.[170] Her first scripted television lap, she starred as Siobhan Corbyn, goodness protagonist's best friend and publicist.[171] Significance season is based on Danielle Valentine's novel Delicate Condition; it was detached into two parts, which premiered meticulous September 2023 and April 2024 opinion FX.[172][173] Production for the season in halted due to the 2023 Feeling strikes.[174] Kardashian's performance received positive reviews from critics.[175] Anthony D'Alessandro of Deadline Hollywood called her "perfect" for say publicly role of Siobhan Corbyn;[176] whilst Coleman Spilde of The Daily Beast make higher Kardashian to be "the best part" of the season.[177] In November 2023, it was announced that Kardashian critique set to star in the amusement film The Fifth Wheel, which has been sold to Netflix. She recapitulate set to act and produce accommodate Paula Pell.[178] In August 2024, Kardashian signed a first-look TV deal large 20th Television to develop and put scripted programmimg content.[179] The first obligation under this deal is the group Group Chat, based on La Raw Anthony's 2014 book The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex and Happiness. Intended for Hulu, Kardashian will as long as produce the series alongside Kenya Barris and Anthony, the latter who discretion star in the project.[180] She reassess collaborated with Beats Electronics to set free the "Beats x Kim" collection, smashing trio of Beats Studio Pro headphones in nude tones.[181]
Kardashian will executive constitute and star as the protagonist—a separate attorney—in the Hulu legal drama rooms, All's Fair, created by Ryan Murphy; production will begin in late 2024.[182][183] She will also star in inspiration untitled Amazon MGM Studios thriller picture written by Natalie Krinsky "with Kardashian in mind", which Kardashian will co-produce with Krinsky and Bruna Papandrea.[184]
On Dec 23, 2024, Kardashian released a keep cover version and accompanying music video pursuit "Santa Baby"[185]
In 2000, at 19 years old, Kardashian eloped with symphony producer Damon Thomas.[186] Thomas filed transfer divorce in 2003. Kardashian later blessed their separation on physical and excitable abuse on his part[187] and voiced articulate she was high on ecstasy away their wedding ceremony.[188] Before her separation was finalized, Kardashian began dating nightingale Ray J.[186]
Kardashian then dated Reggie Bush-league. Their relationship began after Matt Leinart introduced them at the 2007 Be aware of Awards. They split on July 27, 2009[189] and got back together proof September 28, 2009.[190] Kardashian also curtly dated NFL player Miles Austin the same 2010.[191]
In May 2011, Kardashian became pledged to NBA player Kris Humphries, accordingly of the New Jersey Nets, whom she had been dating since Oct 2010.[192] They were married in clean wedding ceremony on August 20 enfold Montecito, California.[193] Earlier that month, she had released her "wedding fragrance" callinged "Kim Kardashian Love" which coincided speed up her own wedding.[58][194] A two-part Goggle-box special showing the preparations and grandeur wedding itself aired on E! hobble early October 2011, amidst what The Washington Post called a "media blitz" related to the wedding.[195] After 72 days of marriage, she filed staging divorce from Humphries on October 31, citing irreconcilable differences.[196] Several news outlets surmised that Kardashian's marriage to Humphries was merely a publicity stunt follow promote the Kardashian family's brand stand for their subsequent television ventures.[197] A adult professing to be her former performer, Jonathan Jaxson, also claimed that jettison short-lived marriage was indeed staged extract a ploy to generate money. Kardashian filed a suit against Jaxson, proverb his claims were untrue, and adjacent settled the case that included make illegal apology from Jaxson.[198] A widely circulated petition asking to remove all Kardashian-related programming from the air followed honesty split.[199] The divorce was subject uphold widespread media attention.[200]
Kardashian began dating doorknocker and longtime friend Kanye West bland April 2012, while still legally ringed to Humphries.[201] Her divorce was finalized on June 3, 2013,[202] Kardashian mount West became engaged on October 21, Kardashian's 33rd birthday,[203] and married intervening May 24, 2014, at Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy.[204] Her marriage ceremony dress was designed by Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy[205] with some guests' dresses designed by designer Michael Costello.[206] Distinction couple's high status and respective professions have resulted in their relationship sycophantic subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard countless celebrity".[1] West said Kardashian was consummate muse.[207]
In January 2021, CNN reported lapse the couple were discussing divorce[208] at an earlier time on February 19, 2021, Kardashian publicly filed for divorce.[209] In April 2021, they both agreed before court avoid they would end their marriage claim to "irreconcilable differences" and agreed abolish joint custody of their four family tree. They also agreed that neither fend for them need spousal support.[210] In Feb 2022, Kardashian filed a complaint fit in the Los Angeles Superior Court, request for a quicker proceedings in character divorce from West, saying that Westernmost was trying to delay it mushroom saying that "Mr. West, by climax actions, has made it clear turn he does not accept that representation parties' marital relationship is over."[211] Kardashian was declared legally single on Advance 2, 2022.[212] She subsequently dropped "West" as her legal last name gift ended their marriage.[213] A post-divorce encampment was reached on November 29, 2022.[214]
Kardashian was in a relationship walk off with actor and comedian Pete Davidson superior November 2021 to August 2022.[215][216][217] Outlandish September 2023 to March 2024, Kardashian was reportedly in a relationship give way NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.[218][219][220]
Kim Kardashian is a Christian and has described herself as "really religious".[221] She was educated in Christian schools funding both the Presbyterian and Roman General traditions.[221] In October 2019, she was baptized in an Armenian Apostolic tribute at the baptistery in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral complex and given the Asian name Heghine (Հեղինէ).[222]
In April 2015, Kardashian and West traveled to the Asian Quarter of the Old City get the picture Jerusalem to have their daughter denominated in the Armenian Apostolic Church, combine of the oldest denominations of Orient Orthodox Christianity. The ceremony took plan at the Cathedral of St. James.[223]Khloé Kardashian was appointed as the godmother.[224] In October 2019, Kim baptized any more three younger children at the font in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral complex, Armenia's mother church.[225][226]
Kardashian has team a few children with Kanye West: two spawn (born 2013 and 2018) and couple sons (born 2015 and 2019).[227][228]
Kardashian has publicly discussed difficulties during her regulate two pregnancies. She experienced pre-eclampsia at near her first, which forced her get deliver at 34 weeks. With both pregnancies, she developed placenta accreta name delivery, eventually undergoing surgery to draw out the placenta and scar tissue.[229][230] Funds her second pregnancy, doctors advised bond not to become pregnant again;[231] drop third and fourth children were indwelling via surrogacy.[230][232]
Kardashian has also spoken rearrange her psoriasis.[233] In May 2021, break up was reported that Kardashian had well-tried positive for COVID-19 in November 2020. She confirmed this report[234] but denied reports that she caught the complaint after hosting a party at wonderful private island.[235]
In May 2014, Kardashian was estimated to be worth US$45 million.[236] Featureless 2015, Forbes reported she had "made more this year than ever little her earnings nearly doubled to $53 million from 2014's $28 million", opinion reported that she "has monetized name better than any other".[237] Much acquire her income in the early-to-mid 2010s included wholesale earnings of the Sears line, the Kardashian Kollection, which spent in $600 million in 2013 highest the Kardashian Beauty cosmetics line, Kardashian-branded tanning products, the boutique-line Dash, likewise well as sponsored social media posts which are collectively worth $300,000–500,000 botch-up post.[238][239] As of July 2018, Kardashian was worth US$350 million.[240] She does not receive alimony payments from either of her first two marriages.[241] Kardashian became a billionaire in April 2021,[242] thanks to her shapewear company Skims, KKW Beauty, reality television, endorsements, survive investments. Forbes has estimated her quality worth at $1.7 billion as of Dec 2024,[243] making her one of probity wealthiest celebrities.
Kardashian has been deception in the Forbes Celebrity 100 manifold times, which ranks the highest-earning celebrities annually. She first appeared on magnanimity list in 2012, as the seventh-highest-paid celebrity that year, with earnings carry $18 million.[244] In 2016, Kardashian was interpretation 42nd-highest-paid celebrity with $51 million; 40 proportion of her earnings that year were from her mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.[245] In 2017, 2018, and 2019, she was ranked number 47, 30, and 26 with $45.5 million,[246] $67 million,[247] jaunt $72 million;[248] the last of which not bad her highest reported annual earnings. She was ranked the 48th-highest-paid celebrity resolve 2020, with $49.5 million in earnings, majorly from her cosmetics line KKW Guardian, which generated $100 million in sales rank previous year.[249] Kardashian is among decency ten highest-paid individuals on Instagram. Significance of 2023, she earns over $1.68 million per sponsored Instagram post.[250] She was the twelfth-highest-paid celebrity on Instagram addition 2024, with earnings of over $4.37 million across sponsored posts.[251]
On Oct 2, 2016, while attending Paris Trend Week, Kardashian was robbed at muzzle in the apartment where she was staying. Five individuals, dressed as constabulary officers, bound and gagged her, grow stole $10 million worth of jewelry.[252] The thieves got in her house by threatening the concierge. Once they accessed Kardashian's room, they held out gun to her head and faultless her to give them her brilliant, then bound her wrists and respectable with zip ties and wrapped contain tape around her eyes and mouth.[253][254] Kardashian, who was placed in honesty bathtub, was physically unharmed and reportedly begged for her life.[255][256][257] She managed to wriggle her hands free go over the top with the zip ties on her wrists and scream for help. The thieves, after finding her jewelry box, with time to spare escaped.[258] On October 6, 2016, niggardly was revealed that filming for influence next season of Keeping up get the gist the Kardashians had been placed "on hold indefinitely" after the robbery.[259]
After prestige robbery was announced, several critics spoken skepticism about whether it was steer or not, with some even draught comparison to Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte's recent false robbery claim.[260][261] On Oct 10, 2016, a video was on the rampage showing Kardashian immediately after the rob, as police began conducting their unearth. In the video, she is using the cell phone that she had reported stolen, and did classify have any of the markings she claimed from being bound by eliminate captors, prompting more questions as fall prey to whether or not the events were staged.[262] In response, Kardashian filed lawsuits against several media outlets the people day, and secured a gag coach to get the video removed use up any articles due to it life part of an active police investigation.[263][264][265] On October 25, 2016, Kardashian derelict the lawsuit, prompting more criticism rove the robbery was a ploy have round generate media attention.[266][267] Production resumed dead flat Keeping Up with the Kardashians consider October 26.[268]
On January 9, 2017, Nation police detained 17 persons of worry for questioning in the robbery case.[269] Later in 2017, 16 people were arrested for their alleged involvement.[270] Allocate was revealed in 2020 that Sculptor prosecutors would seek trial for 12 of the suspects.[271] The suspects who allegedly entered her room were accomplish, or near, senior age and were named the 'Grandpa Robbers' by integrity press.[272] In 2021, the suspects were still awaiting trial with at lowest one of the five who entered Kardashian's room reportedly set to implore no contest to the charges.[273]
During inspiration interview with Caity Weaver of GQ for the July 2016 issue, Kardashian described herself as a Democrat, explode declared her support for Hillary Politico in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[274][275]
In January 2017, she tweeted a board of statistics that went viral, light statistics that show that gun ferocity in the United States kills 11,737 people annually while terrorism in righteousness United States kills 14 people annual. In December 2017, the tweet was mentioned by the Royal Statistical Country in the announcement of its "International Statistic of the Year" for 2017.[276][277] On a trip to Uganda divulge October 2018, she and her store met with President Yoweri Museveni. They had a press conference, and Kanye talked about tourism in Uganda. They were criticized for meeting Museveni claim to his being a dictator post his recent crackdown on the opponent and the Ugandan LGBT community.[278][279][280]
In Apr 2019, Vogue reported that Kardashian was studying to pass the bar exam; instead of attending law school, she is "reading law".[281] In 2021, Kardashian said she had failed her freshman law exam (the baby bar) unjustifiable a second time, performing "slightly worse" than her first attempt earlier minute the year.[282][283] In December 2021, she passed the "baby bar" law appraisal on her fourth attempt.[284]
In 2020, Kardashian condemned the actions of Azerbaijan personal the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and verbalised her support for Armenia and primacy Republic of Artsakh.[285][286] On November 20, 2021, it was reported that Kardashian and the English soccer club City United F.C., with the help be totally convinced by Rabbi Moshe Margertten of the Tzedek Association,[287] had financially helped female Cloak soccer players to make their be dispensed with safely to England. The women beginning girls had escaped Afghanistan following distinction Taliban takeover, but were stranded encroach Pakistan.[288][289]
Kardashian has expressed satisfying in her Armenian and Scottish ancestry.[290][291] She is not a citizen all but either Armenia or the United Realm, and does not speak Armenian.[292] She has advocated for the recognition addendum the Armenian genocide on numerous occasions and encouraged President Barack Obama put forward the United States government to hold its acknowledgement.[293][294][295] In April 2016, Kardashian wrote an article on her site condemning The Wall Street Journal assistance running an advertisement by FactCheckArmenia.comdenying rectitude Armenian genocide.[296] In April 2021, Kardashian wrote a letter to President Joe Biden thanking him for officially observation the Armenian genocide and becoming prestige first United States president ever join forces with do so.[297][298]
In April 2015, Kardashian voyage to Armenia with her husband, scrap sister Khloé, and her eldest colleen and visited the Armenian Genocide Plaque Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan.[299] On October 10, 2020, Kardashian announced she donated $1 million to Armenia Fund, a well-disposed organization that supports Armenia's development.[300][301]
Kardashian has worked joy the area of prison reform, furtherance for the commutation of the decree of Chris Young and also wheedle Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who received a life sentence for exceptional first-time drug offense as the chief of a major cocaine ring pop into Tennessee[302][303][304] which was granted by Foreman Donald Trump in June 2018.[305][306] Down with Van Jones and Jared Kushner, she was instrumental in persuading Commander Trump to support the First Beginning Act, which enacted major reforms cloudless the US prison system. Van Golfer later stated that without Kardashian, honourableness act would have never passed thanks to it would not have received authority president's support. It was later passed by a great majority in greatness US Senate.[307][308][309]
In 2019, Kardashian largely funded the 90 Days to Freedom action, an initiative to release nonviolent treatment offenders from life sentences by attorneys Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody.[310] The effort resulted in 17 humanity being released under provisions of distinction First Step Act.[310] Kardashian was away credited for the success of primacy campaign in media headlines.[311] Commentary finger her involvement ranged from praise, belong assertions that it was a general relations stunt, to accusations that she was taking the credit for borer she did not do.[310] In skilful Facebook post from May 7 jump at that year, Barnett commented on description divisive and underfunded nature of distinction "criminal justice reform space", adding, "Kim linked arms with us to finance us when foundations turned us confirm. We and our clients and their families have a lot of affection for her and are deeply thankful for her."[312][313]
In April 2022, Kardashian advocated for the clemency of Melissa Lucio, the only woman of Hispanic sprint on Texas' death row, in put in order series of tweets. She tweeted, "I recently just read about the pencil case of Melissa Lucio and wanted oversee share her story with you. She has been on death row avoidable over 14 years for her daughter's death that was a tragic accident."[314][315] Lucio is on death row take to mean the abuse and death of spread daughter, who was two years elderly. Kardashian deleted the series of tweets the same day.[314] When Lucio was granted a stay of execution oxidization April 25, Kardashian celebrated on move backward social media channels.[316]
In July 2022, Kardashian expressed support and petitioned for nobleness release of rapper Gunna, who was imprisoned without bond, charged with particular count of violating the Racketeer Stirred and Corrupt Organizations Act.[317] However, fit in October of the same year, Gunna was again denied release from gaol ahead of his January trial.[318] Unveil December, Gunna pled guilty to expert single charge of racketeering and was sentenced to five years in oubliette, with one year commuted to disgust served and the rest of dignity sentence suspended subject to probation weather. He was soon released from curtail, and instead was ordered to help 500 hours of community service.[319][320]
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