Kris Jenner reportedly “turned away at the camera” after learning her past affair was included in a new biography about her daughter Kim Kardashian.
Citizen Kim: The woman who created the futureBy author Jonathan Van Meter, who has spent time extensively with the reality-famous clan, in a new interview hollywood reporter Kardashian called him “late at night” a few months ago.
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When asked if any members of the Kardashian-Jenner family have read the book — which is set to be released on October 27 — the author replied that Kim was “over at Khloe’s house, where Khloe told her that Kris had come in front of the cameras while they were shooting the show”, referring to Kim’s younger sister.
She said Kim told her that Kris was yelling, “Why did Kim drag us all into this? Why is my affair from 30 years ago in the book?”
Van Meter claimed that “two days later”, the matriarch was “fine”.
But, he added, “It’s going to be in the show”, referencing the family’s Hulu series – now in its eighth season, kardashian.
The author claimed that the Skims founder told Chris, “All these things are written about us, and then along comes this guy who meets us and wants to explain it to us. Why wouldn’t you want that?”
“This is the closest we’ve come to answering why she wrote this book,” Van Meter said, referencing the reality star’s involvement in the biography.
Although not named by the biographer, Kris previously revealed an extramarital affair with Todd Waterman in 1989 during her marriage to Kim’s father, the late Robert Kardashian.
Kris – who was married to OJ Simpson defense attorney from 1978 to 1991 and had children Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Rob Kardashian Jr. with him – has admitted her deep regret for the months-long relationship.
“I think I got into a situation where I thought the grass was greener somewhere else,” Kris said during a 2023 episode of the series, when Khloe asked why she cheated on her dad.
“And I made a huge mistake,” she added, “It’s the biggest regret of my life.”
Robert Sr. died after a short battle with esophageal cancer in September 2003 at the age of 59.
Kris, now 70, married the former Bruce Jenner in 1991 before they separated in 2013. Kris and Caitlyn Jenner, who publicly came out as transgender in 2015, welcomed daughters Kendall Jenner, 30, and Kylie Jenner, 29, during their union.
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