There's no denying that Kris Jenner is the mastermind behind the reality show that turned
her family into a billion dollar enterprise.
But did the matriarch momager do it all with straight up business savvy or was it really
just smoke and mirrors?
Need a recap, to decide?
These are some of the fakest storylines on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Kanye's "surprise" marriage proposal
"I just know something big is gonna happen."
It looked like something straight out of a '90s rom-com: Kanye West proposing to Kim
Kardashian in the San Francisco Giants' baseball park, complete with a Jumbotron popping the
question.
Per the Daily Mail, the rapper's finishing touches included…
"Roman candles burning, a 50-piece orchestra playing and their family and friends hiding
in the dugouts."
The moment was perfect for the show's ratings, with executive producer Kris Jenner cranking
out a two-episode special dedicated to the celebration.
But it also led skeptical fans to wonder, was the whole thing staged?
"To get engaged, and then to see all my family and all my friends be there, he really surprises
me."
According to Radar Online, when "A Surprise Engagement Part 1" aired, the events depicted
allegedly took place prior to Kim's surprise engagement.
Oddly enough, though, the reality star was caught already wearing her massive new ring
in some scenes — a week before the follow-up episode with the proposal aired.
With viewers in a total outrage, Hollywood Life reached out to the show's producers,
who explained,
"The footage of Kim […] while wearing her engagement ring, although filmed after the
proposal, was a better fit for the first episode of the two-part engagement special."
We'll let you decide.
Which Kris is the real villain?
"Kris, I know that we've given you a really hard time over the last couple of months."
Long before Kim and Kanye aired their engagement spectacular, Kim had another made-for-TV relationship;
her two-part special, Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event.
Tying the knot with NBA star Kris Humphries, the duo celebrated with a lavish ceremony,
but in the days that followed, Kim's new man appeared to be a bit of a jerk.
"Can I tell you what another one of my pet peeves is?
Someone who brushes their teeth so hard that they make the entire mirror."
After the reality TV star filed for divorce, Humphries sued, claiming that he was made
to look like a "villain" in the series.
Per Radar Online, show producer, Russell Jay, ended up giving a 165-page deposition where
he admitted that there were, quote, "at least two scenes that were 'scripted, reshot or
edited.'"
"We have an amazing fan base that watch the show, you know, we don't do anything for ratings."
According to Life & Style, Jay revealed that a scene where Kim complained to mom Kris about
her marriage was actually shot after she had filed for divorce.
To make matters worse, another scene which featured Kim freaking out at Humphries over
a party he threw in a hotel while she was out of town, was allegedly faked, too.
It turned out she was actually in the hotel.
As a friend of the NBA player dished to the outlet,
"Anyone who loves someone would not team up with their production team to make them look
like a fool on TV."
Another not-surprising proposal
It's no secret Kim cares about looking immaculate.
The brunette beauty once even revealed on her sister Kendall Jenner's app that while
vacationing in Mexico, she, quote, "took 6,000 selfies in order to get the perfect picture."
So, it should come as no surprise that when her now-ex, Humphries, proposed to her, she
allegedly demanded the scene be re-shot.
"To me our love is simple, and I don't want all of the distractions and everything crazy
going around."
A source close to Humphries dished to Radar Online,
"Kim told Kris how, where and when to propose.
[…] She was in full hair and make-up.
Kris wanted it to be very intimate and romantic, but all of his ideas were shot down by production
officials and Kim."
"This is like the moment that every girl has dreamed of their entire life."
It turns out, poor Humphries wanted to propose to Kim in Minnesota, but ultimately, had absolutely
no say in the matter.
Kylie as a real-life mermaid
Some of our favorite moments on the show come from the earlier seasons when the sisters
weren't plumped to perfection, and hysterics were a part of the norm.
One of the most iconic?
Kim losing her $75,000 earring in the ocean in Bora Bora.
"My earring's gone!…oh my god I'm gonna cry, my diamond earring."
Humphries jumped into help, but even that wasn't stopping the waterworks.
"What's wrong with you guys?
My diamond earring came off in the ocean and it's gone.
Kim, there are people that are dying."
Amazingly, younger sis Kylie retrieved the jewel from the bottom of the ocean just moments
later.
"Kim, oh my God, we just found the earring.
Are you serious?
Where did you find it?
It's huge, it was just laying there, sparkling."
But according to Radar Online, the whole scene may have been staged for the cameras.
A source revealed to the outlet,
"Kim was crying hysterically, but then miraculously, one of her younger sisters [Kylie] found the
earring in the ocean.
[…] It was probably 6-8 feet deep, and Kris commented to Kim how unbelievable it was that
the valuable earring was found as the current in the ocean in Bora Bora is very, very strong.
Kim just said, 'I know,' with a very big smile on her face."
Years later, Kylie retold the story to Buzzfeed, claiming it was pretty much no big deal.
"I saw something shining, swam all the way down there it was like 10 feet, picked it
up and it was the shining diamond.
I literally found it in like two minutes."
Girls just wanna have fun
Khloe Kardashian's marriage to Lamar Odom was wrought with scandal.
In fact, the former NBA champ revealed in his 2019 memoir, Darkness to Light, that he
cheated on Khloe with countless women, wrestled drug addiction, and ultimately couldn't handle
the quote, "lethal cocktail of the spotlight, addiction, a diminishing career, and infidelity."
"How much do you think you hurt her?
I mean a lot.
Yeah, a lot."
But producers milked as much as they could out of the storyline even after their marriage
was over.
Shortly after Khloe left Lamar, she was spotted clubbing with The Game, as reported by TMZ.
But the strangest part of the night was when it looked like Kris Jenner was "chaperoning."
According to Radar Online, the whole thing was of course staged, hence Jenner's attendance.
A source told the tab,
"The storyline involves Kris and Khloe being single girls out on the town.
[…] Kris was the one to suggest it be filmed, and Khloe jumped on board.
[…] At this point, Khloe and The Game are just friends.
She trusts him, but there is nothing romantic going on."
It's only toilet paper, Kim
"Get ready Khloe, we're goin out."
In a 2013 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloe and Kris decided to do some mother-daughter
bonding by getting totally wasted and hurling toilet paper at a pregnant Kim's house.
"I just think we have to do something really crazy tonite."
According to the Daily Mail, the premise of the episode saw Khloe feeling left out that
her two older sisters were bonding now that Kim was set to become a mom.
Cue the family matriarch, who thought it would be fun — and probably great for TV — to
get drunk on tequila and go, quote, "spray string all over [Kim's] mansion and hurl dozens
of rolls of toilet paper on the walls."
"OK well this is a 007 f---ing mission."
Of course, the plan was hilarious…Unless you were Kim.
The star proceeded to have an on-camera meltdown, even threatening to call the police.
"Who TPd my house?
Who TP'd my house for real.
I have no idea why are you asking me I'm here.
I'm just not in the mood for this."
Although the whole episode seemed like Khloe and her mom were simply being spontaneous,
it may not have been entirely truthful.
A source close to the show exclusively dished to Radar Online,
"[It was] planned well in advance with Kim fully aware before the prank went down that
her house was going to be covered with toilet paper.
She was never going to call the cops on her mom and Khloe.
It's just insulting that they are trying to pass this off as how they really live their
lives."
"Live a little.
It's toilet paper."
The Jenner house was a total sham
In 2014, it was revealed that the Jenner home used for the exterior shots didn't actually
house any member of the infamous KarJenner clan.
So, all those Kardashian tours you were planning to do in Los Angeles?
Think again.
Kim decided to finally come clean, telling Mobio Insider,
"When we film inside, that's obviously our real home.
[…] My old home in Beverly Hills was really my home [and] I would get people showing up
at all hours ringing my gate [and] had to call the police on several occasions.
[…] People hopping the gate [and] scaring me.
It was so unsafe.
The Hollywood star tours would stop by too because they recognized my home from our show.
[…] After that, we realized how unsafe it is to show the exterior of our homes.
So now we use different homes for the outside for security purposes."
"I think we're really happy with where we're at right now."
It all makes sense, but we won't deny we're a little bit disappointed.
Per TMZ, the fake house finally sold for real, in 2018, for $5.25 million — after 11 years
of sitting on the market.
The goss on (almost) everyone's lips
“Your lips look amazing.
Really?
Yeah.
Kendall said they were too big yesterday.
Are you talking about her lips?"
One of the most legendary KarJenner question marks has been the talk of Kylie's famous
pout: Did she or didn't she have lip injections as a young teen?
The whole clan backed up the youngest Jenner when she said she didn't get any work done,
even bringing in big sis Kim to defend her.
Speaking with Sam and Nic Chapman, Kim claimed Kylie only wears lip liner, saying,
"She draws her lip like you know, and it looks amazing."
But not everyone bought it.
Kylie denied the rumors for as long as possible, even telling E! News she was quote, "kind
of sick" of talking about her lush lips, and adding:
"In pictures I pout them out a lot, so…I love…I think big lips are awesome."
Nevertheless, it was pretty obvious there was a drastic change happening to the makeup
mogul, and after months of speculation, the star came clean on — where else — Keeping
Up With The Kardashians.
With fans around the world tuning in, Kylie revealed,
"I have temporary lip fillers.
It's just an insecurity of mine" "I want to admit to the lips, but people are so quick
to judge me on everything."
Since giving birth to her daughter, Stormi, Kylie decided to live a more natural life
and dissolved her filler in the summer of 2018.
But we're assuming she missed her legendary pout since by October, she started getting
them again — this time in moderation.
Kylie's red carpet meltdown
"I'm telling my story."
Caitlyn Jenner's coming out as transgender in 2015 was a surprise to the world.
And it certainly put pressure on the Olympian's two daughters, Kendall and Kylie — with
the Kylie Cosmetics queen feeling the most overwhelmed.
"I do wanna meet her.
I'll be a little uncomfortable in the beginning."
Perhaps the tension had something to do with Caitlyn's Vanity Fair cover and interview,
which left the Kardashian clan stunned.
Kim tried sitting down with the former athlete on an episode of the show to explain the impact
of the interview, saying,
"You said Kendall and Kylie were a distraction, and so when they read that, they're gonna
think — I don't know if they'll quite understand that."
Regardless, the family found themselves with another storyline for the season, as they
all dealt with Caitlyn's transition.
In one episode, Kylie revealed to Kim that she was nervous about her appearance at the
Billboard Awards and being asked by reporters about her dad.
"I'm getting super nervous and anxious about doing these interviews."
"I have like a few seconds before I faint."
It all seemed pretty legit until a blog titled Keeping Up With Kontinuity claimed that the
talk was filmed a whole month after the award ceremony took place, alleging:
"The teenager posted a picture on Instagram on the day where the blog claims it was actually
filmed and can be seen wearing the exact same outfit as she appears in the episode."
Kourtney and Scott: marital bliss, or not?
"I don't wanna lose you and my kids, but like are we gonna spend the rest of our life doing
this?"
Kourtney and Scott Disick have certainly endured a tumultuous relationship throughout the years
— all put on display for Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
"This isn't a joke, this is my life."
Although Lord Disick has been linked to Sofia Richie since 2017, viewers have wondered if
some of the more drama-fueled scenes between Kourt and her baby daddy were actually scripted
to stir up relationship troubles for the show.
"I just don't understand how you guys changed so much in your relationship.
In the beginning you guys were like the same person.
Like years ago?
Yeah."
According to the Daily News, in a Kardashians spinoff show, Kourtney and Khloe Take the
Hamptons, there was a storyline where Disick acted out, staying at a club until 3 AM while
a pregnant Kourtney calls him repeatedly.
"Can I come home?
You're not allowed to come here in that state of mind."
Although they aren't together anymore, the former couple is still on great terms.
In an interview with Paper in 2019, Kourt revealed that she's proudest of her relationship
with Scott and new girlfriend.
Hey — it's not every day a blended family goes on vacation together!
"We're going to be in each other's lives forever, like we are soulmates in a sense, no matter
what, whether we're ever together again or not"
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