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We don’t have to tell you that just like most reality shows, Keeping Up With the Kardashians is a scripted and inorganic television program. But, one of the show’s producers Russell Jay recently revealed that the show is more fake than some of us even imagined, in a testimony on behalf of Kim Kardashian’s soon-to-be ex-husband Kris Humphries. Court documents retrieved by Life & Style reveal that Jay testified that many of the scenes from the show were scripted, reshot and edited by Kim to portray Kris in a negative light. He also exposed many other deceptive tactics used in the filming of the show.

One point that Jay highlighted was that Kris’s surprise proposal depicted on the show wasn’t actually a surprise at all. Jay says that Kim was well aware of the proposal beforehand and that she repeatedly filmed the scene until she nailed the perfect “surprised face.” It was also revealed that Kim would literally orchestrate scenes from scratch. For example, there was one scene where Kim is shown asking her mom and manager Kris Jenner for advice and confessing that she was having trouble in her marriage. According to Jay, the scene was filmed well after Kim filed for divorce in October of 2011.

There was also a scene where Kim blasted Kris for throwing a party in their hotel room while she was “out of town.” Jay testified that Kim was actually in the hotel the entire time and completely aware of everything that was going on. It seems that many of the crying scenes from the show weren’t even real. Jay says the Kardashians frequently used crying sticks to stimulate tears during filming.

While no one really needs to be told that Keeping Up With the Kardashians is a pile of bologna, Russell Jay’s deposition certainly helps Kris Humphries’s claim that Kim only married him for publicity reasons.

Kim and Kris are both schedule to appear in court on May 6th.

Turn the page for footage of the full report. What do you make of this?

Photo by Bruce Weber

Kim Kardashian has been exposing her life to us without our permission since about 2006-2007, and since then, she’s been damn near everywhere, promoted almost everything, dated almost everybody (that was black) and made her living from being part of the overexposed. But everybody gets tired of participating in the rat race, whatever their particular rat race is, at one time or another, and according to Kim Kardashian, she’s getting tired of reality television.

According to US Weekly, even though she has signed on for season nine of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, after it’s over, she’s going to make an exit from reality television and focus on her growing family with Kanye West and the husband that won’t let go–Kris Humphries. She told DuJour magazine, “My boyfriend has taught me a lot about privacy. I’m ready to be a little less open about some things, like my relationships. I’m realizing everyone doesn’t need to know everything.”

Word?? You’re just now realizing the importance of keeping some things to yourself? Interesting…

“When you live your life so publicly, like on a reality show, people assume that they know every side of you already. But they always want more.”

But despite what the people want, Kardashian claims that she wants to back away slowly but surely from the show. It’s a part of her growing up and maturing. “I think there’s always an evolution of, you know, what you want to do in life. It’s all about finding things that really excite you and motivate you and spark you all over again. I’m realizing that no matter what, if you go into something with all these expectations and plans, once you’re actually living it, it could be completely different.”

So what could this mean for Keeping Up With the Kardashians and their spinoffs? Can it still be a reality powerhouse without Kim? Probably, but then again, do we really believe that she would be fully capable of walking away from reality television for good? She says a lot of things for attention and press, but you never know how motherhood can change people, so we’ll have to wait and see now won’t we?

Source: WENN

Are you as shocked as I am?

One of the reasons some people were so annoyed with news that Kanye and Kim are expecting their first child is because of the assumption that this pregnancy is just another ploy to extend Kim’s already suspect fame as well as her bank account. Immediately, people starting coming up with all sorts of reality TV spinoff ideas like, a “Kim Gives Birth,” special or Kanye and Kim getting their own show like Khloe and Lamar, but sources tell TMZ that’s not about to happen.

“We’re told K&K want to keep that part of their lives separate from ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ … so they can ‘ensure real privacy’ for the baby,” TMZ reports.

“Further, we’re told Kim is saying the baby will NEVER be on the family’s show or have its own spin-off — nor will there be a ‘Kim Gives Birth’ TV special … she and Kanye are nixing that idea too.”

“Like so many Kardashian fans, we love it when this close-knit family gets even bigger. We look forward to sharing the joy as they prepare for more diapers, more bottle and without a doubt, more fabulous baby wear.”

Another insider also told the site that the Kardashian franchise, which includes the upcoming season of “Kourtney & Kim Take Miami” set to premier January 20, “will continue to cover all aspects of Kim’s life as it always has.”

So basically she’ll be all baby talk until little Yeezy’s head starts crowning. Let’s just hope the couple keeps that promise to not put their child in front of the cameras — although I’m sure there will be more than enough Twitpics, Instagrams, and commissioned photo shoots and magazine covers to make up for that.

Source: Bossip.com

I’m done trying to fight the Kanye and Kim thing. Not that I was ever leading a crusade against them or anything like that but I’ve come to understand that these two are together, he appears to be happy, as evidence by the fact that they are practically joined at the hip, and he’s already been seduced by the attention whoredom that is the Kardashian empire. That being said, there is one thing I’d like him to consider doing: slow down.

Nose wide open would be an understatement for Ye’s disposition right now. The man hasn’t licked her head in an ad campaign or anything yet, but where he is, she is, where her family goes, he goes, and if he has some place he’s supposed to be away from Kim, he’s likely not there because he’s with her. Not to mention the color coordinating and twit-picing. It’s the classic puppy love stage and anyone who’s been there knows this is also one of the most dangerous phases of a relationship because all you tend to see is roses and sunshine and you overlook all the weeds and the darkness, i.e., the BS. I feel like Ye needs to go back to his lyrics from 2006 when he wrote “Drive Slow.” The chorus was “Drive slow homie. You never know homie, might meet some h*es homie, you need to pump your brakes and drive slow homie.” I’m not going to call Kim a you know what but the last part still stands: he might want to pump his brakes a bit—or a lot.

During Cannes, Ye was supposed to give a surprise performance at Provocateur with Kid Cudi who starred in the 30-minute art film, “Cruel Summer,” the rapper debuted during the festival. But when the show began, Cudi hit the stage, Swizz Beats hit the stage, and in Kanye’s place was fellow G.O.O.D music label mate Big Sean. Where was Ye? At an intimate dinner with Kim. On the surface, it might seem cute for a man to blow off “work” for his girl, but you also blew off marketing for your movie, you also blew off an engagement without giving any of the people you were performing with a heads up, as Swizz kept dropping hints to the audience that Ye was about to hit the stage, and you also blew some of your fans tolerance. I’m pretty sure he could’ve dropped a line or two and still had a nice meal with Kim. It’s a little soon to be putting pleasure before business in this situation.

On top of this news, there are reports that Kanye and Kim have both quietly put their LA homes on the market, but since we know about it, it’s obviously not all that lowkey. The story, according to Life and Style,  is that the plan is for Kimye to get a new place together in California—although they’ll only rent since it’s too soon to buy. E! says there’s no truth to this story, but I don’t exactly buy their line that the queen of look-at-me TV is moving because she wants more privacy. I’ll believe that when she stops letting cameras follow her around 24/7 for a living. E! probably just wants to break that news on their “Kardashian” finale which is why they’re in denial mode.

There’s also that pesky little detail of Kim being married. I know people date through divorce all the time but when it comes to a serial monogamist like Kim, Ye better watch out. He apparently already got heart broken by this girl once when she married Kris Humphries. If she gets too bored with him not doing anything with his music career for too long and decides to move on the next one, he’s going to be the one looking like a fool, not her.

We’ve decided Kanye may be dealing with some sort of rejection syndrome which is why he’s so enamored with Kim. He’s been wanting this girl for a long time and now that he’s finally bagged her he’s all googly-eyed and tongue-tied. I also feel like this is a little bit of Ye’s personality because he was all up on Amber like this from day one too. Sometimes that girl looked more like an accessory than a girlfriend on the red carpets and in Louis Vuitton ads the way she followed him around so PDA and getting sprung aren’t exactly new to Kim. But when I think about the rumors that Amber and her brother might have been stealing money right out from Kanye’s nose, I can’t help but think about the craziness he might not be sniffing out with the Kardashian klan. They definitely don’t need his money, but Kris Jenner, who he probably needs to watch out for more than Kim, is going to find some use for that man other than being her daughter’s boyfriend and he better make sure it doesn’t ruin his brand or his earning potential.

A lot of people think Kanye and Kim are two peas in a pod who make a great match. I don’t quite see that yet, but what I do see is a man well beyond smitten who jumped head first into something that’s so much bigger than him. If he doesn’t want to be a pawn in one of the Kardashian’s grand schemes he better slow it down just a tad and open his eyes—and close his nose just a bit. There is one bright spot in all of this that I have to admit though—at least Kim’s off the athletes.

Do you think Kim and Kanye seem to be moving a little fast?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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Source: StyleBlazer.com

From StyleBlazer.com

Keeping up with Kanye and Kim… Yeezy was on hand to celebrate Kourtney‘s baby shower with the rest of the Kardashian Klan. He was all smiles for the occasion, cuddling with Kim and even giving daps to cutie pie Mason. Big cakes, cotton candy, and Kourtney masks kept the party sweet and femme as the Kardashians prepare to welcome a baby girl to the family.

KimYe is still going strong, and we’ve got to admit, they are pretty darn cute.

Check out pics from Kourtney’s baby shower at StyleBlazer.com. 

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I know you were on the edges of your seats wondering about this—just kidding—but I do think most of us are at least a little curious about what the heck Kim and Kanye actually talk about during their daily ice cream social, basketball game, dinner dates, and if we can bear to sit through an episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” we just might find out.

Continuing her trend of being a hypocrite—remember when she wanted to take things slow because of her divorce—Kim has now decided to air her very public relationship with Kanye West on the next season of the ‘Kardashians’ (despite saying she’d never put her life on television again). In an interview with E!, Kim told her network home:

“I want to show my life. If we are having dinner and he does show up, I’m sure we’re not going to go, ‘Stop the cameras!’”

We’re sure you’re not either because Ye already has a cameo in the TV spot for the show’s next season. Plus, you like attention like that. However we see KimYe on camera, Kim says it will be PG.

“I’m not going to be taking a bubble bath and drinking champagne or on a sex swing [on camera] like Khloé and Lamar do. It’s not going to be like that.”

“My heart’s a little more guarded,” she said. “I showed so much of myself in the past. You almost get embarrassed showing this big wedding, which I would have had cameras or not. So I think you want to just guard yourself.”

Should we already be prepared for her to contradict that statement as well? Also, I’m confused why she’s only almost embarrassed instead of full-blown humiliated by her over-the-top wedding and subsequent 72-day marriage? I guess a $40-million contract softens the blow. Oh Yeezy, what have you gotten yourself into?

Is there any slight chance you’ll watch this season of the “Kardashians” to see how Kim and Kanye interact?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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You can turn on the dial and there’s no shortage of reality T.V. shows. There’s always some celebrity (or person who knows a celebrity) willing to get in front of the cameras and offer up their lives as entertainment. The following celebrities will probably never sign on the dotted line to have a film crew keep up with them, but it would definitely make for must see TV for us nosey folks if they did.

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Prince

The Purple One serves face like no other. He could give visuals for an hour and then some. A look is worth a thousand words and Prince could give us all something to talk about in the morning. He’s been a bit of a recluse for the past few years, and we all know he’s toned down his image big time over the years. But a glimpse into his world, how he makes his music, and what his love life is like these days would more than satisfy our curiosities.

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Anonymous sources are always tricky when it comes to news, but knowing the attention-craving shark that Kris Jenner is, this story probably has some truth to it. The HKIC of the reality TV family is reportedly working overtime to try to get Beyonce and Jay-Z to appear on an episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” because she wants Bey to have a big Blue Ivy reveal on the show—and of course increase ratings. According to Hollywoodlife.com:

“One of the main reasons [Kris] so approves of Kim and Kanye’s romance, is the fact that Kanye has tons of celebrity friends,” the source said (and I believe it).

“Kris has her ways, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the cameras captured Kim and Kanye on a double date with Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Kris wants to convince Beyoncé to bring Baby Blue on and make it her first-ever TV appearance! She thinks it would be cute to have a segment of Beyoncé and Kim talking about babies.”

Kris would probably have a better chance of getting Amber Rose to sing at Kim and Kanye’s wedding than to get the Carter’s to appear on their reality show–especially with baby Blue. But after watching the way Kris works from the very few episodes of the Kardashian’s different shows, I wouldn’t be surprised if she was really trying to leverage Kim and Kanye’s pseudo-relationship for her own benefit. Hmmm. Maybe that’s why they’re together in the first place?

Since we know this will never fly, my question is do you think its true Kris is really trying to make this happen?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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Source: Passion4food.ca

The Kardashian klan has just made another killing by snagging a $40 million deal for three more seasons of E!’s most popular series, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

The network said everyone is included in the deal from Kim, Kourtney, Rob, and Khloe, to Bruce, Kris, Kendall, and Kylie Jenner. TMZ also says Lamar Odom has his own deal to appear on the show and the “Khloe and Lamar” spinoff with his wife, and Scott Disick, the father of Kourtney’s kids also has a separate deal along with son, Mason.

Last season, the series brought in 3 million viewers on Sunday nights and it’s other spinoff, “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” has brought in good numbers as well. E! will retain the rights to those shows and have first dibs on any more spin-off projects that could come down the line. Many are already speculating about the possibility of a Kanye and Kim reality debacle, given their very public outings lately, but they’re likely getting ahead of themselves. E! hasn’t said anything about whether or not he will appear on the next season, which means the possibility is there but you just never know with Ye. Maybe he’ll just show up on camera and not say anything like he did during his recent “106 & Park” appearance.

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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Oh, the hilarity of it all. Yeezy has officially been made into a Stepford husband Kardashian. During the opening of Scott Disick’s (Kourtney’s man) new Japanese-themed restaurant, RYU, in NYC, the gang was there flashing their brightened smiles and smirks and holding on to their arm candy (Note: that is Kim’s friend Jonathan Cheban next to Kris, not Bruce…). And while they are all relishing in the flashing lights and filming one of their many reality shows at the same time, check out Yeezy in the middle looking really lost. Or less than enthused might be a better way to look at it. He could be thinking, “What the hell did I get myself into?” He could also be thinking, “Must look hard in the midst of all these happy mutha*****s!”  Or, he also could be thinking, “Yes, this is cray indeed.” You’re right imaginary Kanye thought, it is cray. No matter what he’s thinking, who really thought they’d see the day where the Louis Vuitton Don would be keeping up with the Kardashians?

It’s only the beginning of their “relationship,” but if Yeezy plans on being Kim’s arm candy, he better be ready to have the cameras in his face like never, ever before. And granted, he’s probably used to the flash bulbs following, as they did with his previous girlfriends, but when you have a boo that survives off of running fake errands to run into the paps, things are bound to get more intense. But hey, this is what he gets for messing with the media’s biggest attention hound. Love and like what you want, but this union still just has a funny smell to it. As they raise their glasses in the photo, here’s to hoping it’s a huge publicity stunt. Otherwise…*Kanye shrug*

Photo courtesy of theybf.com.

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