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Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kourtney Kardashian slams 'controlling and bossy' Caitlyn Jenner over step-parenting style
In a candid new interview with sister Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian Barker opened up about her rocky relationship with Caitlyn Jenner growing up - and revealed the tension was so intense, it led her to move out of the family home as a teenager. Speaking on Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonder Land, Kourtney shared that she found Caitlyn - then Bruce, before her transition - 'controlling and bossy' as a stepparent, which ultimately pushed her to live full-time with her father, the late Robert Kardashian. 'I'd be like, "I wanna call my dad!" and then he'd, like, hang up the phone,' Kourtney recalled, using Caitlyn's old pronouns. 'We'd have yelling wars.' Kourtney was around 11 years old when Caitlyn married their mother, Kris Jenner, in 1991, shortly after Kris finalized her divorce from Robert. At the time, Kim was 10, Khloé was six, and Rob Jr. was just three. Kris and Caitlyn would go on to have two daughters together, Kendall and Kylie, expanding the already blended Kardashian-Jenner household. But while Khloé expressed appreciation for Caitlyn's approach to step-parenting, saying she 'never tried to be dad,' Kourtney's experience couldn't have been more different. 'Really, he tried to be dad for you?' Khloé asked in surprise, to which Kourtney replied, 'He tried to be controlling and bossy. Like, certain friends can't come over.' Kourtney went on to explain that it wasn't just Caitlyn's strictness that pushed her away - it was also the example set by her dad's then-fiancée, Denise, who she credits with showing her what a positive stepparent relationship could look like. 'Denise was our dad's fiancée for five years,' Khloé told listeners. 'We loved her, we still love her.' Kourtney agreed, adding, 'I think about what an amazing example she was to all of us. 'She taught us so much about being young ladies at the time. I think having that really positive experience with Denise really helped me, too.' Khloé admitted that she thought Kourtney's negative feelings had to do with thinking Caitlyn was trying to 'replace' her dad, but she said that wasn't it. She then also hinted that Kourtney's reaction might have influenced Caitlyn's later approach with her younger siblings. 'Maybe mom had a talk with him, maybe your rejection taught him something,' Khloé suggested. Ultimately, Kourtney revealed that her discomfort with Caitlyn's parenting style became too much to handle. 'That's why I moved into dad's,' she said. Kourtney has previously shared that she made the move when she was 16, with Kim eventually joining her. Their father, Robert, tragically passed away from esophageal cancer in 2003. Kourtney was 24 at the time. Kris and Caitlyn eventually separated in 2013, and Caitlyn came out publicly as transgender in 2015. Despite the family's evolution - and their many ups and downs - Kourtney's story is a powerful reminder that even under the same roof, childhood experiences can be profoundly different. 'See?' Khloé said during the podcast, clearly stunned by the revelations. 'You can live in the same house, be raised by the same parents, and have totally different experiences. I'm sorry you went through that.' 'Thank you,' Kourtney replied. 'It was fine.'
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kim Kardashian graduates from law school apprenticeship
NEW YORK — Kim Kardashian's legal ambitions are nearly a reality — now that the reality star has graduated from her law school apprenticeship. An insider told Us Weekly that the 44-year-old also has passed the bar prerequisite known as the multistate professional responsibility exam. On Wednesday, 'excited and proud' friends, family and legal mentors threw a surprise party for Kardashian in Beverly Hills, which the SKIMS founder initially believed to be a 'regular family brunch.' The accomplishment comes six years after Kardashian, who still needs to pass the bar to practice law in her native California, first made public her dream to practice law, which was revealed in Vogue's May 2019 cover story interview. Kardashian at the time said she 'aced' her torts test. In late 2021, she passed the 'baby bar' after three failed attempts, writing on Instagram: 'This wasn't easy or handed to me. 'I failed this exam 3 times in 2 years, but I got back up each time and studied harder and tried again until I did it!!! (I did have COVID on the 3rd try w a 104 fever but I'm not making excuses),' she continued. Kardashian's late father, Robert Kardashian, was one of O.J. Simpson's defense attorneys in his trial for the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, for which Simpson was acquitted. Months after announcing she'd passed the baby bar, Kardashian was declared legally single from Kanye West, and they settled their divorce in late 2022. But it doesn't seem like the 47-year-old controversial rapper, now legally known as 'Ye,' will be using his ex-wife's legal services any time soon, even as he faces mounting lawsuits for alleged antisemitic harassment of Jewish employees, copyright infringement, sexual harassment and 'real estate issues.' Sources revealed to Us Weekly earlier this year that Kardashian might file for 'full custody' of their four children.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kim Kardashian graduates law school, following in footsteps of lawyer dad Robert Kardashian
Kim Kardashian graduated from law school, following in the footsteps of famous father Robert Kardashian Sr. The "Kardashians" on Hulu reality star revealed the news to fans by sharing videos of an intimate backyard ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Her late father was a defense attorney for the defensed in former NFL player O.J. Simpson's murder trial. The "All's Fair" actress took to her Instagram stories on May 21 to celebrate graduating from the four-year Law Office Study Program. "I finally graduated law school after six years!!!" Kardashian wrote over top of a video shared from sister Khloé Kardashian's footage of the event. In one video, the reality star's legal mentor Van Jones said, "I am trying not to get emotional, thank you Kim Kardashian." "Six years ago, seven years ago when you were working on criminal justice, you were not embraced by anybody," CNN commentator Jones said in the video. "You were working with people who were thrown away often by their own families. You were working with people who were literally one step from the grave." During President Donald Trump's first term in office, Kardashian emerged as one of Hollywood's fiercest advocates for criminal justice reform. In June 2018, following a meeting that May with Kardashian in the Oval Office, Trump granted clemency to Alice Marie Johnson who was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. The 44-year-old announced on social media in December 2021 that she passed California's First-Year Law Students' Exam, better known as the "baby bar" exam. Celebrating the Skims co-founder's accomplishments was a family affair. Kardashian shared details from her graduation party, like her youngest son Psalm West dressed as a lawyer with a briefcase and lunch placemats depicting her flashcards from studying. In her own Instagram story video, Khloé Kardashian said, "I am so proud of Kim. I just left her celebration lunch for graduating law school, I mean, I cannot believe this is years and years in the making." Kourtney Kardashian Barker was also in attendance and reshared a video of her wearing a cap and gown captioned, "supportive sister." Kim Kardashian also shared an Instagram story with an image of her in her grad cap posted by Ivanka Trump, with a message that read, "Congratulations Kim! You did it! My favorite law school graduate!" Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kim Kardashian graduates law school
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kim Kardashian's Kids Honor Robert Kardashian at Law School Graduation
Originally appeared on E! Online Kim Kardashian has no objection to these graduation looks. The Kardashians star celebrated her completion of law school on May 21, with her and ex Kanye West's kids Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 5, donning special outfits at a private commencement ceremony in honor of her academic milestone. For the momentous occasion, Chicago wore a dark pinstripe suit similar to the one Kim sported during a 2023 visit to Harvard Business School. Meanwhile, Psalm channeled the 44-year-old's late dad Robert Kardashian—who was a defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial—by rocking a beige suit with a blue shirt and patterned tie that was on trend at the height of the decade. Kim was clearly touched by her little ones taking "style inspo," as she put it, from her and Robert, who died at age 59 in 2003 after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. As she shared her Instagram Stories, "My babies were there to see me graduate." More from E! Online OnlyFans' Annie Knight Hospitalized After Sex With 583 Men in 6 Hours How Selena Gomez Is Showing Support to Hailey Bieber OnlyFans Model Bonnie Blue Arrested, Her Sister Says And Chicago and Psalm weren't the only family members in the audience. Kim's 9-year-old son Saint West was also there to celebrate, as was her sister Khloe Kardashian. "I'm so proud of Kim," Khloe gushed in an Instagram Story video. "This was years and years in the making." Calling Kim's graduation a "cool accomplishment," the Good American co-founder added, "This was really inspiring and motivating." Indeed, Kim has come a long way in her legal studies. She enrolled in a four-year apprenticeship with a San Francisco law firm in 2018 with hopes of taking the "baby bar," an exam signifying the completion of the first year of study for students taking unaccredited law classes. The SKIMS mogul took the test three times—including once while she was sick with COVID-19—before passing in 2021 on her fourth try. While she became one step closer to becoming a licensed lawyer in when she reportedly took the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) in March, Kim still needs to take the California Bar Exam in order to legally practice law. According to Kim's legal mentor, who spoke at her graduation, the SKIMS mogul studied "18 hours a week, 48 weeks a year for six straight years" before completing her legal program. "That's a total of 5,184 hours of legal study," she noted. "That's time she carved out while raising four children, running businesses, filming television shows and showing up in courtrooms to advocate for others." But Kim's not the only one graduating this year. Read on to find out who else is in the Class of 2025. Carys DouglasRowan HenchyCalvin GoodmanNatalia BryantNick RokerDuff HaffenrefferWill LawrenceJulian SeinfeldDiezel Braxton-LewisHunter FieriJoaquin ConsuelosKat DubrowSy'rai Smith For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
CTV News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Kim Kardashian dons a graduation cap and marches closer to becoming a lawyer
Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Kim Kardashian is a step closer to following in her father's footsteps and becoming a lawyer. She has completed a legal apprenticeship and is now eligible to take the California bar exam, her representative confirmed Wednesday. The entrepreneur and reality TV star posted an Instagram Story from a small private ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where she smiled as she donned a graduation cap. Jessica Jackson, a lawyer who mentored her in the program, called it 'one of the most inspiring legal journeys we've ever seen.' 'Six years ago, Kim Kardashian walked into this program with nothing but a fierce desire to fight for justice,' Jackson says in a speech in the video. 'No law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination. And a mountain of case law books to read.' California allows people to study under a lawyer or judge as an alternative to law school. Kardashian could become a licensed lawyer if she passes the state's notoriously difficult state bar exam. Jackson said Kardashian spent '18 hours a week, 48 weeks a year for six straight years' on the program. Her late father, Robert Kardashian, was an attorney and counted O.J. Simpson among his clients. Kardashian revealed the milestone roughly a week after she testified in a Paris courtroom about her fear of being killed during a 2016 armed robbery. 'I was certain that was the moment that he was going to rape me,' she told a Paris court May 13 about the ordeal. 'I absolutely did think I was going to die.' Kardashian has in recent years been a criminal justice reform advocate and in 2018 successfully lobbied President Donald Trump to commute the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a grandmother who was serving a life sentence without parole for drug offenses. The Associated Press
