After just 72 days of marriage, reality star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Humphries this morning. Kardashian cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for divorce and listed today as the separation date.
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“After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage,” Kim explained in a statement. “I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don’t work out as planned. We remain friends and wish each other the best.”
Humphries was allegedly surprised by Kardashian filing paperwork. TMZ reports that the Nets player told friends he does not believe in divorce and thought he and his wife could work out their problems. Friends say he is “bummed” by today’s events.
Kardashian will be represented in divorce proceedings by celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser, who has worked with Britney Spears, Ryan Reynolds, Maria Shriver and Angelina Jolie. This will be Kardashian’s second divorce; she was married to music producer Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2004.
Divorce documents reveal that the couple will each pay their own legal costs. Kardashian is asking that the court block any efforts by Humphries to seek spousal support. The two did have a prenuptial agreement.
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Rumors that Kardashian and Humphries were headed toward a split have circulated for weeks, almost as soon as their four-hour wedding special aired on E! on Oct. 9.
The whispers reached a fever pitch when Kardashian headed to Dubai with her mom, Kris Jenner, instead of her husband, who is unemployed thanks to the NBA lockout. Star magazine reported a week later that Kardashian had consulted a “top divorce lawyer” after she she was spotted on said lawyer’s floor in a New York office building.
More recently, Us Weekly reported that Kardashian and Humphries were “not getting along at all.” A source squealed, “Kris is not drinking the Kardashian Kool-Aid. She told him he needs to do something productive. The work ethic in that family really means something. He needs to get off his (bleep), like, yesterday.”
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Meanwhile, Humphries was displeased that his wife wanted to continue her high-profile life, reports say.
Humphries will be a free agent when the NBA lockout reaches its conclusion, and reportedly wanted to settle down in the Midwest, where he is from. “How am I going to have my career and live in Minnesota?” Kardashian said in a preview for the second season of “Kourtney& Kim Take New York.” The show premieres on E! on Nov. 27 and will chronicle the first two months of the couple’s brief married life.
On Saturday night, Kardashian showed up alone to the Midori Green Halloween party in New York dressed as Poison Ivy. Sources told Page Six that Humphries “was supposed to be there but flew home to see his family in Minnesota instead.”
When asked, Kardashian explained away her husband’s absence. She told Us Weekly, “Being in New York for a couple of months, I went to LA to unpack, and he had to go and bring all his stuff to unpack in Minnesota … It’s always tough when you’re apart, but we do what we can to try and spend time together and make that time for each other.”
Kardashian and Humphries met last fall, after being introduced at a basketball game. The two went on a double date with Humphries’ teammate, Jordan Farmar, and a friend of Kardashian’s. After a whirlwind courtship that was partially caught on camera, Humphries proposed in May with a 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond ring. Their over-the-top wedding reportedly cost $10 million, which TMZ points out is $138,888 for each day it lasted.