Things that lasted longer than Kim’s wedding: a college trimester, one season of one of the Kardashian’s many reality shows, the uprising Libya....need we go on? This phrase is the number one trending topic on Twitter. My favorite thing that lasted longer: the line for Halloween candy outside of Casey Anthony's house.
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| Happier times? |
We had a feeling it wouldn’t last but 72 days? Really? The celebrity gossip stratosphere exploded today with news that the famous for being famous Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries after their much publicized wedding that reportedly earned $18 million for the couple. Yeah they sold the film rights to E! Entertainment and the photo rights to People. We could overcome the fact that the wedding special was filled with product placement and their wedding was most likely paid for by various sponsors just for the publicity to be a part of the biggest wedding since the Royal Wedding. But they were really in love, right?
The quickie divorce has left us all assuming was all an orchestrated cash cow to make money off of Kim’s perpetual fifteen minutes of fame. I am willing to admit that I do like the Kardashians. I love their fashion sense, I am entertained by their willingness to put their lives out there with no holds barred, and admire their business savviness.
Five years ago, Kim Kardashian was relatively unknown by the public but she is now considered an A list celebrity to the dismay of some. The family empire took in $65 million last year and probably made more this year with the addition of their new clothing at Sears, Kris Jenner’s upcoming book “Kris Jenner…And All Things Kardashian” which will be released (surpise, surprise) tomorrow, and the heavily sponsored wedding special.
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| The million dollar sham |
The family seemed more “real” and grounded in the first season of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians". The girls wore jeans and tops, actually worked in their Calabasas store named Dash, did their own makeup and most shocking of all, you would sometimes see them on camera wearing no makeup. Since then their explosion of wealth and fame and penchant for glamour is quite evident when you watch the newer seasons. Their makeup and hair are always professionally done, sporting the latest designer clothes, only step into the stores for a publicity shot and their modest home from the first season has been replaced with a big mansion while the three sisters each have their own homes.
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| Happy Halloween: Filing for divorce papers |
Upon the breaking divorce news, the majority of the people online said they knew it was coming but were surprised it ended so abruptly. The marriage was called a sham, publicity stunt and an arrangement. I must admit that while I do watch their show and like the girls, I was indeed skeptical of the marriage and thought it was another chapter in her “celebreality” life. The 4 hour wedding special just aired in 2 parts on October 9th and 10th making the union seem particularly short for those who watched it. As a matter of fact, it just aired yesterday. Today’s divorce filing was an icing on the cake for my suspicions.
I predict the public backlash over this is the beginning of the end of the Kardashians’ fifteen minutes of fame. Many of their fans will see the reality show for the scripted show it really is. The wasted time, money and coverage giving to this joke of a wedding will serve as a lesson. We were duped.
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