Kim Kardashian posted the following message to her fans earlier today addressing why she filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries on Monday after only 72 days of marriage. The reality superstar has drawn a lot of criticism from media outlets and fans alike who believe the entire thing was just a huge publicity stunt that earned Kim and her family millions of dollars. Kim contests both of these claims in the “message” and says she is just a “hopeless romantic” who possibly “rushed in to something too soon.”
A Message To My Fans
November 1, 2011
This is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. I see all of the support and I am so thankful for my fans, friends and family who are helping me through this difficult time.
I am trying not to read all the different media reports but it’s hard not to see all the negative ones. First and foremost, I married for love. I can’t believe I even have to defend this. I would not have spent so much time on something just for a TV show! I share so much of my life on a reality show, that contemplating whether to even film my wedding was a tough decision to make, and maybe it turned out to not be the smartest decision. But it’s who I am! We filmed Kourtney giving birth, Khloe getting married, break ups, make ups, our best moments and our worst moments. These were all real moments. That’s what makes us who we are. We share, we give, we love and we are open!
Everyone that knows me knows that I’m a hopeless romantic! I love with all of my heart and soul. I want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe I rushed in to something too soon. I believed in love and the dream of what I wanted so badly. I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn’t get off when now I know I probably should have. I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn’t know how to and didn’t want to disappoint a lot of people.
I’m being honest here and I hope you respect my courage because this isn’t easy to go through. But I do know that I have to follow my heart. I never had the intention of hurting anybody and I accept full responsibility for my actions and decisions, and for taking everyone on this journey with me. It just didn’t turn out to be the fairy tale I had so badly hoped for.
There are also reports that I made millions of dollars off of the wedding. These reports are simply not true and it makes me so sad to have to even clarify this. I’m so grateful to everyone who took the time to come to my wedding and I’ll be donating the money for all the gifts to the Dream Foundation.
I’m sorry if I have hurt anyone, but my dad always told me to follow my heart I believe now that I really am.
So what do you think? Do you believe Kim? Or do you think this was all pretty much staged and the divorce was inevitable? (Nothing about their relationship seemed all that “real” to me, but I am shocked that they officially ended it so soon! It just doesn’t make good business sense – and that’s something Kim and her people are geniuses at!)
CLICK HERE to see the actual Kim and Kris divorce documents!
Top photo: Kim Kardashian celebrates her birthday at Marquee Nightclub at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on October 22, just nine days before filing for divorce from Kris Humphries. Credit: Judy Eddy/WENN.com
