BIGGEST FEUDS & FIGHTS
sources reportedly told TMZ that the mum-of-four was determined not to let her family’s pain become the plot.
“As soon as Kanye went off the rails, Kim made the decision that none of it would be used as a storyline on the show,” the source said. “Kim takes her husband’s mental health very seriously and doesn’t want it exploited for ratings or good TV drama. Some things are off the table, and this is one of them.”
Likewise, a source told WHO’s sister publication People magazine that Khloé, 36, is increasingly keen to “keep her relationship more private”, as she reconciles with basketball player Tristan Thompson. Having already aired his multiple cheating scandals, Khloé is aware of public backlash as she forgives him to co-parent their daughter True, 2.
“She has already been through the wringer and accepts that some fans are always going to have their own, often negative, opinion,” a source tells Us Weekly. “Not a secret, just not your business,” the mum-of-one posted in a cryptic Instagram Story on August 12.
Kylie Jenner, who was only 10 when the series premiered, demonstrated her increasing desire to keep her personal life private when she kept her entire pregnancy with daughter Stormi, now 2, hidden from fans. Now, the 23-year-old makeup mogul’s empire and social media following has far eclipsed her reality TV fame.
“Kylie is making billions of dollars through her makeup line and product endorsements. She doesn’t need the show,” a source told UK’s The Sun.
As an in-demand supermodel, Kendall Jenner, 24, has also long been determined to distance herself
from her reality TV roots. “I had to work even harder to get where I wanted because people didn’t take me seriously as a model,” she told Love magazine in 2014. “Because of the TV show.”
Oldest sister Kourtney, 41, has been most vocal about wanting to call it quits, stepping back in season 17 to spend more time with her three children – and to protect them.
“Kourtney feels public exposure is not really beneficial for the kids,” another source tells People. “There are already trolls that post nasty comments about the kids. She feels more and more protective.”
Ultimately, “the family wanted time to focus more on their family and future projects, and the show is a major job,” an insider tells Entertainment Tonight.
With their decision finally made public, the fact they’ll no longer be the queens of reality TV is hitting home.
“I got very, very emotional this morning,” Kris, 64, admitted in her interview with Seacrest. “I woke up and was in the gym at 5am with Khloé and Kim and we just sat there and looked at each other and said, ‘Whoa, what a ride.’”