Kim Kardashian Exposed! Secret Business Dealings Revealed In New Court Documents -- How She Made More Than $2 Million On Her Wedding & Blew Thousands On Couture
Oct. 27 2014, Published 7:34 p.m. ET
In the seven years since Kim Kardashian’s sex tape was released, the reality star has managed to go from Paris Hilton hanger-on to an international celebrity worth more than $65 million. How’d she do it?
Newly uncovered court documents obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com reveal exactly how Kardashian, 34, banked millions by living her life in front of the cameras — and where the money goes.
The jaw-dropping court documents, filed during Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries, lay bare the history of her expenses and paychecks from the time of the couple’s May 2011 engagement to their divorce that October. And according to the documents, the couple certainly made the most of their time together, banking well over seven figures in exclusive media deals surrounding their engagement and wedding.
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“I would never marry for a TV show, or for money,” Kardashian said shortly after her wedding to Humphries went down in flames.
But receipts processed around that time show a payment of $175,000 for “The People exclusive deal,” from Time Inc. in May 2011, when the couple celebrated their engagement on the cover of People magazine. There’s a total payment of $1.1 million for the “people magazine exclusive … for wedding.” The magazine ran exclusive photos of the August ceremony as well.
In addition, the documents show a “Payment #1” of $500,000 from E! Entertainment for the “E! Wedding Special,” as well as a payment from E! For $250,000 for “Project W.”
Later in the year, NBC Universal paid them $250,000 for the “final payment on the E! Wedding special,” according to the documents.
Kardashian also banked $90,000 for hosting her bachelorette party at Tao Las Vegas, the papers claim.
Kardashian’s mom Kris Jenner got a 10% cut of that, as did William Morris.
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And according to the documents, Kardashian was relatively tight with her money, spending only $540 per month on laundry and cleaning, $750 on eating out, and nothing at all on education during that period.
But when it came to her wardrobe, she admitted she was more generous, spending $27,250 per month on clothes. On top of that, she claimed she shelled out $1,891 for entertainment, gifts and vacation, and $6,000 for fitness, health, security and travel.
More pedestrian expenses included a $10,698 mortgage, $2,765 in property taxes, $1,150 in health care, $2,308 for groceries, and $1,181 for utilities.
She claimed to have donated $850 to charity.
Do you think Kim and Kris deserved to earn that much cash for her wedding? Are you surprised at how much she spent? Let us know in the comments!