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Kim Kardashian Makes Rare Comment About Her First Divorce From Damon Thomas
Before Kris Humphries and Kanye West, Kim Kardashian was married to Damon Thomas.
The reality star reflected on her first marriage—and subsequent divorce—from the music producer during the early aughts, revealing how sister Khloe Kardashian gave up her life savings at the time so she could find a place to live on her own.
"She got this piggy bank that was as tall as us, it was like a Coke bottle and we would put so much money in it," Kim began on the March 6 episode of The Kardashians. "When I was getting my first divorce, I moved out and I had no money. I was 21, and she was like, 'Here, you can have my Coke bottle.'"
The SKIMS mogul, now 44, said she and Khloe "stayed up all night" counting the cash inside, which ultimately amounted to roughly $6,000.
"It was just enough for me to get the down payment on my apartment," Kim recounted, "and pay my first and last month's rent."
Kim ultimately divorced Damon in 2004 after nearly four years of marriage. She was married to her second husband Kris for 72 days in 2011 before filing for divorce. In 2014, Kim said "I do" to Kanye—with whom she shares kids North, 11, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 5—before calling it quits in 2021. Their divorce was finalized the following year.
And for Khloe, she didn't think twice about her selfless act.
"She was crying in my room," the 40-year-old recalled of Kim on The Kardashians. "I was just like, 'OK, I have this Coke bottle. Let’s take what’s in here, go to the bank and cash it—and let's use this money for your divorce."
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"I gave her all that I got," Khloe continued, adding that it "hopefully helped" Kim in the long run.
Well, it most certainly did. Decades after the generous gesture, Kim repaid Khloe by getting her the same piggy bank filled with money as a birthday gift.
"She couldn't believe I remembered the Coke bottle," Kim shared on the Hulu series' latest episode, which was dedicated to Khloe's 40th birthday. "I was like, 'How can I not?'"
New episodes of The Kardashians air every Thursday on Hulu.
For more details about the love lives of The Kardashians stars, keep reading.
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Kris Jenner
Why, yes,
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Kourtney Kardashian
With all due respect for all the small things, Kourtney Kardashian's husband has made some pretty grand gestures throughout their yearlong marriage. Take her 44th birthday that saw her and Travis Barker take a trip up the California coast to Santa Barbara. The Blink-182 drummer, 47, marked the occasion by filling their room at the famed Kennedy Cottage with rose petals and gifting her with a $161,819 piece by artist Yoshitomo Nara.
The Poosh founder has fully embraced her new life as the girl at the rock show. And in November 2023, she and Travis welcomed their first child together, son Rocky Thirteen Barker.
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Kim Kardashian
She briefly dated Odell Beckham Jr. until news broke of their split in April 2024.
As a source told E!, Kim is "open to finding love again if she meets the right person."
Khloe Kardashian
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Kendall Jenner
Months after Kendall Jenner's split with NBA guard Devin Booker in fall 2022 , the model's love life got an assist from friends Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber. The married duo were spotted enjoying a double date with the reality star, 27, and musician Bad Bunny, 29, in February 2023. The following December, it was reported that the two had called it quits.
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Kylie Jenner
Seems Kylie Jenner has found herself a new beautiful boy. Last seen publicly with rapper Travis Scott—dad to her daughter Stormi, 5, and son Aire, 15 months—at an Art Basel party in December, the beauty mogul, 25, has been linked to Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet, 27, since April 2023. Now, rise and shine because you don't want to miss the glimpses they've given us of their romance at New York Fashion Week and the US Open, as well as live on TV, when they showed PDA while seated together at the 2024 Golden Globes.
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