The throwaway $10M marriage...

[HipChick]

So 72 days after marrying in a lavish $10M wedding, Kim K announces divorce.....when so many folks are struggling

[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. it was all about the publicity... nt

[shanti]

2. disgusting n/t

[FSogol]

3. So, she shouldn't have gotten divorced because people are struggling?

That $10 million paid caterers, dress makers, bakers, photographers, etc. I hope she gets married a couple more times to pump for more cash into the economy. :shrug:

[Angry Dragon]

4. A lot of those things were donated

[Arkansas Granny]

12. That may be, but somewhere down the line, someone paid for the materials

and labor to fabricate the items donated.

[seabeyond]

6. that is an unique way of looking at it. i was going to argue, but

really... not a lot to argue with

[shanti]

7. they MADE $18 million off the wedding

and made a sham of it. shame, shame.

[NeedleCast]

5. Ten Million Dollar Stimulus

Hopefully she'll get married again soon and spend the same amount.

[pnwmom]

8. Exactly! Would anyone rather she have kept her money in stocks and bonds?

It's not like she would have been giving it to OWS or the Sierra club.

[Glorfindel]

9. Well, let's be fair...$10 million probably employed at least SOME people

and now some lawyers will make money from the divorce. One might even call her a "job creator."
:hi:

[madmom]

10. ah the sanctity of a REAL marriage...

[DenverDad]

37. LOL!!

:rofl:

[Nuclear Unicorn]

11. Take heart

When Chelsea married and spent $2 million many here on DU reassured us that this was not overly lavish spending on frivolous luxuries; it was spending in the local economy for dress makers, tailors, caterers, etc. When others said this smacked too much of fickle -- I'm sorry, I meant to say TRICKLE -- down economics our concerns were dismissed. In a fit of cynical pique I wondered if Chelsea was given a pass for no reason other than her pedigree. I was told I was mistaken.

So, to take heart and let us rejoice that Ms. Kardashian (sp?) has given 5 times the economic boost seen from Chelsea's wedding; and if history is any guide Ms. Kardashian will have many more economic stimuli in her future.

[joeybee12]

34. I think the $2 million price tag was debunked...

Someone originally threw that amoutn out and the media ran with it...surprise, surprise.

[Tikki]

13. Just out of curiosity, I checked...

The hubby and I have been married 16,148 days.

Words of advise to this lady, Kim K..."Patience grasshopper"..

Tikki

[FSogol]

21. Did your wedding cost $10 million also?

;)

[Tikki]

22. Not even.....

But our wedding announcement and a picture was posted in the local newspaper...We had some publicity. :)


The Tikkis

[Harmony Blue]

14. Lets do math

Spent $10 mil, gained $18 mil = Net result is +$8 mil.

Not bad, given the publicity this has generated for Kim too.

Meanwhile Reggie Bush is languishing on a terrible Dolphins team. At least he is Miami.

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. She should get married like that several times per year

A $10 million wedding must have taken a lot of florists, cooks, decorators, waiters, ect.

[no_hypocrisy]

16. Kim irreparably "ruined her brand".

I mean beyond the prior jumping of the shark.

Just read some F/B comments. Fans aren't happy at all.

As for the $18 million she pocketed, one word: grifter.

[Harmony Blue]

17. The fans learned the truth

they are pawns for a capitalist scheme. That is all.

[HipChick]

20. Ding! Ding! We have a winner

[Blue_Tires]

25. 1. I'm shocked she has fans

2. I'm shocked they have the nerve to be surprised that the 'marraige' was anything more than reality TV/publicity whoring/cash and gift grabbing/fake celeb worship

3. In the world of reality TV celebs, there's no such thing as "ruining your brand" as long as you're in the spotlight and people keep talking

So what's next? The talk show circuit? A new tell-all book? A new reality series? Or does she bide her time before picking a more famous athlete/actor/rap star to marry next year and starting the whole charade all over again?

[no_hypocrisy]

27. 3. Wouldn't surprise me if it comes out that the dunce she married was in on the

charade.

[LynneSin]

35. From what I read, Kim's PR folks went to several young NBA stars about 'dating'

They scrubbed the story out of Wiki, but from what I read her PR folks looked for an NBA player she could date and do all the PR blitz. There were a few names who turned her down. Perhaps Humphries would have been smart to do the same.

[Number23]

46. And didn't I read that "real" (emphasis on the quotes around the word) celebrities

attended her wedding? Were they paid to do so?

Besides being an exceptionally pretty woman, I have absolutely no idea why anyone would care about this person. She will forever be known to me as the girl who got famous because of a sex tape of her and Brandy's D-list brother. Gross.

[JanMichael]

49. ding ding ding! nobody should give a shit. nt.

[Glimmer of Hope]

45. That is what I am thinking. They all need to go away.

[Major Nikon]

50. Her "brand" was launched with a homemade porn video

Somehow I don't think this is going to be much of a black stain on her "career".

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. I hope so. I'm tired of her. Over exposed.

[Angry Dragon]

18. the gays destroyed her marriage

:sarcasm:

[closeupready]

32. Obviously.

:rofl: They cheapened marriage, paving the way for this travesty! :sarcasm:

[polmaven]

40. That can be the only answer!

Obviously, ego and attention greed could not be it....Has to be the gays!

:sarcasm:

[Indydem]

19. She was paid $20M for the E! special.

PROFIT.

[libertypirate]

23. I guess with 20 million you can pretend that you're not a usefull idiot. /nt

[Blue_Tires]

28. Someone at E! needs to be slapped with a dead trout

[KatyaR]

43. + eleventy-billion zillion...and three.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[kestrel91316]

24. A 1%er is $10 million dollars poorer. I call that a GOOD thing.

Especially since the divorce is gonna separate her from even MORE money.

:rofl:

Stupid people seem to have most of the money. We are smart enough to separate them from it. We just need to work harder at it, lol. Go drown your sorrows with a $1 million shopping spree, Kim dear.

[OhioChick]

26. That chick is an attention whore n/t

[Recovered Repug]

29. I for one am heartbroken by this news.

I was down for 90 days in the pool at work.

[pansypoo53219]

30. butbutbut stimulus.

she needs to get married over + over + over.

[closeupready]

31. Nothing more than a PR stunt. Disgusting is the best way to describe it.

nt

[no_hypocrisy]

33. Mommy tries to run interference by diverting attention away from heartbroken daughter.

Kris Jenner thinks O.J. Simpson killed wife, regrets not seeing her day before murder


http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/10/31/kris-jenner-thinks-o-j-simpson-killed-wife-regrets-not-seeing-her-day-before-murder/

[graywarrior]

36. When do these people implode so we don't have to hear about them?

And I thought the frequent BS about Britney Spears was bad.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Kim Who?

see, if you think that's a ridiculous question,

YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.


If this kind of shit annoys you, stop watching shitty tv shows and buying idiotic supermarket tabloids about it.

Here's an idea: try watching the fucking discovery channel or reading scientific american, instead. Problem solved.

[spanone]

39. if no one watched, they would go away.... immediately

[Laluchacontinua]

44. Not so sure; seems like there's a lot of channels on TV that no one watches, but they never go away.

[DiverDave]

41. Who?

and really, who cares?

[sarcasmo]

42. 72 days.

[undeterred]

47. Well, I just hope she finished writing her thank you notes.

I'm sure she wrote them all by hand by herself.

[Odin2005]

48. Who?