How The Kardashians Fooled America: New Tell-All Blows The Lid Off TV’s Fakest Family’s Rise To Fame– Social Climbing, Cheating & Plastic Surgery
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Kris Jenner was devious from the start. She split from her eldest four children's father, Robert Kardashian, in 1990— after she was caught having an affair with much-younger soccer player Todd Waterman. "She says they kissed for the first time in the hall closet of her friend's house," Smith writes. "He says they had sex for the first time in said closet, adding…that it was 'magical.'"
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Kim may claim she's always been ambitious, but in reality, as a teen, "she wanted to be a housewife when she grew up," Smith writes. "She was a sweet and thoughtful little girl who dreamed of being not Madonna, but a wife and mother."
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Kourtney was a "little brighter" than Kim, and would assign her little sis the "assistant" role while playing make-believe, the writer claims.
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Kim was always interested in the rich and famous. According to the author, her first boyfriend at just 13 years old was Michael Jackson's nephew T.J.
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Lucky Kim! Due to her new connections, the reality star's 14th birthday was held at Jackson's Neverland Ranch in 1994. "Even though she was growing up as a privileged youngster in Beverly Hills…this was something entirely different and totally thrilling," Smith says.
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Moving way too fast! According to Smith, T.J. even moved in with Kim for a time at Kris and Bruce Jenner's home. At just 14, Kim told Kris she was ready to have sex for the first time.
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Kris supported her daughter's desire to have sex, and even put her on the birth control pill.
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Too much too soon? At 13, Kim began getting bikini waxes and started dieting, trying the Atkins, South Beach and cabbage soup diets.
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While Kourtney was determined to go to college, Kim "didn't harbor such aspirations, preferring to spend her evenings talking for hours on the phone to her friends rather than with her nose in a schoolbook," Smith claims.
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For her first job, Kim began working at a shop assistant at a local boutique called Body.
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At age 19, Kim went on a date with actor Joey Lawrence, who was five years her senior.
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Kim began dating eventual husband Damon Thomas when he walked into her boutique one day. "He was flashy and edgy and came into her life like a whirlwind," Smith writes. She was allegedly impressed that he had worked with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds.
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Just months later, when Kim was 19, the couple got married in Las Vegas. She kept the marriage a secret, even from her family. Kourtney eventually found out, and told their mother.
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Feuding with father! While Kris accepted the marriage, Robert Sr. was furious, and "refused to speak to his daughter," Smith claims. "When he finally met Damon, he didn't like him and he didn't care for the relationship." Robert died from cancer during Kim's first divorce.
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After her wedding, Kim quit Body at the advice of her husband and started selling Manolo Blahnik shoes for a higher price on eBay. "Arguably, the most useful attribute she inherited from her mother and father was…the ability to identify a way to earn money and to exploit the opportunity fully," Smith writes.
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Thomas allegedly caught Kim hanging out with her idol Jennifer Lopez' ex-husband Cris Judd.
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First plastic surgery? Thomas also claims that he bought Kim liposuction for $3,650 during their marriage.
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She began her stint as a closet organizer and personal stylist by working for Ray J's famous sister Brandy. She eventually worked for Cindy Crawford, Serena Williams and Rob Lowe. "Kim was learning very quickly that it was all about connections in Los Angeles," Smith says.
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Eventually she was hired by Paris Hilton, who brought her onto the Hollywood scene.
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Kourtney and Khloe first opened their boutique Dash without Kim, who was "offended," Smith claims.
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Kim was introduced to Keeping Up With The Kardashians' eventual production team, Bunim/Murray, when the company worked on Hilton's show The Simple Life.