Veronique Bette

In retrospect, Tyga was the best thing that ever happened to Chyna. If not for that relationship, she might still be a featured stripper at the King of Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club. Popular and “talented” as she was in that venue, she had not managed to snare any of the big dogs among the rappers and professional athletes who frequented that club. Tyga was then thought to be a rising rap star so she hitched her wagon to him instead and lost no time getting pregnant, probably in a mistaken effort to ensure some kind of financial security with him. After Tyga dumped her, she tried to upgrade to the rapper Future by quickly getting his name tattooed onto her hand. But Future was too savvy for her and publicly humiliated her by announcing that he was single, despite her premature tattoo. A few months later, she latched on to hapless Rob via her Tyga-Kardashian connection, and the rest is history. She had no future with Tyga and no future with Future, but she seems to have done even better by carving out her future as Mrs. Angela Kardashian, media star and mother-of-the-heir, someone who can probably leave her stripping days behind (lol) for good.

I’m sure that Kourtney’s European vacation with Kris and Corey was strategically planned for them to avoid another embarrassing group shot like the one from Kanye’s last “fashion” show. But it’s even more telling that Khloe was a no-show, since she was in NYC. Maybe that was because she no longer has Lamar to drag along to the event as further evidence of her sainthood and relevance. And even though I’m not in the age or taste demographic to appreciate Kanye’s music or Yeezy sneakers, I will give him this: he has a hell of a lot more clout, money and recognition than any of the other men Kris, Kourtney and the other sisters have corralled so far. Kim and her family do not have to support him or give him visibility; he can pay his own way. That said, Kanye has no design talent in my opinion, and should just call his fashion shows performance art.

It was just a rumor that Anna Wintour banned small children from NYFW after North's meltdown, and she certainly would not be able to forbid designers from having their own children at their shows. In fact, North was at Kanye's last show, wearing one of his fugly creations. If Anna bans anyone from NYFW, it should be Kanye for his non-existent taste and talent level.

When I see this picture of a distressed and frightened little girl in front of the cameras, I don’t think “future fame whore”. I think it’s more likely that because of her narcissistic, exhibitionist parents, she’ll suffer from the kind of anxiety issues that some other children of famous people have suffered. I just wish the best for North and her little brother. And I really don’t see what the Smith children have to do with it. In my opinion, they are a product of their Scientology upbringing more than anything else, something Katie Holmes made sure to prevent Suri from experiencing.

North's dress looks even worse from the back as they made it backless like Kim's. Also in this shot, you can see the barrage of camera lights and jockeying, shouting paparazzi that the poor child frequently has to endure. Kim loves all this but she never thinks or cares how stressful this commotion is for a little child. People often comment that North looks angry or miserable "like her dad" in her pictures, but I think it's because of the ongoing public circus she is forced to take part in by her selfish parents. In other shots of her when the cameras are not so conspicuous or when she's with her cousins or at home, she seems like a sweet, happy little girl.

A close-up. She's either trolling everyone or she's really lost it.

I still don’t see how 14-year-old Kylie “stole” grown man Tyga from Chyna unless she kidnapped him at gunpoint. Tyga is the real villain in this piece because he groomed and seduced an underage, insecure, misguided girl while dumping his pregnant stripper girlfriend. Kylie’s family and Chyna should have banded together against him as the lowlife that he is instead of fighting among themselves. Chyna has long since forgiven Tyga but then provocatively posted that face-slapping emoji that she fully intended to represent Kylie. And as for her “friendship” with Kim, I think that was just based on both of them getting publicity by posing together to show off their grotesquely enhanced asses. At any rate, cunning Chyna has gotten the best revenge, as she will soon be Mrs. Angela Kardashian, the mother of the one and only true Kardashian heir, and new reality TV star, while still-clueless Kylie is stuck bailing out loser-user Tyga.

You are so right. (See Exhibit A Below) This picture was taken by "famed photographers Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott", whoever they are. She's just an exhibitionist at this point and that's putting it mildly.

I wish I could find evidence that Kourtney has more of a brain than anyone else in this shallow family. But she is a baby mama for three children with a guy whose income is mainly derived from his association with her family. And I recently read an article -- basically an infomercial for some natural honey product she was shilling -- where the reporter asked Kourtney how she felt about posing nude for Vanity Fair. Kourtney responded that she had never posed nude for that magazine so the reporter must have her confused with one of her sisters. Kourtney’s assistant quickly Googled this matter and verified that Kourtney had indeed posted nude for Vanity Fair last year. When shown the picture, dim bulb Kourtney remembered, saying, “Oh yeah, I do recognize that ass.” My question: how do you forget that you posed nude in a national magazine? In my opinion, she is no different from the rest of this clan, except that she has kept her cosmetic surgery procedures to a minimum and thus still resembles her original self.

How weird that these two nonentities are on the cover of any national magazine, even one devoted to pop culture. I blame Ray J :-).

I have no idea what they have in common but they do hang out together.

Kris will have to suggest that Scott find new friends too since Chris Brown is also one of his hang out buddies.

Kourtney has done the same. Her $7,000/per night family vacation this summer on a luxury Nantucket estate (pictured below) was totally free, courtesy of Airbnb. All she had to do in return was give them a shout-out on social media. All of the sisters could well afford to pay for these lodgings on their own but they scrounge as much free stuff as possible. That’s the Kardashian/Jenner way.

Lamar does not live in that house anymore and since their divorce is finally in progress, Khloe can now devote full time to scrounging around for a new man to “use” her so that she can act out another heartbreaking storyline on the show. After all, there’s just so much drama she can wring out of her gym visits and boxing regimen. Also, let’s face it, without the Lamar and Chyna/Rob dramas, what would this episode have been about? All of those overly made-up women plus Jonathan and Scott droning on about what? Salads? Gluten? That would have been some riveting television. And whatever Lamar’s fate, I just hope that I never hear his name come out of Khloe’s over-inflated lips ever again. What Lamar did was to provide a convenient way for Kim to throw in Kanye's name and Kourtney to reference Scott's issues, i.e., storyline dialogue for those two sisters. Khloe was "shook up?" No more so than usual when the cameras are rolling and she's working her one and only storyline.

I think you mean Kim “fake sobbing” over her nude pictures in Playboy and W magazine, since these tearful dramatics took place on kUWTK episodes and obviously were designed both as a storyline and to drive even more traffic to those magazine sites. Incidentally, both of said magazine spreads took place pre-Kanye, masterminded by mom-manager Kris and Kim herself. 13-year-old Kim’s “dope on a rope” video where she prophetically boasted that her school friends would always remember “this pretty girl” is the real once and forever Kim. Because two decades, three husbands and two children later, she is still the smug, vain person she always was, preening in the spotlight and still thinking she’s “dope on a rope”. Sorry, Kim, you’re just a dope, period, even though you are now a famous and wealthy one.

It is scary that she thinks these boots are in "good taste" but in my opinion it's even scarier that she thinks posting a picture of her little daughter posing in them in this way is in good taste or even appropriate.

Lol. That's cute and so definitely a normal little kid thing.

I would never write off any child’s future no matter how unfortunate their parentage nor how much I might personally dislike the parents. North seems like a bright, sweet little girl and I hope that she and her brother beat the odds of growing up in this narcissistic, shallow family. I hope they develop meaningful goals and do not follow the example of the adults in this family who all sell their souls for publicity and money by creating fake drama, exploiting real tragedies and fleecing the gullible public by shilling for products they themselves do not use. Maybe somehow and somewhere, North and Saint will find the inspiration and guidance to surpass their aunts Kendall and Kylie by pursuing an advanced education and being the first ones in this family to actually contribute something worthwhile to this world.

I’m not a prude and I think of myself as modern but I’m seriously trying to think of a scenario where I would be unmarried, pregnant with my first child, and after having thrown my man out of the house, he returns and after some conversation, says “Do you want a piece of this?, and with that, I'm expected to be complimented and compliant? Because in my case, I would feel insulted and humiliated, especially as this was broadcast on television. Pretty much any woman with a pulse can inspire “passion” aka desire in a man who is interested in women. Help me out here, because I just don’t get it. And three children later, Kourtney and Scott are still having issues.

Wow. This is a low bar even for this family. What man or boy would say something like this to his own mother even as a joke? What older sister, pushing 40, would laugh and then post something so vile? What is wrong with these people? It’s so easy to point the finger at the significant others who have come into this family and say that they have corrupted this family with “dark things”, but I believe that the members of the family themselves are the ones who are sick in the head and no longer have boundaries -- if they ever had them. It’s no wonder that Kylie is so messed up emotionally, having been exposed to this kind of “normalcy” since she was 11 years old (only 5 years older than Mason is now) when KUWTK hit the airwaves with their distorted view of family life. It’s a damn shame that Mason and his younger siblings and cousins are also being raised in the television and social media spotlight of these bizarre happenings. Hopefully the public’s fascination with this family will fade long before these innocent little children start thinking that this truly is real life.

Kris paid more attention to Kylie's business deal with Puma vs. Kanye than she does to her young daughter's ongoing relationship with this deadbeat. Eventually Tyga will show up and pay what is owed and that will be that. That's celebrity justice. Just look at Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton's cases. It's not as if Tyga is wanted for murder. I just feel sad for Kylie. I think she really loves this guy for some reason. Despite all her sexy selfies, I think she has very poor self esteem and doesn't think she can do better. She just turned 19. I hope she doesn't marry or have a child with this guy. I hope that she has more sense than her brother who will not be free of his leech of a girlfriend for at least 18 years.

Maybe after all these years, Scott does love the Kardashian/Jenners, who knows? But he definitely needs them, as his main source of income has been his participation on the show and his various club appearances developed from his association with this family. I don’t think he’d enjoy returning to a life of obscurity and having to earn money on his own, which would be meager compared to the big bucks he makes now. I am sure he does love his children, as most fathers do, and maybe now regrets angrily stating on camera that he had not wanted them and that Kourtney had tricked him into fatherhood. I don’t think he’s the worst person on earth, but neither am I a swooning fan of his. I often wonder how his persona and behavior would be viewed if he were short, fat, swarthy and balding.

Reminds me of that idiot Justin Bieber, who abandoned his capuchin monkey in Germany and never paid the fines imposed on him for illegally bringing it into that country, nor one cent for the animal's care in the zoo where it now resides. And Bieber has a lot more money than Tyga. Both the tiger and the monkey are probably far better off now than with either of these two numbskulls

The last time I saw any natural “spark” in Kim was back when she was with Reggie Bush, the only man I believe she genuinely loved and was physically and sexually attracted to. From what I’ve heard and read, even her infamous “performance” with RayJ was lackluster and consisted of her staring at the camera with what she must have thought passed for sensuality, and mechanically uttering cliché porn exclamations. Her bubbly reality show persona was created to fit the then-amusing KUWTK sitcom theme, but I believe that she was always a selfish, shallow and narcissistic person who lorded it over her sisters that she was “the pretty one” in the family. Her relationship and marriage to Kris Humphries was especially cynical and calculated because she could not stand that the plain sister, Khloe, had had the first spectacular televised wedding on the show, so she just had to find a groom, any groom, in order to outdo her. Dumping Kris H. and “upgrading” to Kanye was also a calculated move on her part because Kanye was wealthy and more importantly, could bring her even more exposure, camera time, social media chatter and an entry into the world of fashion that included coveted covers of Vogue and now Harpers plus invites to the Met Ball and other events formerly denied to her. Kim and Kanye knew what they were doing and are still reaping benefits in terms of publicity and attention that neither one of them could have achieved on their own. I don’t see Kim as unhappy and grim in her photos; in fact, she always seems to have a self-satisfied smirk on her face to be in the limelight. I think she glories in Kanye’s rants and meltdowns because controversies bring coverage – attention -- her life blood and Kanye’s as well. There was no reason for her to post her recent article about the sad fate of her extended family’s pets except to create social media reaction, even though she knew it would be uniformly negative. The only time jealous, competitive Kim is seriously unhappy is when she is not the center of attention and particularly if any other female, even a family member, is getting that attention. She reminds me of the wicked stepmother in the “Snow White” fairy tale who is driven to an insane fury when her daily question of “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” does not bring back the expected answer of “You, of course, my dear.” Without Kanye she would have even less “spark” than now, because I don't think she has any soul and so would continue to look like the empty vessel that she is. Yep, there would definitely be naked selfies in every WH room, but sex? I sometimes think that these two boast a lot more about sex than actually having it; Kanye, because he wants to foster a macho stud image of himself and Kim, because she wants to be seen as the irresistible object of Kanye’s insane desires.

Now really, does anyone still believe Saint Khloe’s faux martyr act? All of this is such a transparent bid for attention for herself and her otherwise non-story lines, and that is the real reason she and her family haven't yet cut ties with Lamar. Because no matter how blonde, thin or fake “bootylicious” Khloe becomes, she will never be a sexy, pretty sister in this family, nor has she really ever had any other man in her life -- and having a man is essential by the standards of her mother and all of the sisters except perhaps Kendall. What godly reason would there be for Khloe and Kim to discuss Lamar’s failures and Khoe’s supreme sacrifices on television if it were not to use him for a ratings grab? If Lamar is a “slime bucket” and “user”, then so is Khloe, and for her I would also add “fake” and “vulgar” as descriptors. Out of all the Kardashian-Jenners and their attention-seeking and/or money-grubbing husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends and hangers-on, to me Khloe is now the most obnoxious.