They're saying in the last week or so, when they started talking about the possibility of divorce, Kris went into full Hollywood gear, talking about "branding" the Kris Humphries name with cologne, nightclub appearances and what not.
And we're told Kris was pushing to keep their connection going, even if they ended their marriage ... and that threw up red flags.
We're told Kim was especially put off that Kris hired a Hollywood publicist over the weekend to work on his image.
As we previously reported, one of the main reasons for the divorce was that Kris wanted Kim to move to Minnesota, but once it became clear she wasn't leaving Hollywood and the marriage was over, Kris was all about the very things he despised.
Funny, they have more in common than we thought.
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E! has shared a relatively candid look at the Kardashian life since "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" premiered -- we have seen everything from Kim Kardashian's not-so-fairy-tale $10 million wedding to that time Kourtney severely burned Khloe's lady-parts with hot wax.But will we see the fall-out from today's divorce-a-palooza? Kim confirmed that she's divorcing Kris Humphries, (who says he is devastated by the news and still totally committed to his wife)... and tonight, she'll be hopping on a plane to Australia. Without the E! cameras.
THR reports that "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," which just wrapped filming, includes a scene where Kim and Kris decide to "take a break." That break couldn't have been very long -- they spent her birthday together just over a week before the divorce papers were filed, and he was by her side at a taping of "Dancing With the Stars" on Oct. 24.
E! won't be filming Kim's time in Australia, and we have our doubts that they'll be shooting her while she's working in Atlanta on Tyler Perry's film, "The Marriage Counselor." They seem convinced that they'll still get plenty of footage, though.
"All of us at E! are surprised and saddened by this news," says an official statement. "And we send our support to Kim and Kris at this difficult time. The Kardashians have always been uniquely open with all aspects of their lives from joyous events to intimate moments to heartbreaking transitions. E! will continue to share the fascinating real lives and larger-than-life existence of this close-knit family."
Meanwhile, E! is holding "emergency meetings" to discuss, among other things, whether they'll air the planned repeats of the wedding special this week.
