Kris Jenner has shared her advice on getting a divorce, amid her daughter Kim Kardashian’s split from Kanye West.
The 65-year-old was married to the late Robert Kardashian from 1978 until 1991, welcoming four children together during their marriage – Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob Kardashian.
The reality star married Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce, in 1991 – before splitting in 2015 after Caitlyn announced she was transgender.
The former couple share two children together – Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
Speaking to WSJ Magazine about her divorces, Kris said: “I think the most important thing that I learned through my experience, both of my experiences, is that the kids come first.”
“I think if you keep that in the front of your mind, and know that they are gonna get you through, that the love is gonna get you through, no matter how much you’re hurting.”
“It can get really silly. And by silly, I mean the things that we put ourselves through and sometimes focus on, that’s so unnecessary, I think you just really have to try to focus on what the priority is,” she explained.
“And for me, even at the very young age that I was at at the time, I felt like I knew that this huge responsibility was on me.”
On February 19, Kris’ daughter Kim filed for divorce from Kanye West after seven years of marriage – citing “irreconcilable differences”.
According to court documents obtained by E! News, Kanye officially responded to the filing on April 9, and is requesting joint physical and legal custody of the former couple’s four kids – North, Chicago, Psalm and Saint.
The 43-year-old also cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, and asked that their separate and shared property be determined “according to proof at time of trial or settlement.”
Kanye did not ask for spousal support in the filing.
Kim also requested joint custody of her and Kanye’s children in the divorce papers filed back in February, with a source telling TMZ at the time that the split is “amicable”.
Kim and Kanye went public with their romance in 2012, before tying the knot two years later.
Fans feared the couple were headed for a divorce last July, when Kanye spoke about almost aborting their daughter North during a presidential campaign rally in South Carolina.
After the rally, Kanye posted a number of shocking statements on Twitter, and he even accused Kim of trying to get him “locked up”.
The rapper also claimed he’s been “trying to get divorced” from Kim ever since she met Meek Mill back in 2018 to discuss prison reform, and he also appeared to slam his mother-in-law Kris Jenner.
Kanye later deleted the tweets, and a few hours later Kim released a statement addressing her husband’s behaviour.
In the statement, the KKW Beauty founder opened up about her husband’s mental health – explaining how “incredibly complicated and painful” it can be to struggle with bipolar disorder.
The mother-of-four also asked the public to show their family “compassion” during such a difficult time.
Days later, Kanye posted a public apology to Kim on Twitter, with Kim addressing Kanye’s “frustrating” tweets in a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
