Overview
- On Thursday, an episode of The Kardashians aired a confrontation in which Kris Jenner told Kim to tell the book’s author to “f—k off” over a line in Citizen Kim that implied Kim may not recognize childhood trauma.
- The contested passage appears in Jonathan Van Meter’s authorized biography, in which he wrote that Kim does not think she has childhood trauma but that she “just doesn’t see it,” a line that prompted the family’s objection.
- Kim defended authorizing Van Meter’s book on the show and in interviews, saying she stands behind the project and praised the author as able to correct misinformation about her life.
- Kris, Khloé, and Kourtney expressed anger at the suggestion of childhood trauma and criticized Kim for granting a biographer deep access to family details and life-rights.
- The public row follows reporting that Van Meter shadowed Kim for years and that the book, published Oct. 27, included disputed interviews and editorial decisions, raising questions about narrative control, privacy and how authorized biographies shape public reputations.