'I listened to my intuition': Kim Kardashian remains cryptic when pressed on WHY she dumped Kris in first TV interview since split
Kim Kardashian has her filter turned on - and still isn't letting much slip about her ill-fated marriage to Kris Humphries.
During her first television interview since announcing her split on Monday after only 72 days of marriage, Kim would only give 'intuition' as the reason why she broke things off with her 26-year-old husband, Kris Humphries.
Asked by Sunrise breakfast hosts David Koch and Melissa Doyle on Thursday morning whether she fought to save the marriage, Kim responded: 'I think when you know so deep in your heart that you just to listen to your intuition and follow your heart, there's no right or wrong thing to do.'
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Business as usual: Kim Kardashian appeared her her first television interview in Australia on Thursday morning alongside sister Khloe to promote her new handbag range and briefly mention her failed marriage
Protective: The sisters spoke to hosts David Koch and Melissa Doyle, but Kim refused to go into detail about why she dumped Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage, only saying she 'listened to her intuition'
When pressed on whether she had considered counselling, Kim clammed up: 'I'm not ready to get into it.'
Kim had more to say on the business front, and happily plugged her new handbag launch as she was interviewed alongside protective sister Khloe.
Asked how she was coping, Kim said: 'I really wanted to stick with my commitment to come out to Australia. I love the fan base here.
'I did want some time to myself but I don't want to bale on everyone and skip out on this commitment here.
Promotional blitz: Kim went on to plug her new range at various Australian department stores today with her sister Khloe
Killer curves: She slipped into a figure-hugging crocheted white dress for the occasion
Check out my bags: Kim was ready to sign her autograph for the crowds
'I've got Khloe and Lamar here and we're just getting through it.'
Khloe added: 'I'm really proud of Kim for not baling. She's being really strong. Lamar and I are here to be her support.'
Kim's comments in her televised interview echoed her non-committal responses when she was interviewed on Australian radio about the breakdown of her short-lived marriage.
Fan following: Kim leans in for a kiss with an excitable young fan
Raising a smile: The reality star smiles as she sits next to Khloe and two teenage fans take a photo
Acting up: Earlier Khloe fooled around on the balcony of their Sydney hotel with husband Lamar Odom
Earlier, the 31-year-old told Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands: 'I don't think I'm ready to go into details of what went on in my marriage.'
Critics will argue that by hinting that there is more to reveal, Kim is simply trailing future episodes of her reality show.
It's already been reported that the new series of Kim and Kourtney Take New York will feature the doomed relationship heavily.
Ugly truth: Kim was seen arguing with Kris just days before the split was announced and she says she's 'not yet ready' to say what was going on
Support: Kim, far left, had support from friend Mel B, in blue, at her clothing launch on Wednesday night in Australia. She was joined by sister Khloe, in the red skirt, and Australian X Factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaite
So with interest in its breakdown at a premium, it would serve Kim well not to be ready to discuss details before the November 27 premiere on E! picks up the tale.
During the interview, Kim also added weight to the argument that her announcement was carefully calculated by admitting she used her trip Down Under as an 'escape' from her troubles in Los Angeles.
It is, of course, also a business endeavour to promote the Kardashian Kollection for Sears.
Sullen: Kim, centre, took care to maintain her grimace throughout what seemed to be a convivial evening with friends and family, from left, brother-in-law Lamar, Stephen Belafonte and his wife Mel B and sister Khloe
But despite the mercantile nature of her visit, the sombre star repeated the mantra of denial when it came to discussing claims that her wedding to NBA player Humphries was a money-bagging sham.
The wedding generated $18 million in profit, though Kim's mother, Kris Jenner, 55, has claimed that it left her daughter out of pocket.
Kim chanted to 2Day host Sandilands and co-presenter, Jackie O, yesterday, in her squeaky monotone drawl that she would 'never marry for a TV show, for money, for anything like that.'
But in a moment of realisation, she acknowledged: 'It's ridiculous that I have to defend that, but I guess that's what comes along with when you film your wedding for a reality show.'
Lost in thought: But then Kim says she has much more to reveal
Back in the US, her mother was busy spinning the same line on the Today show.
With all the genuine warmth and conviction of a party politician, Jenner told Today host Ann Curry that the wedding 'wasn't a sham'.
She then oddly asserted that she knew about her daughter's decision to divorce 'a few days earlier' because 'Kim and I are really close'.
'It’s just our job now to wrap our arms around her through thick and thin,' she said.
Jenner, who was on the show to promote her book, Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian, continued: 'It certainly wasn’t for TV. We have enough going on on our show that we don’t have to make things up. She felt that she was in love with him. It was an amazing time … I had no idea there was a problem at the time. It saddens all of us.'
Defence: Kris Jenner pushed the party line back in the US while Kim spoke out in Australia
Kim's 'momager,' who released her cash-in tome yesterday just hours after Kim's statement, made no reference of course, to the huge viewing numbers drawn in specifically for Kim's wedding episode, or the $15 million in TV rights alone that was garnered by the family for the special.
Kris did add: 'Kim feels that she’s let a lot of people down. She’s sick about it.'
Her daughter was certainly pulling the kind of sad faces associated with a spot of post-break up nausea as she posed at her launch in Sydney.
Obviously well-instructed by her mother, Kim mugged a series of pained grimaces in a relatively sober patterned dress and black cape at Hugo's department store last night.
Promotion: The name of Kris's book is visible as she gives her interview about Kim
It was another tactic that misfired as the reality behemoth aimed for sad but ultimately looked merely sullen.
She was joined by her sister Khloe, her husband Lamar Odom and Australian X Factor judges Natalie Bassingthwaite, Mel B and her husband Stephen Belafonte.
The 36-year-old former Spice Girl was a guest at Kim's fairytale wedding in Montecitio, California on August 21, but if she was miffed about shelling out for a wedding present, it didn't show.
The mother-of-two, who gave birth to baby Madison last month, smiled warmly as she supported her friend.
AND THE MONEY MACHINE ROLLS ON ...
Speculation about Kim's motives for marrying Kris Humphries hasn't been allowed to derail the family's relentless product placement.
Kim's first tweet came on the same morning she filed for divorce.
It focussed on a promotion for their new Vegas store, Kardashian Khaos.
The shop opened it's doors yesterday, as Kris Jenner's cash-in book - All Things Kardashian - hit stores and became available to buy.
But even this wasn't enough for the self-promoting clan.
Unbowed by suggestions of cynical exploitation, Kim's first act following her decision to file for divorce was to fly to Sydney to promote the Kardashian Kollection for Sears, both at a launch party and on Australian radio.
Promotion: Kim and Khloe were in Australia to promote their global brand while their shop opened in Las Vegas
The sisters are also scheduled to greet fans Thursday morning at a David Jones department store in the city.
Khloé is then scheduled to head home as Kim flies to Melbourne to take in the final day of the
Melbourne Cup Carnival at Emirates Stakes Day as a guest of Swisse Vitamins in their marquee.
She's expected to honour many other commitments to interviews and appearances in the next couple of days.
Once she returns to the U.S, Kim will start promoting the new series of Kim and Kourtney Take New York in earnest.
By dropping tantalising hints about what the show may reveal about her doomed romance, many would argue that she has already started.
She is certainly someone who could offer advice on how to weather a scandal.
Her former husband was arrested this month on a charge of battery against their 12-year-old daughter and she was embroiled in an embarrassing scandal when ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy questioned the paternity of their four-year-old daughter, Angel, while she was heavily pregnant.
Her wedding to 12-year-old Phoenix's father Jimmy Gulzar lasted for just over a year.
Newlyweds: The picture perfect couple on August 31st seemed happy ten days into their marriage as they attended an engagement in New York
Kim's po-faced public appearance came just hours after she posted a statement on her official website in an attempt to stem the flow of hoax accusations.
She told fans: 'I married for love. I can’t believe I even have to defend this. I would not have spent so much time on something just for a TV show!'
'Everyone that knows me knows that I’m a hopeless romantic! I love with all of my heart and soul. I want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe I rushed in to something too soon.
'I believed in love and the dream of what I wanted so badly. I felt like I was on a fast rollercoaster and couldn’t get off when now I know I probably should have.
'I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn’t know how to and didn’t want to disappoint a lot of people.'
She added: 'There are also reports that I made millions of dollars off of the wedding. These reports are simply not true and it makes me so sad to have to even clarify this.
'I’m so grateful to everyone who took the time to come to my wedding and I’ll be donating the money for all the gifts to the Dream Foundation.'
Kim is thought to be donating $200,000 to the charity.
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