Global 2013: Kim Kardashian Admits to Fertility Issues, Calls Pregnancy a ‘Pleasant Surprise’

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The fairytale world Kim Kardashian seems to live in might not have always been a dream come true.

The 32-year-old reality star revealed to “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie this morning that, like her little sister, Khloe Kardashian Odom, she’s struggled with fertility issues.

“Khloe has been very open about her fertility issues and I think I was always really kind of quiet about mine, and I have similar issues, and so it was a pleasant surprise when so many doctors were telling me one thing and then the opposite happens," she shared. "That’s an exciting moment; you can’t plan for things like that. So I think it's just such a blessing knowing my circumstances."

While this is the first we’ve heard about her problems getting pregnant, it begs the question as to whether she and Kanye West had been secretly trying to start a family long before he made the big announcement at his December 30 concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Either way, she’s certainly excited about her little bundle of joy with the 35-year-old rapper, due in July. One thing she’s not so excited about? The fact that she’s still going through a bitter divorce battle with her ex-husband, Kris Humphries.

While she’s hoping her 72-day marriage to the Brooklyn Nets baller will be far behind her by the time the stork arrives, she admitted that there is no guarantee.

“As much as I would like to be in a perfect world where I was divorced… you can’t plan for anything like that,” she said. “I can't speak for anyone else [about why Kris hasn't signed]. It's a process. ... It's happening, hopefully."

Divorce drama aside, Kim is moving full speed ahead and said she and her main squeeze are “really happy and content” and ready to join the parenting club.

Just don’t expect these two to walk down the aisle anytime soon. "[Marriage], it's something that we talk about, but I think it's just right now [we're] focusing on the baby," she said. "What I've learned in life is – I was always such a planner, and ... you think your life is going to be a certain way, and the best surprises just happen when you don't plan."

So there you have it – Kim Kardashian has “no plans” for the future other than reveling in baby bliss, but one has to wonder if momager Kris Jenner has something else in mind. Only time will tell.

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Global 2012: Husband Can't Get Over Pain Of Discovering Wife's Past

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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for five years. I recently discovered that she made between 10 and 20 porn videos when she was 19. We got married when she was 27. We have four kids from two previous marriages.

I am devastated. When I confronted her about it, she cried harder than I had ever seen. She said she was lost, and it's the biggest regret of her entire life.

I understand how hard it can be to tell someone you have done something like this. I haven't led a perfect life either, and I have my own skeletons and things that I would never mention. But still, I can't get over this. I have never felt pain like this in my entire life and don't know what to do. I love my wife and don't want a divorce, but it haunts my every thought. We have had a great life and I trust her completely. What should I do to get over this? -- DEVASTATED IN THE U.S.A.

DEAR DEVASTATED: A giant step in the right direction would be to accept that you both had a history before you married each other, and you both have done things you aren't proud of. Then make a list of all the good things you have together, and forgive your wife for making some painful mistakes in the past that she was too ashamed to tell you. It certainly beats divorcing a woman you love over something she can't change. If that doesn't work, then you'd be wise to seek marriage counseling.

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Global 2012: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes’ $275 Million Divorce Battle

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HollywoodLife.com spoke with top divorce attorney Vikki Ziegler, who says that if Tom and Katie have a prenup, that Katie could lose out on a ton of money! There’s only one way Katie can get more, and that’s by using their six-year-old Suri to her advantage — read on to find out how!

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are about to have a divorce battle! HollywoodLife.com spoke to Vikki Ziegler, a top New York divorce attorney, who tells us that the couple who have a combined worth of $275 million are about to embark on a messy divorce.

Katie and Tom reportedly signed a prenup when they were married in 2006. According to reports, Katie will make $3 million for each year they were married — that’s $15 million. But Vikki tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that a more reasonable settlement for Katie would be 10 percent of their combined net worth, which would amount to $27 million.

“There will be some type of alimony or pay out of the assets,” Vikki tells us. “Katie could get a buyout of her portion from the assets or Tom will give her a payout. Generally speaking, celebrities have a clause for every year they are married. Even if she signed a prenup, she can say now that she was forced, or that it was unfair and try to fight it. She should fight it because’s she’s getting screwed if it’s just three million per year.”

But Divorce Court‘s Judge Lynn Toler thinks that $15 million is more than enough for Katie:

“I think $15 million is a reasonable amount for a few reasons,” she tells us. “She has her own career, so she has a means by which to maintain her lifestyle. It won’t be as good as it is with Tom though. $15 million plus child support will be significant because it will take into account the lifestyle of Suri.”

But Vikki reveals that the main way Katie can get the most money is by using her six-year-old daughter Suri’s lifestyle to her advantage!

“Most of the estate is Tom’s,” Vikki says. “She’ll have to go for a lot of child support.  She’ll have to show that Suri has nannies, cars, activities, clothes, hair appointments. That a hefty amount each month is needed to maintain Suri’s lifestyle.”

Another huge roadblock for Katie could be that since Suri was born before the couple were married in 2006, this means Tom and Katie may have a custody provision in their prenup. That means Tom might already have been granted sole custody and they might fight over custody and child support.

“Katie’s position to get full custody could be that Suri is with her all the time and obviously Tom is always working all the time,” Vikki tell us. “Katie will ask the court to have all decision making power over her.”

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/tom-cruise-katie-holmes-275-million-divorce-battle-185558703.html

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Global 2011: Kim Kardashian’s Quickie Marriage: What Went Wrong?

Image via WikipediaReality star Kim Kardashian is divorcing Kris Humphries, her husband of 72 days, following persistent rumors that their marriage was on the rocks from day one.

What exactly went wrong between the two newlyweds? One possible explanation: the two hardly knew each other. They only met last December, so it might be worth remembering Kim is filing for divorce from a man she hasn't even known a year.

Despite how publicly they both live, there was apparently a lot the two didn't know about each other. A recent episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" revealed that Kris had no idea Kim was previously married (she eloped at age 19 and divorced in 2004). When Kim casually dropped the tidbit while the couple snacked with the family, a stunned Humphries repeatedly asked the family, "You guys are serious… she was really married?" Musing on the revelation later, Humphries asked the camera, "What else do I not know about her?" (We're guessing he did know about her not-G-rated video debut).

Clearly communication wasn't their strong suit. In addition to his being unaware of her romantic past, their day-to-day interactions were no doubt quite limited: Their careers often kept them on separate ends of the world (literally and figuratively). And nothing spells "communication breakdown" better than a husband learning from a gossip site that he's getting a divorce.

When she spoke to People recently, Kim admitted that their living situation had "not been ideal" for the newlyweds. To keep filming "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," Kim moved her husband into a hotel suite with her sister, her sister's child and the child's father (Scott Disick).

Not your typical honeymoon situation, that's for sure.

The gossip grapevine also says that Kris was fed up with the film crew following the couple around constantly, worrying that the camera presence was ruining their marriage —which apparently did not jibe well with Kim, who thought the camera issue had been settled prior to the marriage.

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Global 2011: Elin Nordegren one-ups Tiger Woods, buys 17,000 sq. ft. mansion

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If you wanted to know what Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordgren would buy with her rumored $100 million-plus divorce settlement, here's the answer to your question: Nordegren has decided to buy a $12.2 million mansion. I know, I'm just as shocked as you are.

As Page2Live's Josie Lambiet reported on Friday, Nordegren new digs in North Palm Beach, Fla., are just 10 miles away from Woods' new place on Jupiter Island, meaning the two will be seeing a lot of each other in the future. Can you say awkward moments? The best part about Nordegren's mansion is that it reportedly "dwarfs" Woods' home by more than 7,000 square feet. Take that, Tiger!

The new 17,000 square foot home boasts eight bedrooms and, get this, a 4,700-square-foot basement. I actually heard she bought the house because the basement was big enough to house every sports blogger on the planet. So get ready, gentleman, we're going to be moving to a swankier crib in the coming months.

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Elin-Nordegren-one-ups-Tiger-Woods-buys-17-000-?urn=golf-335365

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Global 2010: 8 myths about being single

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Myth #1: Singles are less happy than married people

First, most single people are not miserable — not even close. On the average, single people are always on the happy end of the scale; that’s true in every study I know of. Second, getting married hardly changes someone’s happiness at all. S

Myth #2: Single people favor solitude

Often, they have a whole network of friends and relatives, and they stay connected with them for decades. After all, they have the time to forge many diverse relationships, which married sorts often don’t. 

Myth #3: Elderly women live in isolation

Older women, in particular, are often painted as isolated spinsters, but in one study of 50 women who had always been single, 49 of them had close friends and usually they were in touch with those friends every single day. 

Myth #4: Single people don’t live as long as married folks

The people who lived the longest were those who stayed single and those who married and stayed married. People who divorced, or who divorced and remarried, had shorter lives. It was consistency, not marriage, that mattered, and the results were the same for men and women. 

Myth #5: Single people are self-centered

Singles are also more likely to encourage, help, and socialize with their neighbors and friends. 

Myth #6: The children of single parents are destined to live haplessly

In my research, though, I was struck by just how overstated those claims actually are. One example comes from the results of a National Drug Abuse Survey, a study of substance abuse among 12- to 17-year-olds. The children of single mothers had low rates of abuse — under 6 percent. And those rates were just 1.2 percent higher than the rates of the children living with married biological parents. 

Myth #7: Single people are not as healthy as people who get married

Typically, people who have always been single are very similar in their health to people who are currently married. There is, though, one exception where single people are actually healthier than attached types: married people are more overweight!

Myth #8: Single people waste money on frivolous things for themselves

In fact, one study showed that men were much more financially generous to their friends when they were single than they were after they married. When married men divorced, they reverted to their more giving selves. If they remarried, then they went back to being less generous to their friends. 

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