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

English: Kim Kardashian Fragrance Launch, Glendale, CA on February 22, 2011 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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.

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-admits-fertility-issues-calls-pregnancy-pleasant-183435986.html

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Global 2012: Kanye West Claims the Stage in Atlantic City

Kanye West in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
"As a man, I’m not perfect," Kanye West confessed halfway through his set at the lavish Revel Resort in Atlantic City Friday night. "But my music is! I make perfect music!" It was hard to argue. As the already-iconic MC bounced around five albums of material, complete with lavish stage sets and a bevy of dancers, it was clear that West loved his catalogue more than anyone else in the auditorium. "This is the best you’ll ever get it!"

Divided into three acts, West’s first solo headlining show in over a year traced the engrossing narrative of his career, from his humble, everyman beginnings to the blissful highs and painful lows. He opened the show atop a large crane, floating over the audience to "Dark Fantasy" with calm, focused eyes and a simple all-white ensemble. As he descended and made his way through the crowd to take the stage to perform "Power," not one fan tried to touch him, a moment that foreshadowed the awe-inducing, isolating spirit of the track. Much of his performance evoked the aesthetics of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: a large biblical-themed backdrop adorned the stage, nearly nude ballerinas writhed in tightly choreographed chaos, and West himself appeared a tragic hero, overcoming his self-imposed underdog status with every beat dropped and bar spat.

When he launched into the new "Way Too Cold" (formally known as "Theraflu"), he pointed to the rafters for "I admit I fell in love with Kim," the night’s only acknowledgement of his new-girlfriend/accessory Kim Kardashian. After months of sharing the stage with big brother Jay-Z, this night was about Kanye – no material from Watch The Throne was performed. Gems from his early career like "Jesus Walks" and "Can’t Tell Me Nothing" fit right alongside the pounding extravagance of his later catalogue, suggesting that West’s been writing for arenas since the beginning. But it was an a cappella verse from his latest track "New God Flow," that stole the show, including a nod to the late Whitney Houston that received an immediate ovation.

Now that popular music has finally caught up to it, 808s & Heartbreak has revealed itself to be Kanye’s most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant. He opened up to perform "Love Lockdown" and "Say You Will," telling an elaborate story about getting stood up for a one-night stand (as a lone dancer performed what was probably the most important solo of her career – this night was about Kanye). West’s love-letter to Chicago, "Homecoming," felt even more relevant in this painful moment for the city, where violence increases with every warmer day and rising MCs like Chief Keef paint a darker, angrier Chicago than the soulful black mecca that West and frequent-collaborator Common have come to embody. "You left your kids, and they just like you, they wanna rap and make soul beats just like you," he rhymed – "I Don’t Like" isn’t exactly soul, but the pain is there.

Kanye West doesn’t perform songs so much as he showcases them, like a proud child showing off a crayon drawing. One of the richest moments of the evening came during "All of the Lights," when West offered anecdotes about the song’s recording during the Dark Fantasy sessions in Hawaii. "This all started when Jeff [Bhasker] laid down this horn line, and I laid some drums over it like . . ." – at which point he mimicked the drum track with an impressive beatbox. "We had everybody in there writing on it, and I needed a hook, none of the hooks was working. Then one day I had The-Dream in there, we was working on a Beyoncé record, and you know he so cold. I said 'Yo I need a hook on this record,' and he heard it once and sang 'Turn up the lights in here, baby!'" He resurrected his 2010 MTV VMA performance for "Runaway," and Pusha T joined him as the night’s only guest performance.

http://music.yahoo.com/news/kanye-west-claims-stage-atlantic-city-151857126.html

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Global 2012: Kanye West to Join 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 12: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West watch the video board from their courtside seats as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)Looks like "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" will have a new cast member: Kanye West. But don't expect Khloé and Lamar-style action.

Kim K. confirmed to E! Online that her new beau, rapper Kanye West, will appear on several episodes of the reality series, saying: "I want to show my life,” adding, "If we are having dinner and he does show up, I'm sure we're not going to go, 'Stop the cameras!'"

But she added, "I'm not going to be taking a bubble bath and drinking champagne or on a sex swing [on camera] like Khloé and Lamar do," Kardashian told E! News, adding, "It's not going to be like that."

The lovebirds haven’t exactly been hiding their relationship: The two were recently spotted courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game, but seemed to have eyes only for each other.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/kanye-west-to-join--keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-.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.

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/thefamous/kim-kardashian-quickie-marriage-went-wrong-203835908.html?nc

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Global 2011: 98% of Women Say "This" Counts As Cheating

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About 92 percent of women said exchanging racy pictures over Twitter counts as cheating. The same amount said exchanging sexual tweets or direct messages did too.

But the one non-physical act almost all of the 2,000-plus women could agree on was good old-fashioned phone sex. Ninety-eight percent of Cosmo readers surveyed answered that a guy who had phone sex outside of a relationship was most definitely a cheater.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/ninety-eight-percent-of-women-say-quot-this-quot-counts-as-cheating-2499918/;_ylt=AiLFjJr1yqzdtXBvDUrfXySDbqU5

Global 2010: Best & Worst Food Trends of 2010

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Problem is, the biggest trend in American restaurants this year has been to make their meals more complicated than Kim Kardashian's love life. Over and over, food marketers have demonstrated that they can't leave well enough alone. From deep-frying pasta to turning simple salads into adventures in caloric chaos, I've broken down some of the most deeply disturbing turns in American food culture, circa 2010. And as the New Year emerges, you can find up-to-the-minute new developments in the food universe (and plenty of weight-loss secrets) when you follow me right here on Twitter.

It's not all bad news, though. A lot has changed to our food supply and policies since we first published Eat This, Not That! in late 2007. Some of these changes have made eating healthy foods easier than ever, while others (mentioned above) continue to put industry interests in front of our collective need to slim down. Here we've rounded up the best and worst food trends of 2010.

Worst Food Trend #5: Chips as Condiment

Worst Food Trend #4: Deep-Fried Pasta

Worst Food Trend #3: The 1,000-Calorie (Plus!) Salad

Worst Food Trend #2: Ice Cream for Breakfast

Worst Food Trend #1: Outrageous New Food Creations

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/best-worst-food-trends-2010

Global 2010: 10 Obsessions of 2010

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1. iPhone
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. iPad
4. “Glee”
5. “Jersey Shore”
6. Facebook
7. Bedbugs
8. Tea Party
9. Silly Bandz
10. Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl”

http://yearinreview.yahoo.com/2010/us_10_obsessions

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