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The Kardashian family is always good for a feud or two. Over the years, fans have watched the Kardashian sisters go to war with each other, but their mother, Kris Jenner, is usually a bit more composed. That composure reportedly crumbled after Kris learned what was in Kim Kardashian’s authorized biography. One sentence has her seeing red. The confrontation played out on a recent episode of The Kardashians.

One line in the Kim Kardashian biography set Kris Jenner off

On the most recent episode of The Kardashians, Kris Jenner absolutely lost it over a line journalist Jonathan Van Meter included in his authorized biography of Kim. Van Meter shadowed Kim for six years to write the book, and he seems to feel like he knows more about their early years than Kris is comfortable with.

In the book, Van Meter noted that Kim Kardashian feels confident that she didn’t have any trauma stemming from her childhood. He wrote that he believes Kim “just doesn’t see it.” The four words sent Kris over the edge. She said she was insulted by the insinuation and was adamant that Kim doesn’t “see” any childhood trauma because there wasn’t any.

Kris went on to accuse Van Meter of sensationalism in an effort to sell more books. She even told Kim to tell him to get lost. Kris wasn’t just angry with Van Meter, though. She was incensed that Kim had handed over their private lives for a stranger to dissect.

Kim Kardashian remains passionate about the project

Kim agreed that she didn’t experience childhood trauma and said she would make that very clear to Van Meter. She joked that the biggest trauma of her childhood was the day Toys “R” Us closed. But she didn’t back away from the project. Kim said she stood behind the biography, praising Van Meter as smart, genuine, and great.

Her sisters weighed in too. They were a bit more measured in their thoughts than Kris. In the episode, Khloé Kardashian wondered why the author couldn’t just take Kim’s word at face value. In a separate confessional, Kourtney Kardashian, who has been Kim’s biggest adversary, agreed with her sister. She said there was no deep, dark trauma in their childhood, and that she would be upset too if someone claimed otherwise.

There were other issues with the book

This isn’t the first time the book has rattled Kris. Ahead of its release, Van Meter told The Hollywood Reporter that Kris had flipped out on camera after learning a decades-old affair was mentioned in the book. According to Van Meter, Kim relayed that her mom was yelling, “Why is my affair from 30 years ago in the book?”

Kris has talked publicly about that affair before. She has admitted to cheating on Kim’s father, the late Robert Kardashian, with Todd Waterman years ago. She revisited the subject on Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2012. Kris discussed it again on The Kardashians in 2023. Van Meter said that two days after her outburst, Kris was fine.

The book that has caused all the drama, Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future, hit the shelves on October 27.

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