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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
Was Kim Kardashian’s wedding to free agent NBA player Kris Humphries all a sham?! They met in December 2010, 6 months later Kris proposed with a $2 million 20.5 diamond carat, they married 3 months later and divorced 72 days later! All within one year, Kim Kardsahian fell in and out of love while possibly pocketing millions of dollars! Kim Kardashian wedding stunt cost $10 Million and profits are rumored to be in the ball park of $17.5 million. Earlier this week Kim flew to Minnesota to meet with Kris and their pastor with the hopes of gaining closure…many thought it was a swing at reconciliation but Kim was merely tying up loose ends. In the end, she keeps the 20.5 diamond ring and royalties from her lavish fairytale wedding airing on E! Maria Shriver was our previous winner but Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries take the cake!!
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