UPDATE-Kim Kardashian isn’t exactly known for her philanthropic efforts, which is probably why many media outlets were calling her recent trip to earthquake stricken Haiti another ruse used to save her faltering image. But Kim is crying foul, claiming the media has things backwards because her visit was only intended to encourage humanitarian relief to a country in desperate need.
Highlighted during a recent episode of Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Kim claimed she traveled to Haiti in order to learn more about Maria Bello’s (actress from Prime Suspects) charity. Kim was joined by mom/manger Kris Jenner who tagged along to support Kim’s efforts. Kim later posted on her blog that the experiences were totally life changing and enriching.
“Our mission was to learn more about actress Maria Bello’s charity, We Advance, meet the Haitian people who have made such amazing progress since the devastating earthquake in 2010, and celebrate the women of Haiti, who inspired me more than I ever could have anticipated.”
However, the timing of Kim’s attempt at altruism had some speculating that her motives may not have been completely pure. Kim is in the middle of a very messy divorce from Kris Humphries and rumors that her celebrity empire is fake and unfounded continuously cloud the web. The National Enquirer even wrote that Kim’s visit to Haiti was nothing more than a fashion show where the embattled ‘Keeping up with the Kardashian’ star spent loads of money on expensive cloths and jewelry.
When Kim returned from the island to learn that her intentions were questioned, she quickly went back to her blog to voice her displeasure.
“While my experience was completely life-changing… a very emotional and surprisingly positive journey that I will never forget, some media outlets have tried to tarnish the motive behind my visit and have written completely ridiculous and untrue things.”
Kim continued; “The National Enquirer wrote that I went to a fashion show in Haiti and then spent a fortune pampering myself! The truth is that I was at the Haitian Artisan Fair, where the amazing men and women who make their jewelry and crafts sell them to visitors to make a living, and I bought some beautiful jewelry after the fashion show!! Reading this made me so disappointed in the media.”
But The National Enquirer appears to be standing by story further claiming Kim not only stayed in a hotel suite which cost $1,000 per night, she traveled with a crew of photographers and bodyguards and avoided many of Haiti’s more impoverish refugee camps.
According to the Enquirer, a source went on to confirm Kim’s insensitive behavior by stating;
“The whole trip was a sham. It’s like Kim turned a blind eye to Haiti’s real issues – poverty and hunger. All she did was rub shoulders with the nation’s elite. She showed no interest in the plight of our people. It was a scandalous waste of time and money.”
Kim didn’t much address the rumors regarding her expensive hotel stay and her intrusive entourage; but she did have this to add regarding The Enquirer’s claims;
“The journalists obviously didn’t bother to do their research and instead published a ridiculous story to sell copies. I have become accustomed to dealing with rumors and lies spread about my family or my relationships, and have learned to ignore it to a certain extent. But when a magazine makes the decision to twist the truth and write lies like that, it belittles the entire experience we had in Haiti, and I won’t let them do that.”
So what do you think? Does the media have it wrong on this one and Kim Kardashian was actually attempting to help the people of Haiti…or was it simply another failed attempt to salvage an image continually tarnished by her own disingenuous actions?
Debra Messing Separates From Husband Daniel Zelman After 10 Years Of Marriage
Actress Debra Messing, 43, and her husband, writer-producer Daniel Zelman, 44, called it quits on their 10 year marriage earlier this year. Messing who will star in NBC’s ‘Smash’ kept the separation private and succeeded in part because the estranged couple still live together in New York with their 7-year old son Roman.
Us Magazine learned from a source that “Debra Messing and Daniel Zelman privately separated earlier this year after a 10 year marriage,”
The source continued that the decision to separate was a mutual one, “The decision was mutual, and they remain supportive of one another and committed to raising their son as a family.”
“They have been separated the better part of the year but continue to live together in New York for Roman,” explains the source. “It’s very amicable.”
Could Daniel and Debra be the true meaning of what ‘amicable’ means in Hollywood terms? Would you remain with your husband for the children?
Update: The couples representative released more details to US Magazine about their decision to separate.
“They have been couple for twenty years, and the nature of their relationship simply changed over time,” said the representative
Continuing, “…in the short term they plan on continuing to live together with their son, then gradually transition into a new living situation. They have no immediate plans for divorce.”
