Kim Kardashian Recalls Her Father's Last Words Before His 2003 Death

Kim Kardashian has described her last conversation with her father, Robert Kardashian Sr., who died of cancer in 2003, in a new biography about her life. Speaking to author Jonathan Van Meter for "Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future," she recalled him saying, "I know you're going to be good — I can see it." Per People, as relayed by Page Six, she said he also told her he could see what her whole life would be like, though he "didn't go into detail" and was "kind of in and out of it."

Kim said the two were watching a movie on an L-shaped couch shortly before his death, and that he put his hand on her leg. According to her account, he told her, "You'll be fine. But take care of the other ones. And make sure your brother's good," referring to her sisters, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian, and brother, Robert Kardashian Jr. Later, when he was bedridden and could no longer communicate, she said she thanked him for teaching her how to be a good person and for helping with her homework, and vowed to carry his lessons into her own family.

The account is Kim's own recollection, as quoted in an excerpt from the book. Neither the full biography nor any other family member's version of these moments is in the source material, so the details should be read as her memory of private conversations rather than an independently verified record. Still, the passages offer a rare, personal look at how she frames obligation to her siblings and gratitude toward the father she lost when she was in her twenties.