Kim Kardashian's Biographer Describes Emotional Reading and Family Tension Over the Book

Biographer Jonathan Van Meter says Kim Kardashian became emotional while reading chapters about her early teens in his authorized biography, and that the book's content has caused tension within the family. Van Meter's account, reported by OK! Magazine, comes from his own recollections of their work together.

Van Meter said Kim cried over chapters about her childhood that he said were "so true to her experience as a 13-year-old," and that the reading made her "give that little girl some grace." He also said he admitted his tone about her late father, Robert Kardashian, sounded "snarky" after she objected to it, and that he cut two sentences at her request because they concerned her safety. He said she ultimately accepted most of the material she had questioned.

The family tension, as Van Meter describes it, centres on Kris Jenner. He said Kim called him late one night after Khloé Kardashian told her Kris had reacted angrily on camera during filming, asking why an affair from 30 years earlier was in the book. Van Meter said Kris was "fine" two days later but that the moment "is going to be on the show." He did not name Kris, and OK! notes she has previously said she had a relationship with Todd Waterman in 1989, during her marriage to Kim's father.

This is a secondhand account: Van Meter is relaying what Kim and Khloé told him, and the on-camera reaction has not been confirmed by the family or the production. The article does not include a response from the Kardashian-Jenner family.