Kim Kardashian is a true diva. She lives her life to the fullest in her own style. Born on October 21, 1980, she has garnered her popularity as a Television persona, model, and a socialite. She came to the limelight when one of her personal tapes was leaked, becoming a viral sensation.
An unexpected situation like this can be a ‘make’ or ‘break’ point in one’s life. But as per celebrityinside.com, Kim has not looked back since then. She now stars in the television series Keeping Up With Kardashians with her whole family. She paved the way for her business empire with clothing lines and fragrances. She also co-authored and published books.
Though she has climbed and still climbing the celebrity ladder, the road to this peak was not very easy.
It had several romantic bumps and pitfalls. She has a rich dating history before getting happily settled with Kanye and her journey from maturation to adulthood is accompanied by relationships with prominent celebrity men. Here are fifteen of the men she has dated over the years.
15 Damon Thomas - Kim's First Trip Down The Aisle
Grammy music award-winning music mogul, Damon Thomas works alongside Harvey Mason Jr. as part of pop production duo The Underdogs. Damon has worked with a number of global megastars, including Chris Brown, Lionel Richie, R. Kelly, and Pink. Damon tied the knot with Kim Kardashian in the year 2000. The relationship lasted for three years and then they parted ways after a rough patch in their married life.
Kim was only 19 when she eloped with Damon, but sadly it didn’t take long for cracks to appear in their relationship.
Their marriage was finally called to an end by February 2004. Post-divorce, both had gone separate ways due to ‘irreconcilable differences’. Thomas was ordered to give Kim a one-off payment of around £44,000.
Kim revealed that she had a difficult and stressful life with Damon Thomas. She said she was under the pressure of being ‘perfect’ all the time. According to the Daily Mail, "At the time of their quick Vegas wedding, Kim was working as a salesgirl at a Los Angeles shop called Body." She quit the job soon after her marriage to Damon as he didn't want her to work.
14 Ray J Norwood - They Got Together Back When Kim Was His Sister's Assistant
Ray J is the little brother of pop star Brandy. Ray J spotted Kim Kardashian while she was working as an assistant to Brandy. The initial spark grew to a full-fledged romance and they had a very loving, energetic and playful relationship. The couple was together somewhat seriously for almost two years, on and off. Speaking about their relationship, Ray J had revealed earlier that, 'Kim was just a ball of energy, always someone who was ready to have a good time all the time.'
Unfortunately, a tape that was quite personal was leaked in the year 2007 and that led to the breakup of a beautiful relationship. According to dailymail.co.uk, rumors were rife that Kim’s mother Kris Jenner leaked the tape following the success of Paris Hilton's flick. But the Kardashian family vehemently denied it. They sued the video company for a lump sum amount of $5 million and they won the case.
Since then, Kim rose to fame, started mingling with the A-listers and became well established both as a celebrity and a brand. Speaking about Kim's success, Ray J certainly appeared to credit Kris Jenner, Kim’s mom, naming her 'a real, true hustler'.
13 Nick Lachey - Rumor Has It That It Was A Publicity Stunt
Nick Lachey the American actor, singer, and a television personality rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boy band 98 Degrees. He had also starred in the reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson.
After his highly publicized divorce from Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey had a brief hook up with Kim in 2006.
While they were dating, their snaps by paparazzi got plenty of media attention.
According to nydailynews.com, Nick believes that Kim’s snaps with him have given a substantial push in her climbing the ladder to fame. He has been quoted as saying, “ Let’s just say this: We went to a movie. No one followed us there. Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside.”
"She wanted to get her photo in the magazines and knew being seen next to Nick would be big news since he just ended his marriage. She was in communication with editors at the celebrity weeklies and provided them with details of the date to guarantee her spot in the spotlight," Nick had added. It is interesting to note that even Kim also had given partial credit for her fame to the dating and outing with Nick Lachey. She had written in her 2010 book Kardashian Konfidential. Both Kardashian and Lachey have certainly moved on in their love lives since their dating days. Well and good enough for everyone!
12 Nick Cannon - Apparently He Wasn't Allowed To Mention It To Mariah
Nicholas Scott Cannon, born October 8, 1980, has several laurels on his cap. He is an American rapper, actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, film producer, entrepreneur, record producer, and radio and television personality. In his personal life, he is the ex-husband of music legend, Mariah Carey. Interestingly enough, he also had a brief relationship with Kim Kardashian just for a few months. That was before he tied the knot with Mariah Carey.
As per usmagazine.com, in a 2014 interview with Power 106, Cannon had joked that he gets “in trouble” when he talks about having dated Kim Kardashian. “She's a great girl though,” Cannon said of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star. “Her family are some of the most incredible people I ever met in my life.”
According to elitedaily.com, the alleged tape became a source of conflict in this relationship too. Nick had revealed that Kim had been less than honest with him about its existence and he took her word for it. When it was proven to in fact exist, their relationship came to an end later in February 2007.
11 Marques Houston - Potentially Inspired His Song 'Kimberly'
Marques Barrett Houston, born August 4, 1981, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx from 1990 until 2001, he went solo in 2003. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Roger Evans in the television comedy Sister, Sister.
In 2007, Marques had a fling with Kim. It was not very long and did not evolve into anything serious.
But it is not the duration of a relationship that makes it memorable, it is the feelings, the happiness, and special moments you share. It is always the quick sweet moments that we relish in our memories.
The same way, it is rumored that the brief fling of Marques Houston with Kim Kardashian resulted in his famous chartbuster Kimberly according to lipstickalley.com. “Kimberly, I'm so glad you made it, You're finally here, If these walls could talk they'll tell you secrets of how I've been anticipating you." Was Kim the Kimberly? Only Marques knows!
10 Evan Ross - Their Dinner Date Received 1 Million Views On Youtube
Evan Olav Naess (born August 26, 1988), known professionally as Evan Ross, is an American actor and musician. He is the son of legendary American Motown singer Diana Ross. He acted his debutant movie in the 2006 drama film ATL and since then there was no looking back. He had a handful of movies like Pride (2007), According to Greta (2009), Mooz-lum (2010), 96 Minutes (2011), Supremacy (2014), and The Hunger Games- Mockingjay to name a few.
Kim and Evan had a cute short relationship in the year 2007. The couple had been spotted together in multiple events during that time. According to bossip.com, the criticizers consider Kim Kardashian being in this relationship just to be in the limelight. After attending one event together Evan had taken Kim on a romantic date to Mr.Chow, the elegant poolside space which provides authentic Chinese cuisine. A video in which Kim, wearing fresh curls while stepping out for the dinner date with Evan Ross had a million views on YouTube.
Anyways, the short fling did not last long. Kim moved on to be the mother of North West and Saint West with her rapper husband Kanye West, whereas Evan Ross became the father of Jagger Snow Ross with American singer-writer Ashlee Simpson.
9 Reggie Bush - Their Busy Schedules Were Their Downfall
Reginald Alfred Bush Jr., born March 2, 1985, is a former American football running back. He played college football at USC, one of the leading private Research Universities in Los Angeles, California. This was where he earned consensus All-American honors twice and won the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding player in the nation, according to Wiki.
NFL star Reggie Bush and Kim were together from April 2007 to July 2009. They reconciled in September 2009 but broke it off again in early 2010. According to dailymail.co.uk, it is reported that pressure surrounding their fame had separated their ways, Reggie Bush was finding it difficult to keep up with his public profile.
During their dating period when Bush was asked by photographers where his girlfriend was over the weekend, Bush replied that he did not know.
According to a source on eonline, "They do truly love each other and there's no bad blood... They're even open to the idea of reconciling down the road, but need to be apart right now."
But it did not happen that way. The businessinsider.com found it interesting to note that Reggie Bush has a Kim look-alike wife, Lilit Avagyan. Reggie Bush and Kanye West, the husband of Kim too have some similarities. Both couples are blessed with older daughters and they too have strikingly similar features. It seems they are leading parallel lives in two different families!
8 Michael Copon - TV Brought Them Together
Michael Sowell Copon is an American actor, model, producer, and singer. He is known for playing Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill, Vin Keahi in the television series Beyond the Break, and Lucas Kendall in Power Rangers Time Force. He started his career as the blue power ranger in Power Rangers Time Force aired on the Fox Kids Network channel. He eventually grew to be a heart-throb of many.
According to huffingtonpost.com, In Touch’s press release reported that Kim had a fresh start in several things back in 2010. "It’s all about new beginnings for Kim Kardashian — she has a new TV show, a new zip code, and now, a new man, too! A gal pal of Kim’s tells In Touch that she’s dating the actor and musician Michael Copon, who’s best known for his role on One Tree Hill. 'Kim is dating Michael,' the source tells In Touch. 'They have known each other for years, but he and Kim just recently reconnected.' Kim and Michael are currently in New York, where she’s filming Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and fans can expect to see more of her new hottie. 'He’ll definitely be making appearances on Kim’s new TV show,' the source adds."
Kim and Michael met in 2006 when they filmed Beyond the Break together, in which they played boyfriend and girlfriend. “They have been running in the same circles and going to the same events forever, but now they are hitting it off romantically,” the source said. “The timing is right for both of them.” But sadly enough, this too did not last long and both of them were not interested in taking the relationship further.
7 Miles Austin - Too Much Distance Between Them To Make It Last
Miles Austin is yet another NFL star in Kim’s past love life. According to eonline.com, the cameras were smart enough to capture an intimate scene between Miles Austin and Kim, yet she said she is taking it slow, in her own time. But later she confessed that she is definitely dating the Dallas cowboy.
"He's in the middle of his football season and he's focused and I'm just trying to have fun and take everything really slow," she said of their then current relationship status as per reports.
When she was asked whether she would be making more visits to Dallas to meet him, she was not very open, "It depends. My schedule is really hectic."
During that time she had acquired the single status following the breakup with her boyfriend of three years, Reggie Bush. According to sources, it was Kris Jenner, Kim's mother, who wanted her daughter to have a man beside her, through thick and thin. She has been quoted saying, “I think she's really anxious and probably way more anxious than I am for me to settle down, At my age, she already had four kids...I don't feel any pressure. Now is the one time in my life I can be 100% selfish. I'm not married; I don't have kids; I can focus on my career."
But Kim already knew that she longed to be married and have children one day. She had said online that "I definitely want kids and I want four kids, for sure. But I need to find a husband first!" But this romance too fizzled out after a few short months.
6 John Mayer - NYC Date Nights Were Nothing Serious
The American singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist John Mayer is fondly called as notorious lover boy of many Hollywood celebs. As per complex.com, the list of Mayer’s ex-lovers include Colbie Caillat, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Simpson, Taylor Swift, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Minka Kelly - wow! What a good looking list! He is famous for his long term and short term hookups and really, it is an envious list to boast of.
TMZ.com had reported that Kim Kardashian and John Mayer have "gone out" together a few times during the fall of the year 2010. The then sources told TMZ that they had totally "hit it off." “We're told the story on Page 6 -that the two hung out with a bunch of people in NYC to see if there was any chemistry - is totally true ... and after that John and Kim spent a couple of nights hitting the town by themselves. “
When they both got together the media was abuzz discussing whether Kim would end up as one of John’s exes or would she be the one to change his bad boy behavior. But nothing serious happened and Kim thinks of him as a "really cool guy."
5 The Game - More Friends Than Lovers
Jayceon Terrell Taylor, born November 29, 1979, better known by his stage name The Game (or simply Game), is an American rapper and actor. The Game is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene and for being one of Dr. Dre's signers under Aftermath Records.
The hip-hop star is not publicly linked to Kim Kardashian for more than a romantic flick, and the media tells that they are more friends than lovers.
The Game made a guest appearance on The Wendy Williams Show some time ago. Dailymail.co.uk reports that -the 35-year-old rapper was there to promote his new album, Documentary 2 but as many fans of Wendy Williams know, the talk show host also got the scoop on his love life.
Williams was straightforward with her questions about his past relationships with Kardashian sisters, Kim and Khloe. The Game, however, had little to share on the subject, denying any claims that he and Khloe were ever together. He also added on that she is just a close friend. When Wendy dug further, he simply said, "You know what, Kanye is great, Kim is great, they're great for each other", thus shutting down any other rumors.
4 Cristiano Ronaldo - Kim Spent A Long Weekend In Madrid
Does Cristiano Ronaldo need any introduction? The Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team has a strong fan base of millions. Single or not, father or not, he is a recognized heartthrob. Not to mention he is rocking his career.
Though Cristiano maintained his bachelor status after his breakup from Spanish model Nereida Gallardo in 2008, he enjoyed a short-term involvement with the socialite Paris Hilton. This was after their first meeting in a Hollywood nightclub. The Euro 2016 winner jumped from the relationship with Paris Hilton to the then reality TV star Kim Kardashian for a brief period in 2010. The pair was spotted together when the socialite made a three-day trip to Madrid. As per the sun.co.uk, “She and Cristiano looked to be getting on really well, laughing the whole time.”
Dailymail.co.uk reports that the then single Kim after her split from NFL boyfriend Reggie Bush had also visited the football magician at his splendid home in Spanish Capital. It is interesting to note that both Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian are good friends and their tastes in men are found to be matching too!
3 Alecko Eskandarian - Kris' Blind Date Set Up
Alecko Eskandarian, born July 9, 1982, is a former American soccer player. He is now the assistant coach for New York Cosmos and head coach for their reserve team, New York Cosmos B. Though his ancestry hails from Armenia, he was born in New Jersey.
Alecko was set up with Kim on a blind date when he played for the LA Galaxy by Kim's mother Kris in 2010. It seems Kim’s mother was eager to set up her daughter with a suitable guy because she was newly single at that time. According to imdb.com, Kris wanted her daughter to go on for dating a new guy for the television show Keeping up with Kardashians.
Kim had earlier confessed that she is not interested in meeting a new guy and she is not a fan of blind dates.
But Kris played the role of matchmaker thoroughly well. Kim later responded to it saying, "She is trying to come up with all these names in Hollywood, and I am like 'Just get me out of here. I want a normal Armenian boy' ”
Though both of them did not take it further, Alecko had tweeted later - "Thank you @KimKardashian for being a fun date and a down to earth person. I had a great time and have nothing but good things to say about u."
2 Gabriel Aubry - A Thanksgiving Day Guest
The Gucci model Gabriel Aubry is the ex-husband of Hollywood actress Halle Berry and father to their daughter. However, after the breakup with NFL star Reggie Bush, Kim had gone on dates with a series of other celebs and Gabriel is definitely among them.
When Gabriel Aubry and Kim became romantically linked, it appeared as though they had been best friends forever! When they got together, Aubry was also going through a phase post his split from Halle Berry. They were spotted together twice in the same week. She even shared Thanksgiving day of 2010 with him.
The duo was then seen together at a Lakers game that same week. They even took a drive in Aubrey's white Rolls-Royce and watched Burlesque at ArcLight Cinemas. Kim Kardashian tweeted “ We ate too much!" when Halle Berry's ex-joined in on the carb fest with the Kardashian clan. Mama Jenner had made it clear from the very beginning that Aubry and Kim were just friends. All other sources were reporting that Aubry was Kim’s then official boyfriend. As per usmagazine.com, the relationship did not last more than one month. And just in time for the holidays!
1 Kris Humphries - 72 Days Of Wedded Bliss Was Enough
Kim and NBA star Kris Humphries started dating in December 2010, and Kim apparently made a huge first impression on his family. They considered her to be a very loving, kind and pretty girl. They celebrated Kris 26th birthday together with his family where Kim picked up the tab. Kris also slowly started becoming a family member of the Kardashian clan.
The duo dated for six months before Kris proposed to her on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians with a 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring. She accepted it happily and the event was celebrated the entire night with the family. The couple spilled the beans during Amber Fashion show where Kim was in an elegant white getup showing her mood of marriage. Kim and Kris ended up tying the knot in August 2011 in a very lavish ceremony. It reportedly cost around $10 million according to cbsnews.com and was aired as a four-part special episode on entertainment channel E! Not to mention the number of viewers of the program which has increased the rating of the channel.
Three weeks after the specially aired program, Kardashian filed for divorce. Their marriage lasted 72 days.
The critics believe that it was just a media ploy. According to the dailymail.co.uk, the wedding generated $18 million in profit, though Kim's mother, Kris Jenner, claimed that it left her daughter out of pocket. Kim and Kris' extravagant wedding is considered to be one of the most expensive short-lived marriages in history!
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