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Kris Humphries is refusing to divorce Kim Kardashian unless she gives him a “public apology” and admits “the entire wedding was staged by her and her family.” Sources tell us Nets star Humphries is holding back on a divorce settlement with the reality raven and even turned down a $7 million offer from her to “shut up and go away.” A friend of Humphries told us, “Kim’s camp is depicting him as money-hungry, but in fact he turned down a $7 million settlement. Her camp is putting out stories about ‘Kim’s divorce hell’ hoping he’ll cave in, but he won’t. New York Post

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Our source added Kris is particularly keen to disprove Kim and her mother Kris Jenner’s claims that they didn’t profit off the wedding. But a source close to Kim insists she never offered him $7 million and is not attacking him in the press, because “she just wants to move on.” New York Post

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Kris Humphries is secretly demanding $7 MILLION from Kim Kardashian to walk away from their marriage ... TMZ has learned. Sources directly connected to Kris tell TMZ ... the bballer -- through his Minnesota lawyer -- has given Kim an ultimatum ... either pay up, or endure an ugly, public trial. TMZ.com

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For starters, even if there wasn't a prenup, the marriage lasted a grand total of 72 days, so the community property wouldn't be in the universe of $7 mil. Second, there was an iron-clad prenup, which provided that Kim owes Kris zilch. Third, Kris actually MADE MONEY from the marriage. Sources tell us ... Kris raked in around $1 mil from the wedding and the TV special that showcased the nuptials. And Kris made off like a bandit because Kim ended up using a portion of what she got to pay for the ring. TMZ.com

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A group that calls itself the El Chiriacco Group claims that it is in the final stages of a e-book on college sports recruiting titled, “Kim Kardashian and the Art of Rebounding”. The book will focus on the recruiting of New Jersey Nets power forward, Kris Humphries in 2004, when he was a student- athlete at the University of Minnesota. The group has noted that the book also will highlight basketball agent Marc Cornstein of Pinnacle Management Corp., and the group says that parts of the book will be devoted to Cornstein's ethics and character throughout Humphries' marriage with Kardashian. However, the group has made it clear that Kim Kardashian and her family are not subjects of the book, but associated only by her relationship to Kris Humphries. Sports Agent Blog

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Kris Humphries believes ... Kim Kardashian has NO RIGHT to keep the gifts from their doomed wedding ... insisting every single item should be returned to the guests. Sources close to the NBA star tell us ... Kris is adamant that gifts from a fraudulent wedding should be returned. We're told Kris gives Kim props for cutting a check for twice the value of the gifts and giving it to charity ... but he feels Kim should have made the contribution IN ADDITION to returning the gifts. TMZ.com

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The Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries divorce has become a bitter fight, and we've learned Kris' lawyer intends to put reality TV on trial ... but that could blow up in his face. Sources tell us ... Kris and his lawyer, Lee Hutton, want to "expose the M.O. of reality TV" by proving Kim had no intention of staying married to him, but just wanted big ratings for her reality show. Now here's the irony. The duo wants to prove their point by asking the judge to allow TMZ and TV stations to broadcast the trial -- something that the judge might find a tad hypocritical ... not that we're complaining. TMZ.com

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What could be better than one Kardashian (if you're into that kind of pop culture craze)? Two Kardashians. That exactly what the American Airlines Center got on Wednesday night as both Khloe and her sister, Kim, showed up for the Mavericks-Phoenix Suns game. Khloe, wife of Mavericks forward Lamar Odom, has been a regular at Dallas games this season, of course. Odom played another solid game for the Mavericks, scoring 15 points and adding five rebounds and two steals in Dallas' 98-89 win over the Suns. Dallas Morning News

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Humphries is expected to sign the contract Tuesday and be in uniform for Wednesday’s preseason game against the New York Knicks, sources said. He took his physical in New Jersey Tuesday. Humphries, a power forward, is most famous for his 72-day failed marriage to reality-TV star Kim Kardashian. Yahoo! Sports

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Kris Humphries isnt worried about fending off a defamation lawsuit from Jonathan Cheban . According to a source close to the NBA free agent, Humphries doesn’t expect the high-profile publicist to make good on his threats because he doesn’t have sufficient legal grounds to sue. Earlier this month, RadarOnline reported that Cheban was considering filing a $5 million defamation suit against Humphries for calling him “gay” in an upcoming episode of “Kourtney & Kim Take New York.” New York Daily News

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But our source says Humphries doubts the suit will ever materialize because the basketballplayer was told to make the remark on the “scripted” reality show. “There’s nothing he can sue him for other than following directions from the show’s producers,” says the source. New York Daily News

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Kris Humphries is telling people he felt ambushed by "Good Morning America" this morning -- claiming he was put under the impression the interview was NOT going to focus on his split from Kim Kardashian ... but "GMA" is calling BS. Sources close to Kris tell TMZ ... the NBA player claims he knew he would be asked about the divorce during the sit-down ... but he didn't expect to be grilled like a cheeseburger. TMZ.com

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During the interview, Kris appears VERY uncomfortable as he's hit with question after question about Kim ... and things got downright awkward when interviewer Josh Elliot asked Kris' mother about the relationship. We're told Kris is saying ... he only agreed to do the interview to promote his charity work and to support his mother's cooking segment on the show ... and he's livid about the way it turned out. TMZ.com

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Here Humphries was on the phone with Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday night, in his first interview since the divorce filing, talking at the end of his daily double session of workouts, trying desperately to talk basketball again. “The same people have seen me here at the gym for seven years, and they know how I come to work and prepare myself for the season,” Humphries said. “I approach my job, my life, in the same way that I’ve always done here. There’s not much different for me. “ … Being in the pop culture [light], and being known by people who don’t follow basketball, maybe some of them don’t realize that basketball has been first to me. I’ve always been putting in the time. That’s my life. That’s what I do.” Yahoo! Sports

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The tabloid culture has gone into overdrive on Humphries now, but he won’t touch it, won’t play defense on the Kardashians and the vicious personal attacks. “I’d like people to focus on who I am as a person for the work I’ve done with my foundation, for the commitment to the communities that I’ve lived in, the commitment to the teammates that I’ve played basketball with,” he said. “Those are the things that I value, and I’ll let other people talk about the rest.” Yahoo! Sports

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NBA player Kris Humphries asked a judge Thursday to annul his 10-week, highly publicized marriage to Kim Kardashian on the basis that it was fraudulent. The filing comes roughly a month after Kardashian filed for divorce and apologized to fans. Humphries' petition did not offer any details to support his contention that the marriage was a fraud, which a judge would have to determine is true for the marriage to be completely nullified. ESPN.com

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Kim Kardashian may have asked for a divorce, but her estranged husband Kris Humphries wants something a little different. The NBA player is planning to file for a legal separation, his rep tells CNN, and not go through with signing the divorce papers Kim filed on October 31. That way, the couple's 72-day marriage could then be annulled. CNN.com

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It's business as usual for Kris Humphries. His short-lived marriage to Kim Kardashian might be over, but the NBA star has a new project to keep him busy. During a press conference held Thursday at NYC's Trump SoHo hotel, the 26-year-old announced a new endorsement deal with Sector Watches, Us Weekly reported. "I'm happy to be here," he said. "As you all know, this has been a difficult time in my life, and I'm so grateful my friends at Sector for their unwavering support." New York Daily News

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Kris Humphries is hitting New York for the first time since skipping town last month and being served with divorce papers by Kim Kardashian. The NBA free agent has been in Minneapolis, but was due to land here last night. Sources say he’ll have lunch today with the CEO of jewelry company CIRCA, Chris Del Gatto, to discuss a business partnership they’ll announce this week. The two became friends at Super Saturday and Bridgehampton Polo events over the summer. New York Post

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One Western Conference team executive -- stressing his team is not in the market for a power forward -- said he would not reject Humphries because of any fallout from his marriage to Kardashian, who sought a divorce after 72 days. Humphries claimed he was “devastated” by the move, as were those who had 11 weeks in office pools. “Because of our situation, I haven’t given any thought as to what he would be worth,” the exec said anonymously because team officials are forbidden from commenting publicly on any players. “But I don’t think I would let the situation sway me. You hear he’s a good kid, so where I would feel for him is in the heckling he’ll probably get around the league.” New York Post

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