There is a great deal of media hype about former Olympian Bruce Jenner's upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer during which some anticipate that Jenner may confirm that he is transgender and is contemplating transitioning to a new gender. It goes without saying that the usual suspects - i.e., the "godly Christians" and the professional Christian crowd - will attack Jenner and spread all of the lies and hate that they love to lavish on the transgendered. However, the story may also shine a spotlight on how (i) individuals find themselves forced to live up to societal and family expectations to their own emotional and psychological detriment, and (ii) family members can turn on someone in the family coming out as either gay or transgender out of embarrassment or self-consciousness. The International Business Times is reporting that Kris Jenner is threatening to sue former husband Bruce Jenner over the Diane Sawyer interview set to air tomorrow. Here are highlights:
Kris Jenner has reportedly threatened Bruce Jenner with a defamation lawsuit over his upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer. The former wife of the 65-year-old is reportedly "beyond concerned" that Bruce could reveal details about their relationship in the television special set to air on ABC on Friday.
The 59-year-old “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star, who was not present during the shoot of “Bruce Jenner: The Interview,” and has not seen the footage, is “worried what he’s going to say about her,” a source close to the family told Radar Online.
“Kris snapped this weekend and is now threatening him with a defamation suit, demanding that he let her see the Diane Sawyer interview and what is filmed so far of the documentary,” the source reportedly said. “Kris told Bruce that if he defames her in any way, or their brand, she is going to sue him for everything that he is worth.”
The star’s daughter, Kourtney Kardashian, recently made efforts to ease tensions between Bruce and Kris by setting up a meeting between the two, according to media reports. However, tensions escalated after Kris visited Bruce following the latter's breast implant surgery.
Kris is also reportedly worried that Bruce might embarrass the family, especially their teenage daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.
“The older ones can handle it,” a source said, according to New York Daily News. “She said that it could damage (Kendall and Kylie’s) careers. She said he was being selfish. At first she told him, ‘You better not do it.’”
However, the highly anticipated sit-down between Bruce and Sawyer will reportedly reveal about the former Olympian’s transition into a woman. TMZ previously reported that Bruce will likely discuss the hormone therapy and the plastic surgery he has undergone so far.
When I came out after years of marriage to a woman, I was accused of being "selfish." The real issue was that my coming out was going to upset a lifestyle that some had come to enjoy. The fact that I was full of self-hate and leaning towards suicide did not factor into the equation. Thus, I ask, who is being selfish? Kris Jenner or Bruce Jenner? My vote is that Kris Jenner is the selfish one.
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