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  • Bruce Jenner: Why the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Patriarch Finally Spoke Up

    Bruce Jenner has reportedly realized he is transgender for about 50 years. What finally prompted the Keeping Up With the Kardashians patriarch to break his silence and acknowledge his sexuality? Bruce Jenner was married three times and fathered a total of six children throughout his married years. What was the catalyst that told him it was time to reveal that he’s transgender?

    “He had enough of trying to fool himself and others,” a source close to the 65-year-old tells People magazine. “Once he realized he was done taking a backseat in his own life, he knew it was time to be honest with himself.”

    Coming to that point in his life was extremely difficult for the former Olympian, however.

    “He suffered from feeling a lot of shame about this for a lot of years,” the source says. “Just recently, to see a growing acceptance for transgender people. It lifted a tremendous burden off him in terms of feeling alone.”

    Another big factor in Bruce Jenner sharing his secret was the end of his marriage to Kris Jenner.

    “She was in charge, and he was just along for the ride,” the source shares. “It made him feel like he didn’t have to worry so much about his identity, who he was.”

    It is plain for anyone who ever watched Keeping Up With the Kardashians to see that Bruce Jenner has long taken a backseat to Kris Jenner.

    It was apparently about three years ago, when son Brandon Jenner got married, that Bruce decided he could no longer live a lie.

    “He had enough of letting other people dictate how he was going to live,” the source says.

    Bruce Jenner’s decision hasn’t been without considerable pain, however. He is no doubt relieved to know that all of his children support him in this change.

    “He seems happy that he can live his life the way he feels he’s intended to,” a family source shared with People. “His kids all love him very much and would do anything for him.”

    Hopefully that support continues in the months to come. Bruce Jenner will no doubt endure some pain in his transition from a male to a female. Not everyone will understand the reason behind his change. During those times he will need to rely on his children and his closest friends more than ever.

  • Kris Jenner Fears Fallout from Bruce Jenner TV Show

    Kris Jenner fears there may be some significant fallout from ex-husband Bruce Jenner’s rumored new TV show. The docu-series the Keeping Up With the Kardashians patriarch is reportedly in talks about would cover his transition from a male to a female.

    Bruce Jenner has long been surrounded by speculation that he wants to become a woman. Earlier this week it was reported that Bruce would address the rumors in a new TV show, and Kris Jenner isn’t happy about the plans.

    “Kris is absolutely in meltdown crisis mode over Bruce’s decision to go public with his decision to transition to becoming a woman,” a source told Radar Online. “She’s been in denial about it for years. But now Kris thinks it’s extremely selfish for Bruce to be doing this at this time.”

    Kris Jenner isn’t just ‘mom’ to her famous daughters. She also plays manager to their careers.

    “Their oldest daughter, Kendall Jenner, who is 19, is at the height of a modeling career, and Kris doesn’t want anything to jeopardize that,” the source continued. “Kris is concerned about the fall-out.”

    The source added, too, that Kris Jenner is big on looking out for number one.

    “As always, the only thing Kris cares about is herself. But Bruce could not care less what Kris is feeling, and that is driving her even more out of her mind.”

    Bruce Jenner took a backseat to Kris Jenner and the entire Keeping Up With the Kardashians enterprise throughout most of their marriage. Maybe it’s time for Kris–and everyone else–to let Bruce Jenner be Bruce Jenner.

    Do you think Kris Jenner has a legitimate claim? Might Bruce’s transformation from male to female–if it plays out on TV–have a negative impact on any of their daughter’s careers?

    It doesn’t seem likely, does it? The fashion world is filled with LGBT designers and models. It seems that world would embrace Kendall Jenner rather than ostracize her because of her dad’s sexuality.

    Is Kris Jenner really just concerned about Kris Jenner in this instance? Maybe it’s time the Keeping Up With the Kardashians ‘momager’ learns that everything isn’t all about her.

  • Bruce Jenner: What’s the Real Scoop? Transitioning from Male to Female?

    Bruce Jenner has been front and center in the tabloid news for months. His changed appearance–his long, flowing hair and flattened Adam’s apple–has had many questioning if he is in fact in the throes of transitioning from a male to a female. Now, it seems, even mainstream media is reporting on the Keeping Up With the Kardashians patriarch. But has anyone actually confirmed anything?

    According to a recent report from the Washington Times, several of the tabloids report that Bruce Jenner will, in fact, soon share his transition from male to female in a new TV show on E!. Variety confirms that a docuseries is in the works.

    The other point that has mainstream media starting to buy into all of the recent hype is a recent interview Kim Kardashian gave Entertainment Tonight.

    When they asked if Bruce Jenner was “going through something,” Kim replied, “I think Bruce should tell his story his way.”

    “Bruce is very happy, the happiest I’ve ever seen him. And he’s, you know, our dad, so we support him no matter what,” Kim said.

    “And I think when the time’s right, he’ll talk about whatever he wants to talk about. I just feel like that’s really his journey to talk about,” Kim Kardashian added.

    On Wednesday, Us Weekly shared a new photo they acquired of Bruce Jenner, sporting what appear to be inflated lips. It bears mentioning, however, that just a couple of weeks ago, InTouch magazine superimposed a headshot of Bruce onto a female’s shoulders–meaning that the tabloids can make readers see just about anything they want them to see.

    It’s clear that despite whatever is going on with Bruce Jenner, he has the love and support of his family–even his ex-wife Kris Jenner. Kim Kardashian likely gave the best answer thus far, and the one that people should regard as far more truthful than anything they read in the tabloids. When Bruce Jenner is ready to tell his story, he will.

    Do you expect that telling will come in the form of a new TV show?

  • Bruce Jenner: Kim Kardashian Says He’s ‘The Happiest’ He’s Ever Been

    Bruce Jenner is ‘the happiest’ Kim Kardashian has ever seen him. At least that’s what she said when chatting with ET on Monday. Bruce has been the subject of constant rumors that he’s transgender, as he has appeared in recent photos sporting nail polish and a noticeably flattened Adam’s apple.

    “I think everyone goes through things in life, and I think that story and what Bruce is going through, I think he’ll share whenever the time is right,” Kim Kardashian told ET. “I feel like that’s his journey to talk about.”

    It wasn’t too long ago that Bruce Jenner–or at least a superimposed head shot of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians patriarch–appeared on the cover of InTouch magazine, with the caption Bruce’s Story: My Life As a Woman. Many people–from Kris Jenner to LGBT activists–were angered by the cheap shot.

    It wasn’t long after this that Kim Kardashian shared an Instagram post of the family rallying around their stepdad. She captioned the photo, ‘Family First.’

    Kardashian was quick to point out that their support of Bruce was simply because they’re family, and didn’t serve any hidden agenda.

    “Well we support Bruce no matter what, so we were just at his house hanging out and we wanted to take a picture, that was not like a secret message like, ‘We support Bruce,’” she clarified. “Of course we support Bruce 100 percent.”

    Bruce Jenner is no doubt bolstered by the support of his family–whether he is or isn’t in the throes of a change in his sexual identity. He and Kris Jenner have only recently divorced, and it must do his heart good to know that both ‘her’ kids and ‘their’ kids still love and support him.

    It’s good to hear that Bruce Jenner is his ‘happiest ever.’ And regardless of the reason behind that happiness, those closest to him are clearly sharing in his joy.

  • Bruce Jenner’s Fake ‘InTouch’ Cover Photo Enrages Transgender Community and Kris Jenner — ‘It’s Just Mean’

    A photoshopped image gracing the cover of InTouch Weekly magazine of Bruce Jenner looking eerily like 67-year-old Dynasty star Stephanie Beacham, has enraged the transgender community as well as his ex, Kris Jenner.

    The completely fabricated cover and story, with the headline Bruce’s Story: My Life As a Woman, features the photo of what Bruce would look like as a woman, complete with makeup, hair and apparently Beacham’s body.

    According to Page Six, Bruce’s head was photoshopped onto the body of Beacham from a Getty Images photo that was originally shot at a BARREtoned Studio launch party in London in 2013.

    According to the InTouch article, sources revealed “what Bruce wants to look like when his transformation is complete, and their inside knowledge was used for our photo recreation.”

    The article also claims Bruce will come out as a transgender woman in 2015, and he’ll do it on the cover of the LGBT magazine, The Advocate. Hollywood Life reported that an inside source at The Advocate said the magazine “would love to cover the story. However, according to Inquisitr, The Advocate denies the report.

    Matthew Breen, editor in chief of The Advocate, issued a response to the apparently fabricated article.

    “I’m astounded that Bonnie Fuller’s Hollywood Life would claim to have ‘all the details’ on Bruce Jenner’s ‘big magazine plans’ because their story is a total fabrication — like InTouch‘s distressing Photoshopped cover,” said Breen. “Neither publication has any insider source with knowledge of The Advocate‘s planned coverage.”

    Others in the transgender community are just as distressed at the magazine’s choice to publish the photo and article.

    Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, voiced her disgust in an editorial for The Advocate.

    “That anybody is still trying to ‘shock’ people about transgender people is really sad,” she said.

    “Damn it,” Bernstein wrote in all-caps. “Bruce Jenner is being bullied, and publicly shamed for no other reason than being trans. I’m so sorry for B.J.”

    Gigi Gorgeous, the YouTube sensation and a transgender woman, couldn’t agree more.

    “It’s always sad to see the media alter images of someone in the public eye,” Gorgeous told The Advocate via email. “Until Bruce chooses to share his story — whatever it is — it’s no one’s business. Being transgender is not a joke or something to poke fun at.”

    TMZ reports that Kris Jenner is telling friends that “it’s just mean to do, whether or not it’s true.”