It was in the year 2016 when Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ Kim Kardashian was rumored to be involved with NFL punter Marquette King. However, the speculations were soon squashed as all the websites who reported the coupling soon retracted their stories. What was the scandal and did either Kim or Marquette ever comment on it? Here’s everything to know about the rumor.
The gossip about an alleged affair between the KUWTK star and Marquette came hot on the heels of “sources” reporting Kim contemplating divorce in December 2016. It was suggested that after Kanye’s much talked about meeting with Donald Trump to discuss “multicultural issues,” Kim had felt “absolutely disgusted,” while already in talks with a famous divorce attorney. It was reported she was feeling miserable and wanted the “marriage to be over.” The gossip about Kim wanting to divorce Kanye came after his release from the hospital due to stress. The supposed relationship with Marquette apparently soured things further between the celebrity couple. After being married to Kanye since 2014 and having two children, the news of Kim’s affair with Marquette came as a shock to many. Thankfully, Kim’s apparent infidelity was nipped in the bud.
In a now-retracted report from December 2016, sports blogger Terez Owens posted the outrageous claims about Kim and the then Oakland Raiders punter. The blogger had heard about Kim being connected to affair allegations with Marquette. 2016 had already been a tumultuous year for the KUWTK star, having earlier being robbed during Paris Fashion Week and later watching Kanye’s breakdown. The story was picked up immediately by websites like The Inquisitor, 24/7 Sports, TheHollywoodGossip, etc., who retracted their reports after Owens claimed his was “an absolute fabrication.” Subsequently, InTouch posted about Kim being “not at all amused” about the articles and hoping for “the rumors to go away ASAP.”
Marquette himself later commented on the extramarital affair gossip with a tweet captioned, “#Rumors.” Radar followed up with a report claiming Kanye had taken matters into his own hands by calling Marquette “behind Kim’s back.” The article said the rap mogul wanted to know “once and for all” if this was true. “Kim told Kanye to drop it, and he did not, and it caused even more drama between them!” wrote the publication. However, the report concluded with, “Luckily for the superstar couple, it seems that they’ve already bounced back.”
Now, Kim Kardashian has once again sparked divorce rumors with Kanye after his latest Twitter tirade. The Sun reports Kim is “still holding on to her marriage” despite Kanye’s social media rant against Universal Music earlier this week. The story claims that since Kim knows about her husband’s struggle with mental health, she “wants to be there for him and help.” Meanwhile, Keeping Up with the Kardashians viewers await positive news about the Kardashian-Jenner family returning to reality TV ASAP after the show’s conclusion.
