Kim Kardashian’s secret first marriage to ‘abusive’ husband who encouraged plastic surgery
Kim Kardashian and Damon Thomas’ marriage lasted just three years after they eloped in 2000. The reality star accused her ex husband of being abusive when they were together
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Kim Kardashian’s first marriage at the tender age of 19 saw the reality star allegedly suffer domestic violence at the hands of Damon Thomas.
While she now enjoys a happier family life with Kanye West and her kids, her first marriage over 20 years ago was far from easy.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was reportedly subjected to violence and her music producer husband – who was ten years her senior – controlled her every move.
In the divorce papers, that were filed in 2003, Damon is said to have even punched the star and paid for her to get plastic surgery.
Kim, who revealed on KUWTK that she was high on ecstasy when she and Damon eloped, made some explosive revelations about her first husband in the divorce proceedings.
However, Damon has always maintained his innocence and accused Kim of lying about the abuse.
At the time, Kim was working in a clothes store called Body when she tied the knot to the music producer, the documents read according to the MailOnline.
According to the court documents, he quickly forced her to quit her job because he didn’t want her ex boyfriends visiting her in the shop.
“He said he did not want me to have contact with my old boyfriends who would be able to reach me at the clothing store,” she recalled.
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“He said he wanted to know where I was at all times.”
It was just a few months into their married life that Kim claimed Damon began to be physically violent toward her.
The documents state: “Before we left out home, Damon hit me in the face and cut my lip open. I fell into the bed frame and banged my knee hard. I was limping when we went skydiving.”
At another point, Damon had reportedly been angry that Kim had contacted a friend and left the reality star bruised and swollen after he punched her in the face.
She added: “I thought about calling the police but was afraid and decided not to do so.”
As well as the physical violence, the documents claim that Damon didn’t allow Kim to go anywhere unaccompanied and would try to keep her in the house.
He would also allegedly demand that his wife cook food for him even if he returned home in the early hours of the morning.
Damon also wanted his wife to be “perfect” and is said to have forced her to undergo plastic surgery and even paid thousands of dollars towards it.
Trying to tale control of her appearance, Damon paid $3,650 for Kim to have liposuction and a further $1000 on additional procedures.
Damon’s controlling behaviour – that included reportedly trying to turn Kim against her family – came to a head three years later when the couple finally split.
The music producer has since claimed that Kim “made up” the allegations and revealed that he was actually the one to file for divorce.
He claimed that Kim had been cheating on him during their marriage, which led to the divorce.
Speaking to In Touch magazine, he slammed his ex for being “obsessed with fame”.
He added: “She can’t write or sing or dance, so she does harmful things in order to validate herself in the media. That’s a fame whore to me.”
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