Kim Kardashian FINALLY breaks her silence on her controversial photoshoot with Justin Bieber when he was 16 and she was 30 as she admits ‘who thought that was a good idea?’

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Kim Kardashian has finally broken her silence on her controversial photoshoot with Justin Bieber. 

They first worked together on a photoshoot for Elle magazine in 2010, when the reality star was 30 and the singer was only 16.

Kim Kardashian, 44, has said she believes a recent photoshoot was a mistake and could have seriously damaged her career, questioning why it was approved in the first place.

On the most recent Call Her Daddy podcast, host Alex Cooper asked the celebrity a provocative question: ‘What’s something you did that you thought would get you ‘canceled,’ but somehow didn’t?’

Kim then confessed: ‘I know what it is and I think I am going to get cancelled if I say it.

I’m unsure who signed off on this, or how anyone thought it was okay. I did a photoshoot with Justin Bieber when he was sixteen, and I honestly can’t even remember how old I was at the time.

Let me tell you, there was absolutely nothing strange going on! She made it very clear – his girlfriend was present, his parents were there too. It was a totally normal, family-friendly situation, honestly. There wasn’t anything even remotely creepy about it.

He’s been a close friend to our family for a long time, but honestly, I’m not sure what led him to do that. I think I was around thirty years old at the time.

Alex then agreed: ‘I could see that, I could see that getting murky.’

Kim explained the photoshoot’s concept was inspired by the 1967 film *The Graduate*, which tells the story of a young college graduate and his affair with a much older, married woman, Mrs. Robinson.

Kim described it as a story about a teacher and a graduate student, repeating ‘the graduate’ for emphasis.

I just can’t understand why we didn’t notice how strange things were. It seemed like a peculiar idea, but none of us questioned it at the time.

‘But now we look back and I’m like “that would have not been the most appropriate thing”.

During the episode, Kim also discussed the continuing effects of her difficult marriage to Kanye West. She shared that she’s still finding it challenging to date and explained the difficulties of raising their children together.

She described her nine-year relationship with the rapper, 48, saying she was initially attracted to his intelligence. She remembered him as a captivating and exciting person, and they shared a lot of enjoyable moments together.

However, the situation quickly changed when Kanye, who has openly discussed his mental health challenges, started to criticize Kim and her family.

She explained that when someone is first struggling with their mental health, it’s important to be really supportive, help them understand what’s happening, and just be there for them.

It’s really difficult to stay in a relationship when the other person won’t make changes that I believe would improve things and make it healthier, especially if the relationship is already becoming harmful.

Oh my gosh, it’s just… heartbreaking. Kim has North, Saint, Chicago, and little Psalm with Kanye, and she’s said it was SO much harder to finally leave because of them. She really held on, hoping he’d get better, you know? She wanted to believe things could change for her kids, and that kept her there for a while. It’s just… ugh, it’s so sad to think about how much she struggled with that.

Kanye West received a bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2016 following a hospitalization for a mental health crisis, but he has since stated he believes the diagnosis was incorrect.

When things didn’t get better, Kim realized it was time to leave, wanting to teach her children the importance of setting healthy boundaries.

She shared that her marriage negatively impacted her mental well-being. She realized she needed to prioritize her own health, saying, ‘I had to focus on myself to be the best mother I could be.’

‘And I think when everyone’s older they’ll be able to understand it and see that all.’ 

People always ask me what finally made me decide enough was enough, and honestly, it wasn’t one big thing. It was just a build-up of issues – a lot of things I simply couldn’t tolerate anymore.

I was hurt by the negative things people said about my children’s grandmother and aunts. If someone can’t respect my family, I don’t think we’re compatible.

‘You know, airing out a lot of stuff, a lot of personal stuff.’

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2025-10-15 15:49