14 DAY TRIAL // Mock them as you will, make fun of their outfits, their figures and their undeclared love of plastic surgery, or even of their reality show and business empire, but the Kardashians are laughing all the way to the bank. They’ve just signed a deal with E! tying them to the network for 4 more years and making them richer beyond the wildest dreams.
The new deal is estimated at $100 million (€89 million)-plus and includes reality television and possible new projects on digital platforms, Page Six has learned.
The queens of television
If that figure is accurate, the Kardashians are (again) the highest paid reality stars working in the industry right now - and this even before adding in the money they make from their separate business endeavors like their clothing and accessories line, their makeup collections or Kim’s insanely successful mobile game.
To put it differently, the Kardashians are killing it! Of course, they have their mother and manager / momager Kris Jenner to thank for that, because she was instrumental in securing this new deal.
It includes Kris herself, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie, and covers their family reality show and spinoffs, but also the possibility of branching out on digital platforms. This, apparently, would be a breeze given the girls’ huge following online.
Bruce is out, the younger Jenners are coming in strong
The deal doesn’t include Bruce Jenner, Kris’ ex-husband and Kendall and Kylie’s father, who will reportedly be leaving Keeping Up with the Kardashians after season 10. Right now, he is believed to be shooting his own E! special, documenting his transition to female, which means he got to negotiate his own deal.
That’s not to say that he’ll be working for peanuts: even when he’s not associated with the Kardashian Klan, Bruce can command of a lot of media attention given his impressive achievements in sports. The way in which his transition has been covered in the media for the past several months is the best indication of how big a name he actually is.
Page Six claims that the younger girls, Kendall and Kylie, will also be making more money from this deal, despite their earlier claims that they wanted to separate themselves from the Kardashian name and prove their worth in showbiz on their own.
Kendall has her modeling career, so it’s uncertain how that will play out with more work commitments with E!. Kylie, on the other hand, has said she wanted to go into design, but it looks like they can be easily swayed if E! throws enough money at them and their mother.
The bottom line is that the Kardashian fam is going to be even more present thanks to this new deal, even if you could have never imagined this were possible.
“Khloe has been hosting red carpet coverage as well as post-Oscar and Grammy specials for E! Kim is also expected to produce her own future shows. Kanye West is not part of the deal, we’re told, but he will continue to appear on ‘Keeping Up.’ Show creator Ryan Seacrest is also believed to be getting a sizeable fee,” Page Six says.
Everybody wins.