Billionaire Kim Kardashian said her second husband, basketball player Kris Humphries, once asked for her engagement ring back even though she contributed most of the money to buy it.

In a new episode of The Kardashians that aired on March 13, Kim Kardashian recalled her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries in 2011. Kim said she had to return the 18-carat diamond ring to Kris as part of the divorce settlement.

“I didn’t keep it,” Kim said of the ring. “He said if he wanted a divorce, I had to give the ring back.”

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Photo: Broadimage

The American reality TV star confirmed that she paid for the ring while Kris only contributed one-fifth of the cost. At the time, Kim said that jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz encouraged her to return the ring to Kris, explaining that letting go was the best thing. Kim agreed, but she still regretted it because she wanted to keep the engagement rings as souvenirs.

The Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring is said to be worth around $2 million. In 2013, Kris Humphries auctioned the ring in New York for $749,000. He said he would donate some of the proceeds to charity.

Kim Kardashian once showed off Kris Humphries’ engagement ring on television.

Kim Kardashian had a whirlwind romance with basketball star Kris Humphries, but their marriage was even shorter than their courtship. The two dated in 2010 after being introduced by Kris’s co-workers. In May 2021, Kris proposed to Kim. They held a lavish wedding on August 20, 2011.

However, just 72 days later, Kim filed for divorce, citing incompatibility with her husband and feeling that getting married was a mistake. At that time, Kris was very upset, accusing Kim and the Kardashian family of treating him like a puppet, holding a lavish wedding to promote his reputation. After completing the divorce in 2013, the American basketball player cut off all contact with Kim.

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries in their million-dollar wedding. Photo: E!News

Before Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian was married to music producer Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2003. In 2014, Kim got married for the third time, to rapper Kanye West. The curvaceous beauty and Kanye were together for 7 years, having four children together before breaking up in 2021. According to Kim, she still has the engagement rings of her two ex-husbands Damon and Kanye. The beauty plans to give Kanye’s ring to their eldest daughter North West when she grows up.