Kris Humphries fails to attend Kim Kardashian divorce hearing

Kris Humphries reportedly angered a judge on Friday, when he failed to attend a mandatory court hearing in the continued saga of his divorce from Kim Kardashian.

The basketball player and his estranged wife Kardashian were both expected to attend the conference, which had been set up so that the two parties could settle their divorce ahead of a scheduled trial date.

According to E! News, sources close to Humphries blamed his absence on a delay or cancellation relating to his flight from New York to Los Angeles on the day.

Meanwhile, TMZ has reported that Judge Goldberg went "nuclear", asserting that the star could have caught a flight in time and was disrespecting and mocking the court. The judge is also said to have ordered a sanction hearing, meaning the New York Nets player could face a fine.

Kardashian was present for the conference, as was Humphries's legal team.

Judge Goldberg is also said to have set a pre-trial readiness/settlement conference for April 19. The divorce trial is due to begin on May 6.

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On 15 February 2013, we wrote...

Kim Kardashian's lawyer has claimed that Kris Humphries is holding the reality star "hostage".

Kardashian's lawyer Laura Wesser is arguing that Humphries is holding up the couple's divorce proceedings deliberately, claiming that he doesn't want to go to court until May.

Wesser stated in court papers that Humphries "cannot continue to hold the court and  [Kardashian] hostage through his own lack of diligence in preparing his case for trial".

The reality star wants her divorce from the basketball player to be finalised before she gives birth to her child with Kanye West.

She said: "I do not want to be married to [Humphries] when I have my baby... I am requesting the status of my marriage be determined now for not only my health and welfare but also for the health and wellbeing of my unborn child.

"I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me. One chapter will be officially over, and a new one can begin. The same should hold true for [Humphries]."

SOURCE: E! ONLINE

On 7 February 2013, we wrote...

Kim Kardashian  has requested a judge to declare her marriage to Kris Humphries over immediately, so that she won't be married to the basketball player when she gives birth to Kanye West's baby this summer.

In court papers filed last month, Kardashian writes: "I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me... One chapter will be officially over, and a new one can begin. The same should hold true for [Humphries]." 

In the L.A. Superior Court filing, Kardashian - who initially filed for divorce from Humphries after 72 days of marriage in October 2011 - is requesting either a quick trial date for the divorce action or, at the least, to have the marriage legally dissolved while the other issues are battled out later in court. 

In her declaration to the court, the 32-year-old reality TV star writes: "I am currently pregnant by a man with whom I began a relationship well after I separated from (Humphries)." 

Giving a due day of early July, she continues: "I do not want to be married to (Humphries) when I have my baby. I am requesting the status of my marriage be determined for now for not only my health and welfare but also for the health and well-being of my unborn child." 

She adds: "I should not be constrained in my financial and social endeavours by the fact that (Humphries) and I have a marriage which now exists in name only... I do not want the status of my marriage to affect any investment I wish to make, such as the purchase of a new residence."

Meanwhile, Humphries - who is seeking an annulment, rather than a divorce on the basis of fraud - has countered Kardashian's plea, stating that the fact his estranged wife is having an "apparently unplanned pregnancy", is not a reason to expedite the litigation.

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On 29 November 2012, we wrote... 

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are still battling it out in the courts, with the former couple no closer to being divorced.

Lawyers for the pair were back in court on Wednesday over the progress of an upcoming trial to finally end the marriage officially.

Kardashian's lawyer Laura Wasser asked for a quick end to her client's marriage telling the LA Superior Court judge that "Ms. Kardashian is now handcuffed to Mr. Humphries".

The divorce proceedings are thought to be taking additional time because the reality TV star is seeking a traditional divorce, while NBA player Humphries is asking for an annulment based on fraud.

Speaking in court, Wasser said of Humphries lawyer, Marshall Waller: "I don't think his client has a fraud case... I think there's a fishing expedition going on here. I'm asking the court to give us some core deadlines when my client can expect to stop worrying about this. We need the courts help to set a cut off."

Meanwhile, according to Us Weekly, Waller is still collecting documents with which he plans to depose Kardashian. He said: "I do understand the desire to get this case moved... There's nothing in particular about this case that makes it more important than anybody else."

A deadline for the depositions was not set but a 15 February hearing next year will determine if a trial can begin.

Kardashian and Humphries messy split comes after the 32-year-old TV star filed for divorce on 31 October 2011, just 72 days after the two tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in LA.

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On 29 November 2012, we wrote...

Kim Kardashian is apparently suing her former publicist, after he claimed that her marriage to Kris Humphries was a sham.

The reality TV star has reportedly hired famed lawyer Marty Singer to sue Jonathan Jaxson for defamation.

It has been claimed that she will demand $200k in compensation for the damage she feels his comments have caused her reputation.

Jaxson, whom she worked with briefly several years ago, apparently decided to "spill the beans" on matters she claims he has no knowledge of. 

Kim's lawyer said: "Everything that he is saying is false and nonsense. This guy is in it to promote himself for his 15 mins of fame."

It has also been claimed that Kim got Jaxson to sign a confidentiality agreement, which he has now apparently violated.

However, Jaxson said: "I have never signed an agreement dealing with confidentiality with Kim Kardashian.  I have an agreement in my possession that does not have either parties' signature on it."

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On 4th November, 2011...

Kim Kardashian is determined to keep hold of her $2million engagement ring, her mother has revealed.

Kris Humphries was hoping to get the 20.5 carat diamond back from his estranged wife, who filed for divorce from him earlier this week after just 72 days of marriage.

However, Kim's mother and manager Kris Jenner, 55, has other ideas.

She told Good Morning America while promoting her new memoir: "It's a gift - you keep a gift.

"I hate an Indian giver," she added.

The phrase, which is deemed offensive by some to Native Americans, describes a person who gives a present and later wants it back.

The comment actually caused quite a stir, and a spokesperson for The National Congress Of American Indians labelled Jenner's remark "wrong and hurtful".

Jenner went on to say that Kim's decision to file for divorce came "after a lot of heartache."

"Kim's dream [was] to get married and have babies, and raise a family - that's all she's ever wanted."

"Kim hasn't been the Kim I know,'" Jenner said. "She seemed worried, not her happy self. I want Kim back - I want her to be happy."

SOURCE: DAILY MAIL

On 2 November 2011, we wrote...

Kim Kardashian has said that she "rushed" into marrying Kris Humphries - a move that ultimately led to the couple's divorce just 72 days later.

Writing on her official blog, Kardashian explained: "Everyone that knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic! I love with all of my heart and soul. I want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe I rushed into something too soon. I believed in love and the dream of what I wanted so badly.

"I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now I know I probably should have. I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn't know how to and didn't want to disappoint a lot of people."

Kardashian also asked for understanding from her fans, adding: "I'm being honest here and I hope you respect my courage because this isn't easy to go through. But I do know that I have to follow my heart. 

"I never had the intention of hurting anybody and I accept full responsibility for my actions and decisions, and for taking everyone on this journey with me. It just didn't turn out to be the fairy tale I had so badly hoped for."

 On 31 October 2011, we wrote...

Kim Kardashian has confirmed that she is divorcing Kris Humphries.

In a statement released today, she said: "After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage.

"I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out as planned.

"We remain friends and wish each other the best."

Kris Humphries also released a statement about the divorce filing, which, according to reports, he only learned about a few hours before Kim signed the papers. 

"I love my wife and am devastated to learn she filed for divorce," he said.

"I'm committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it work." 

It is thought that the pair ended their relationship over living arrangements.

They will be featured in E!'s upcoming second season of Kourtney & Kim Take New York. The promo for the show hints at trouble between the couple.

During the advert, Kim asks Kris: "How am I going to have my career and live in Minnesota?"

"Baby, by the time you have kids and they're in school, no one will probably care about you," Kris replies.

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Humphries this morning after being married for just 72 days.

According to reports, although the marriage was brief, she will not be seeking an annulment.

It's a garden variety divorce, in which Kardashian has cited "irreconcilable differences". She has apparently hired top lawyer Laura Wasser, who has represented Britney Spears, Maria Shriver, Angelina Jolie and Ryan Reynolds in the past.

The couple have a prenuptial agreement.

Ryan Seacrest, who owns Ryan Seacreast Productions - the company that produces Keeping Up With The Kardashians - tweeted today: "Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins[sic]"

SOURCE: TMZ, OK USA

On 21st October 2011, we wrote...

They might only have been married for eight weeks, but it is already being alleged that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' romance has fizzled out.

The NBA star was seen ferrying cardboard moving boxes and a suitcase out of his current room at New York's Gansevoort Hotel.

He had been sharing the room with Kim while she films her reality TV show, Kim & Kourtney Take New York.

The basketballer was also pictured without his wedding ring, prompting further speculation that the marriage is indeed over.

However, Kris isn't the only one packing up his things. The whole Kardashian family are thought to be moving on from the hotel.

A source close to the couple told reporters: "I don't know when they'll announce the split or why they got married in the first place but they are done."

"They are divorcing. Kim has been staying in a New York hotel which Kris has failed to visit."

One source has even suggested that Kim has already consulted a top divorce lawyer to begin proceedings.

As of yet, there is no confirmation from either party's spokesperson.

SOURCE: DAILY MAIL

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Social Toll of Hearing Loss Could Be Cause for Alarm

Higher rates of hospitalization, illness and depression for seniors reported in study

By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Straining to catch the gist of conversations is frustrating enough, but a new study shows that seniors with hearing loss are also at increased risk for hospitalization, illness, injury and depression.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,100 American men and women aged 70 and older with hearing loss, and found that over a four-year period they were 32 percent more likely to have been admitted to the hospital than more than 500 adults with normal hearing.

Hearing-impaired seniors were also 36 percent more likely to have prolonged stretches (more than 10 days) of illness or injury and 57 percent more likely to have extended episodes (more than 10 days) of stress, depression or bad mood, according to the study, published online June 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"Hearing loss may have a profoundly detrimental effect on older people's physical and mental well-being, and even health care resources," said study senior investigator Dr. Frank Lin, an otologist and assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.

"Our results underscore why hearing loss should not be considered an inconsequential part of aging, but an important issue for public health," Lin said in a Hopkins news release.

Hearing deficits can lead to social isolation, which in turn contribute to physical and mental declines, Lin said.

Hearing loss affects as many as 27 million Americans over age 50, including two-thirds of men and women aged 70 years and older, according to Lin.

The study doesn't prove that being hard of hearing directly leads to other health problems, but it does show an association between the two. And health policymakers need to consider the broader health impact of hearing loss when making decisions for older people, study lead investigator Dr. Dane Genther, a resident in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, said in the news release.

Genther's recommendations: expanded Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for hearing-related health care services, wider installation of hearing loops in various facilities, and more accessible and affordable approaches for treating hearing loss.

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Can stapedectomy surgery reverse my hearing loss?

Posted May 25, 2013, 2:00 am

I’ve been gradually losing my hearing. My doctor says he can restore my hearing with a procedure called stapedectomy. Can you tell me about it?

To answer your question, I need to explain how you hear. It is an amazing process. Sound travels in waves through the air into your ear canal. Inside the ear canal, the sound waves are amplified. The waves strike your eardrum. The eardrum is a thin membrane, similar to the wall of a balloon.

Right behind the eardrum is a group of tiny bones called ossicles. When the sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, the vibration is transmitted to the tiny bones. These bones then transmit the vibrations through fluid in a part of your inner ear called the cochlea. Inside the cochlea are tiny hairs. Vibrations in the fluid are transmitted to the hairs. When the hairs vibrate, signals are sent up the main nerve for hearing. Those signals then land in a part of the brain where the signal is received and interpreted.

Why is the way we hear so complicated? Don’t ask me, I didn’t design it. But I count myself lucky every day that I can hear.

Not surprisingly with such a complex process, many things can go wrong. For example, hearing loss can occur when something blocks sound waves from passing through the outer or middle ear. The source of the obstruction can be any number of things: earwax, fluid, inflammation, a cyst or other abnormal growth, or something accidentally lodged in the ear. Not unexpectedly, this happens more often in infants than in adults. But I once saw a man in his 50s who was having trouble hearing in his left ear. It turned out he had the cotton from the end of a Q-tip stuck inside his ear canal.

The obstruction can also be caused by otosclerosis, which is most likely the cause of your hearing loss. Otosclerosis is the abnormal growth of the tiny ossicle bones. It usually occurs on the stapes, the smallest ossicle in the middle ear. Hearing loss occurs because the stiffened stapes can no longer vibrate and pass sound waves from the ear canal to the inner ear.

Stapedectomy can correct otosclerosis. Working through the ear canal, the surgeon removes all or part of the stapes. He or she replaces it with an artificial stapes that can vibrate. (I’ve put an illustration of this procedure below.)

An abnormal bone growth, as shown in the top figure (A), sometimes prevents the stapes from vibrating and passing sound waves to the inner ear. To correct this condition, the surgeon removes the stapes bone and replaces it with a prosthesis (B). After surgery, sound waves pass through the eardrum, vibrating it. The vibrations pass to the malleus and then the incus, which is connected to the prosthesis. These vibrations cause the prosthesis to move, and the sound waves pass into the inner ear.

A major risk of stapedectomy is hearing loss, which can be total. Some doctors will not operate until the hearing loss is great enough to justify the risks of surgery.

With newer techniques and materials, the risks of this operation are not as great as they used to be. Still, it’s important to discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. If you decide to go ahead with it, choose a surgeon who performs this operation frequently.

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Hearing Loss Linked to Mental Decline in Elderly

Jan. 22, 2013 -- Hearing loss and mental decline are two common conditions of aging, and now a new study finds that they may be related.

Older people with hearing deficits were more likely than those with normal hearing to develop problems with memory and thinking over the course of the study.

On average, the study participants with hearing issues had significant mental impairments three years earlier than those without them.

About two-thirds of adults over the age of 70 have some degree of hearing loss. 

And the number of people with dementia is projected to double over the next two decades as the population ages.

The researchers now hope to study whether hearing aids can slow mental decline in the elderly.

Otologist and epidemiologist Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD, led the study. He says only about 15% of people who need hearing aids get them. Lin is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.

“Our findings emphasize just how important it is for physicians to discuss hearing with their patients and to be proactive in addressing any hearing declines over time,” he says.

The investigation included close to 2,000 men and women in their 70s and 80s who took part in an aging and health study that began in the late 1990s.

Hearing was tested in year five of the study, and the men and women underwent a series of tests over the next six years to assess declines in memory and thinking.

The men and women with hearing loss showed evidence of these declines 30% to 40% faster than the people with normal hearing. And those people with more hearing loss had steeper declines in mental function.

The study was published online in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

While it did not address how age-related hearing loss may worsen problems with memory or thinking, Lin says there are several theories.

One theory is that the social isolation common among people with untreated hearing loss leads to mental decline. Previous research has identified loneliness as a risk factor for such decline, he says.

Another theory is the idea that the working memory is limited with respect to the amount of information it can hold and the operations it can perform.

“The job of the inner ear is to take in sounds and encode them with accurate fidelity before the signal goes to the brain for decoding, but with hearing loss the brain has a very hard time doing that,” Lin says. “If the brain constantly has to expend more resources to decode sound, this may come at a cognitive cost.”

Neurologist and Alzheimer’s researcher Marc L. Gordon, MD, calls the research compelling, but he says more studies are needed to confirm that hearing loss has a direct impact on mental decline and to understand the reasons for the link.

He adds that the study emphasizes the importance of addressing not just hearing loss but also vision loss in the elderly.

“This reinforces the notion that evaluating and treating these sensory impairments may be even more important for an aging person’s overall well-being than we have known,” he says.

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