Kris Jenner confronted Kim Kardashian over a passage in her biography that left the family matriarch feeling deeply “insulted.” The tense exchange unfolded during Thursday’s episode of “The Kardashians,” as reported by Page Six.

Jonathan Van Meter wrote “Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future” with Kardashian’s authorization. In the Oct. 27 book, he speculated that although the Skims creator does not believe she has “childhood trauma,” she “just doesn’t see it.”

Jenner, 71, fiercely rejected that suggestion and accused Van Meter of “putting things in a book that are dramatic and will sell books.” She wanted Kardashian to push back against the characterization.

“Tell him you don’t want it to say anything about your childhood trauma because you didn’t have any. I worked really hard at my life and being a mom so nobody had any childhood trauma,” Jenner demanded.

Kris Jenner was left furious after a passage in Kim Kardashian's authorised biography suggested the reality star might have experienced childhood trauma, leading to a heated confrontation between mother and daughter.

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The matriarch then made her anger even clearer. “You should tell him to take the trauma part out. I’m insulted,” she said. “You can tell him, for me, that he can f–k off. … That is very offensive to me.”

Kardashian responded that she would “make that very clear” to Van Meter. Jenner, however, continued explaining why the book’s suggestion felt like a direct challenge to her record as a mother.

“My legacy is my children, so I don’t want anybody interrupting what my truth is,” Jenner explained. “And my truth is: I worked really hard raising you guys, and there was no trauma. The biggest trauma that we had was the day that Toys ‘R Us closed.”

Jenner’s other daughters supported her position during the episode. Khloé Kardashian questioned why the author could not simply accept Kim’s account, asking, “Why can’t he take what you say for face value?”

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Kourtney Kardashian also sided with her mother in a confessional. “I don’t think we had some deep, dark trauma, so I would be pissed too if someone tried to say we did,” she said.

Van Meter previously discussed Jenner’s reaction with the Hollywood Reporter. He told the outlet last month that she had “flip[ped] out on camera” over the biography, which took him six years to complete.

During that process, Van Meter shadowed Kim and interviewed her loved ones. According to his account, Jenner was also upset about the broader access that the project gave him to the family’s personal history.

“She was yelling, ‘Why did Kim drag us all into this? Why is my affair from 30 years ago in the book?'” Van Meter told the outlet. He also indicated that Jenner’s fury did not last indefinitely.

“Two days later, Kris was fine. But it’s going to be on the show,” he clarified. The episode ultimately showed Jenner challenging both the trauma passage and Kim’s decision to participate in the project.

Jenner called Kim “insane” for having “given [their] rights to [their] lives away to some stranger.” Her objections extended beyond the individual passage that she considered offensive.

“You’re giving him access to your entire life, and to our lives. That, you know, is ridiculous. … Why give someone that access?” Jenner raged while questioning Kim’s judgment.

Kim nevertheless defended her decision and said she “stood behind” the biography. She argued that the amount of false and negative material already circulating made a carefully reported book worthwhile.

“There is so much misinformation out there and so much bad information, why wouldn’t we want someone that’s so smart and so genuine and so great to write a great book that’s super interesting and factual and great?” Kardashian said.

The disagreement left mother and daughter firmly divided over the book’s framing and Van Meter’s access. Jenner focused on protecting what she described as her truth and legacy, while Kim continued to support the completed project.

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