Every Topic the Kardashian-Jenners Have Said Is Off-Limits on ‘KUWTK’: From Babies to Boyfriends

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Every Topic the Kardashian-Jenners Have Said Is Off-Limits on 'KUWTK': From Babies to Boyfriends

Not every topic was fair game on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The Kardashian-Jenner clan has become known for baring it all —sometimes literally — on E! for 20 seasons, but there were a few things over the years that they didn't want viewers to see. During a season 17 KUWTK episode, which aired in December 2019, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian broke the reality show's fourth wall and gave viewers a look into what it's really like to film the E! series when they called out sister Kourtney Kardashian for not filming certain parts of her life. “Our job is being open and honest and sharing a lot of ourselves, and it just seems like, for the past few years now, Kourtney hasn’t really been open about her personal life on camera,” Kim said in her confessional at the time. “So all of the days that Kourtney isn’t filming, Khloé and I are picking up the slack and having to share more, because if we’re not sharing our loves, then what is the show?” Since the show's 2007 debut, Kourtney seemingly had the most tumultuous relationship with the constant filming. She even went as far as to claim via social media that she "quit" the series after a blowout fight with Kim during the season 18 premiere in March 2020. The siblings made headlines for their physical altercation in the episode after Kim confronted Kourtney for not wanting to shoot the long-running reality series. “You act like I don’t do s–t,” the mom of three told the SKIMS founder. “Do you know all I f–king [do]? You have this narrative in your mind. I will literally f–k you up if you mention it again." [jwplayer OYtK3hEq] While the girls laid off the eldest Kardashian sister for the final two seasons, the topic was broached once again during the KUWTK reunion special, hosted by Andy Cohen in June 2021. During part one of the reunion, the Bravo personality asked Khloé whether she felt like she "carried the show for the past few seasons" after claiming in season 17 that she shared more than her siblings. “Sometimes Kim and I have had this conversation really openly, is that we feel like we give so much and maybe others aren’t holding up their end of the deal too,” the Revenge Body host replied. “If other people are going through things and are choosing not to share, that’s when it’s unfair, but if there’s really nothing else going on in someone’s life, what are they supposed to share?” The Good American founder then mentioned Kourtney specifically, appearing to reference their season 17 argument, noting how she didn't want to showcase any relationships on the show following her split from long-term love Scott Disick. As it turns out, relationships aren't the only things that have been kept off camera throughout all 20 KUWTK seasons. From giving birth to cheating scandals, it seemed like everything was on the record for Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, so where did they draw the line? Scroll through the gallery below to see what topics were off-limits for the Kardashian-Jenner family KUWTK:

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Every Topic the Kardashian-Jenners Have Said Is Off-Limits on 'KUWTK': From Babies to Boyfriends

Not every topic was fair game on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The Kardashian-Jenner clan has become known for baring it all —sometimes literally — on E! for 20 seasons, but there were a few things over the years that they didn't want viewers to see. During a season 17 KUWTK episode, which aired in December 2019, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian broke the reality show's fourth wall and gave viewers a look into what it's really like to film the E! series when they called out sister Kourtney Kardashian for not filming certain parts of her life. “Our job is being open and honest and sharing a lot of ourselves, and it just seems like, for the past few years now, Kourtney hasn’t really been open about her personal life on camera,” Kim said in her confessional at the time. “So all of the days that Kourtney isn’t filming, Khloé and I are picking up the slack and having to share more, because if we’re not sharing our loves, then what is the show?” Since the show's 2007 debut, Kourtney seemingly had the most tumultuous relationship with the constant filming. She even went as far as to claim via social media that she "quit" the series after a blowout fight with Kim during the season 18 premiere in March 2020. The siblings made headlines for their physical altercation in the episode after Kim confronted Kourtney for not wanting to shoot the long-running reality series. “You act like I don’t do s–t,” the mom of three told the SKIMS founder. “Do you know all I f–king [do]? You have this narrative in your mind. I will literally f–k you up if you mention it again." [jwplayer OYtK3hEq] While the girls laid off the eldest Kardashian sister for the final two seasons, the topic was broached once again during the KUWTK reunion special, hosted by Andy Cohen in June 2021. During part one of the reunion, the Bravo personality asked Khloé whether she felt like she "carried the show for the past few seasons" after claiming in season 17 that she shared more than her siblings. “Sometimes Kim and I have had this conversation really openly, is that we feel like we give so much and maybe others aren’t holding up their end of the deal too,” the Revenge Body host replied. “If other people are going through things and are choosing not to share, that’s when it’s unfair, but if there’s really nothing else going on in someone’s life, what are they supposed to share?” The Good American founder then mentioned Kourtney specifically, appearing to reference their season 17 argument, noting how she didn't want to showcase any relationships on the show following her split from long-term love Scott Disick. As it turns out, relationships aren't the only things that have been kept off camera throughout all 20 KUWTK seasons. From giving birth to cheating scandals, it seemed like everything was on the record for Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, so where did they draw the line? Scroll through the gallery below to see what topics were off-limits for the Kardashian-Jenner family KUWTK:

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Kim and Kanye's Marital Issues

During season 20, Kim made it clear that she had no desire to talk about her marital issues with husband Kanye West on the show. While having a conversation about the rapper's presidential campaign, the KKW Beauty founder said, "It’s been a long day. … I don’t want to talk about it on camera."

In her confessional, Kim further explained, "It’s no secret that everyone sees things in the media about my life with Kanye, but I’ve always been really respectful in not talking about issues that Kanye and I have,” she said. “I mean, you guys clearly see them on Twitter, but I’m going to choose to not really talk about it on here.”

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Kourtney and Younes' Relationship

While Kourtney was dating Younes Bendjima from 2016 to 2018, the French model was noticeably absent from the series. Following her split from Disick, Kourtney kept her personal relationships off KUWTK, which became a point of contention between her and her sisters.

Khloé appeared to refer to Kourtney's past relationship with Bendjima during the reunion special in 2021.

“We weren’t even allowed to talk about it,” the Good American founder said, appearing to reference Bendjima. “We’re not saying to put him on, but Kourtney wouldn’t even let us mention [him], even though there’s paparazzi photos. So we were frustrated that we couldn’t even talk about what Kourtney was doing.”

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Kendall's Boyfriends

Kendall's relationships were totally off-limits, according to KUWTK producer Farnaz Farjam.

“Kendall’s always had this rule — she just felt like she had to be with someone for at least a year before she lets them be a part of the show, because she doesn’t always know what people’s intentions are,” she said on “The Daily Dish” podcast in June 2021. “So that’s why we kind of kept her personal life out of it, just because she had a rule.”

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Rob's Absence

Over the years, Rob has taken a step back from KUWTK after publicly dealing with his weight struggles. While he's made brief appearances on the show during the final few seasons, his sisters have spoken out about his absence.

“He has his moods," Kim explained during a Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen appearance in January 2019. "Sometimes he’s like, ‘Look, I didn’t sign up for this’ and then he’s like, ‘I’m cool to do it.'"

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Kimye's Wedding

"We had no intention of showing our wedding on the show. It was shot with only iPhones and my assistant on a handycam," Kim told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2017. "She was literally standing on top of a castle and freezing, because we knew we wanted to capture this gorgeous walk from up above. People were yelling at her like, 'You can’t film up there!' But then we loved the footage so much, [we used some of it on the show]."

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Kendall's Pepsi Commercial Controversy

After Kendall's infamous 2017 Pepsi ad garnered major backlash, Kim urged her sister to use KUWTK as a way to show what she was going through.

"We’re not perfect, but you see these things in the media, like Kendall and, where I see her at home crying, but in the media, she looks another way because she’s not addressing it," Kim told THR. "I’m just like, 'This is wrong. You need to speak up.' She was like, 'I don’t ever want to show that footage of me crying.' She was trying to not make excuses or be dramatic, but that was what she was going through at the time."

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North West

Before she became an integral part of the series, Kim's eldest daughter was never supposed to be shown on camera.

"The baby is not going to be on our show," Kim said while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2013. "When he or she decides that's what they want to do, then that will be a decision.

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Kylie and Travis' Relationship

Why did the rapper never make an appearance on KUWTK? While that question was never explicitly answered, Kylie has said that her beau liked to keep their relationship under the radar.

"I know he doesn't like the attention," the Kylie Cosmetics founder told GQ in July 2018. "That's why we just go the extra mile to keep our relationship super private. ... I don't want it to be Kylie and Trav. If people don't ever see us together, that's OK with me, because we just do our thing."

The pair kept the news of Kylie's pregnancy a secret until after they welcomed daughter Stormi Webster in February 2018.