Is Bruce Jenner leaving 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'?

Is Bruce Jenner leaving ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’?

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Lamar Odom made headlines when he and Khloe Kardashian married in September 2009 after only a month of dating. In December 2013, they announced they were divorcing after allegations of drug use and cheating plagued the couple.

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Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West is Kim Kardashian’s husband. He appeared on a few episodes of her reality series while she was with NBA player Kris Humphries because they were friends, but later took their friendship into romance territory.The couple welcomed daughter North West in June 2013 and are currently expecting their second child.

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Kris Humphries is an NBA player who married Kim Kardashian in 2011 after about six months of dating. The couple became infamous after they televised their elaborate nuptials, then ended their marriage after 72 days. Kardashian filed for divorce, but Humphries sought an annulment, and the two have battled in court for far longer than they were married.

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Brody Jenner is one of Caitlyn Jenner’s four children from her second marriage. Brody has starred in MTV’s “The Hills,” in which he courted Lauren Conrad and later Kristin Cavallari, and his own short-lived series, “The Princes of Malibu.” He has also minimally appeared in early seasons of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” notably being called on by stepbro Rob Kardashian to babysit their half sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner.

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Brandon Jenner, eldest son of Caitlyn Jenner and actress Linda Thompson, wed Leah Felder in May 2012. The couple comprises indie pop duo Brandon & Leah.

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By Christie D’Zurilla

Feb. 13, 2014 5:59 PM PT

So much is ambiguous about Bruce Jenner these days — and on Thursday that included whether he’d be continuing on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

The speculation kicked off with an exclusive TMZ report that Jenner would be leaving the show after the current season (that’s season 9, which is now airing and also in production). The Olympic medalist reportedly wanted to be away from Hollywood, golfing, flying helicopters, riding motorcycles and spending off-camera time with his kids. Pretty much the same stuff he does now on the show, minus the nagging and the “off-camera” caveat.

Later, in a post about the Kardashians reportedly landing a deal to renew the show for additional seasons, the site referred to Jenner as leaving after “season 10.”

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Meanwhile, Kris Jenner talked to E! News — E!, incidentally, is the network that airs the show — saying that the Bruce-is-leaving story was “completely made up” and adding, “We are filming daily with the entire family including Bruce and look forward to filming season 10 in January!”

(So, OK, wait, cameras aren’t rolling on season 10 for another full year? All right, if you say so ... maybe they’re giving Kim and Kanye some private time to get married?)

And then Bruce got into the fray, also talking to E! News.

“The reports of me quitting ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ are completely fabricated,” he said. “I’m currently shooting season 9 and look forward to season 10 and any future seasons.

“I love working with my family.”

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At that point, TMZ doubled down in an update, responding to the paternal Jenner’s quote by saying, “We can tell you ... Bruce WILL NOT be part of the show after this season ... period.”

We can’t wait to see what happens. Stay tuned.

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