DWTS Shocker... Inside Details on Kim Kardashian's Departure!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:30 pm

Wow. We certainly didn't see that coming. And neither did you.

Despite everyone and their mother predicting that trucker-mouthed
Cloris Leachman or stiff-as-a-board Rocco DiSpirito would get the axe,
Dancing with the Stars kicked off someone rather unexpected tonight:
Bootylicious E! reality star Kim Kardashian.

Only we have the breaking details right now, plus word from Kim herself and her famous family...

Kim Kardashian (star of E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians) got the
boot tonight in what can only be called a surprising twist, given that
all signs were pointing toward the dismissal of Cloris?who received
last night's lowest score of 15. (Even our expert oddsmaker and you,
the fans, predicted it would be Cloris earlier today.)

Tonight's send-off was most definitely a family affair...Kim and her
partner Mark Ballas were up against Cloris and her partner, Corky, who
is Mark Ballas' father. And at the end, Kim took the news like a champ,
mentioning it was the fifth anniversary of her own father's death, and
she was sure he'd be proud of her.

"This was a huge challenge for me," Kim tells us tonight. "Every dance
was a huge accomplishment for me and I did the best I could. And this
was the best experience of my life."

Kim also tells us that saying goodbye is "very emotional," but says
she's "totally fine," and wants to take dancing lessons with Karina in
the future so she can learn more. As for her partner and new friend
Mark, "He just signed a record deal, so I'm going to become a groupie
for him!"

Meanwhile, the support from Kim's family (and Keeping Up co-stars) is
pouring in. "I am so proud of how hard Kim has worked!" sister Khloe
Kardashian tells us exclusively. "She has completely gone out of her
comfort zone by doing DWTS and I am so happy she did. She made the show
in my opinion!"

Step-father Bruce Jenner also is sending the love: "I am very proud of
her. She had a lot of guts to say yes to do this show with no dance
background at all. Success is not measured by heights attained, but by
obstacles overcome."

And Kim's mother Kris has this to say: "I am sad Kim was voted off
tonight but so thrilled she was able to experience another fantastic
and amazing journey that took her way outside her comfort zone. I am
very, very proud!"

Echoes sister Kourtney: "I admire Kim's strength and the hard work that
she put into DWTS. It takes a lot of courage...especially with no
experience."

DWTS host and E! News correspondent Samantha Harris tells us that the
mood on set was somber as the cast and crew said goodbye. "Everyone
told me that getting to know her outside of the tabloids and the
reality show has been so refreshing, since Kim is such a sweetheart. I
feel the same way."

Clearly, signing on to DWTS with no prior experience is no cakewalk and
Kim admitted in her blog that the pressures of the show did get to her,
writing: "To be honest last week, I cried so hard when I got home, just
knowing this is SO hard for me and I really am trying?but my inner
shyness is making it look like I am just not trying. I think I took it
way too seriously and I was a nervous wreck on Wednesday."