Khloé Kardashian Used Her Savings to Help Sister Kim Divorce Her First Husband Damon Thomas

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Khloe Kardashian; Kim Kardashian; Damon Thomas.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Neilson Barnard/Getty; Rick Rowell/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyThe Kardashian family can always count on one another.In the March 6 episode ofThe Kardashians,Kim, 44, revealed the special gift she got sisterKhloéfor her40th birthday. Thinking about their best memories growing up, the SKIMS mogul said she remembered a time when Khloé sacrificed everything for her.“When Khloé was just maybe 4 or 5 years old, she got this piggy bank that was as tall as us, and it was a Coke bottle — we would put so much money in it,” Kim explained. “When I was getting my first divorce, I moved out, and I had no money. I think I was like 21, and she was like, ‘Here, you can have my Coke bottle.’”Khloé recalled Kim “crying in my room” over her split from her first husband, Damon Thomas, when she realized she had money to give her sister.(L-R) Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian attend the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 07, 2022 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty“I was just like, ‘Okay. I have this Coke bottle. Let’s take what’s in here, let’s go to the bank and cash it, and let’s use this money for your divorce,’” the Good American founder said.Kim continued: “We were up all night counting it, and it had $6,000 in it, and it was enough for me to get a down payment on my apartment and pay my first and last month’s rent.”“I gave her all that I got and hopefully helped her,” Khloé said of the sweet gesture.In the years since, the Kardashians have become a household name, so Kim decided it was time to repay the favor.“For [Khloé’s] birthday, I found the same Coke bottle piggy bank, and I filled it up, and I was like, ‘Thank you,’” she shared. “She gave me her life savings at 21 years old.”“She couldn’t believe I remembered the Coke bottle,” Kim added. “And I was like, ‘How could I not?’”Kim Kardashian at SNL50 on Sunday, February 16, 2025.Jamie McCarthy/NBC via GettyIn 2000, Kimeloped withthe music producer when she was 19 years old and he was 29. The two divorced after three years of marriage. She later revealed that the couple wedthe first time she got high on ecstasyduring a “wild phase,” however, Thomasshot down those claimsand called their relationship “young love.“She went on to wedKris Humphriesin 2011, but they parted ways 72 days later. Then, in 2014, Kim marriedKanye West, with whom she sharesfour children.They filed for divorce in 2021, but their marriage had been tumultuous for years prior after West’s string of erratic behavior in 2016 strained their relationship. Although she refrains from commenting publicly about the rapper, she has addressed hisonline attacksand allegations made against her family and loved ones in past episodes ofThe Kardashians.“It’s the hardest feeling to watch someone you really loved and you have a family with just be so different than who you knew,” she said in July 2023. “Sometimes I feel like if he were to hit rock bottom, that’s his journey that he needs to figure out on his own. I used to run around and call everyone behind his back, and be like, ‘It’s gonna be OK, it’s gonna be OK, don’t worry. Just give him another chance.’”“I just don’t have that energy,” the reality star added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.New episodes ofThe Kardashiansair Thursdays on Hulu.

(L-R) Khloe Kardashian; Kim Kardashian; Damon Thomas.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Neilson Barnard/Getty; Rick Rowell/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Neilson Barnard/Getty; Rick Rowell/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

The Kardashian family can always count on one another.In the March 6 episode ofThe Kardashians,Kim, 44, revealed the special gift she got sisterKhloéfor her40th birthday. Thinking about their best memories growing up, the SKIMS mogul said she remembered a time when Khloé sacrificed everything for her.“When Khloé was just maybe 4 or 5 years old, she got this piggy bank that was as tall as us, and it was a Coke bottle — we would put so much money in it,” Kim explained. “When I was getting my first divorce, I moved out, and I had no money. I think I was like 21, and she was like, ‘Here, you can have my Coke bottle.’”Khloé recalled Kim “crying in my room” over her split from her first husband, Damon Thomas, when she realized she had money to give her sister.(L-R) Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian attend the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 07, 2022 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty“I was just like, ‘Okay. I have this Coke bottle. Let’s take what’s in here, let’s go to the bank and cash it, and let’s use this money for your divorce,’” the Good American founder said.Kim continued: “We were up all night counting it, and it had $6,000 in it, and it was enough for me to get a down payment on my apartment and pay my first and last month’s rent.”“I gave her all that I got and hopefully helped her,” Khloé said of the sweet gesture.In the years since, the Kardashians have become a household name, so Kim decided it was time to repay the favor.“For [Khloé’s] birthday, I found the same Coke bottle piggy bank, and I filled it up, and I was like, ‘Thank you,’” she shared. “She gave me her life savings at 21 years old.”“She couldn’t believe I remembered the Coke bottle,” Kim added. “And I was like, ‘How could I not?’”Kim Kardashian at SNL50 on Sunday, February 16, 2025.Jamie McCarthy/NBC via GettyIn 2000, Kimeloped withthe music producer when she was 19 years old and he was 29. The two divorced after three years of marriage. She later revealed that the couple wedthe first time she got high on ecstasyduring a “wild phase,” however, Thomasshot down those claimsand called their relationship “young love.“She went on to wedKris Humphriesin 2011, but they parted ways 72 days later. Then, in 2014, Kim marriedKanye West, with whom she sharesfour children.They filed for divorce in 2021, but their marriage had been tumultuous for years prior after West’s string of erratic behavior in 2016 strained their relationship. Although she refrains from commenting publicly about the rapper, she has addressed hisonline attacksand allegations made against her family and loved ones in past episodes ofThe Kardashians.“It’s the hardest feeling to watch someone you really loved and you have a family with just be so different than who you knew,” she said in July 2023. “Sometimes I feel like if he were to hit rock bottom, that’s his journey that he needs to figure out on his own. I used to run around and call everyone behind his back, and be like, ‘It’s gonna be OK, it’s gonna be OK, don’t worry. Just give him another chance.’”“I just don’t have that energy,” the reality star added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.New episodes ofThe Kardashiansair Thursdays on Hulu.

The Kardashian family can always count on one another.

In the March 6 episode ofThe Kardashians,Kim, 44, revealed the special gift she got sisterKhloéfor her40th birthday. Thinking about their best memories growing up, the SKIMS mogul said she remembered a time when Khloé sacrificed everything for her.

“When Khloé was just maybe 4 or 5 years old, she got this piggy bank that was as tall as us, and it was a Coke bottle — we would put so much money in it,” Kim explained. “When I was getting my first divorce, I moved out, and I had no money. I think I was like 21, and she was like, ‘Here, you can have my Coke bottle.’”

Khloé recalled Kim “crying in my room” over her split from her first husband, Damon Thomas, when she realized she had money to give her sister.

(L-R) Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian attend the CFDA Fashion Awards at Casa Cipriani on November 07, 2022 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

“I was just like, ‘Okay. I have this Coke bottle. Let’s take what’s in here, let’s go to the bank and cash it, and let’s use this money for your divorce,’” the Good American founder said.

Kim continued: “We were up all night counting it, and it had $6,000 in it, and it was enough for me to get a down payment on my apartment and pay my first and last month’s rent.”

“I gave her all that I got and hopefully helped her,” Khloé said of the sweet gesture.

In the years since, the Kardashians have become a household name, so Kim decided it was time to repay the favor.

“For [Khloé’s] birthday, I found the same Coke bottle piggy bank, and I filled it up, and I was like, ‘Thank you,’” she shared. “She gave me her life savings at 21 years old.”

“She couldn’t believe I remembered the Coke bottle,” Kim added. “And I was like, ‘How could I not?’”

Kim Kardashian at SNL50 on Sunday, February 16, 2025.Jamie McCarthy/NBC via Getty

Jamie McCarthy/NBC via Getty

In 2000, Kimeloped withthe music producer when she was 19 years old and he was 29. The two divorced after three years of marriage. She later revealed that the couple wedthe first time she got high on ecstasyduring a “wild phase,” however, Thomasshot down those claimsand called their relationship “young love.”

She went on to wedKris Humphriesin 2011, but they parted ways 72 days later. Then, in 2014, Kim marriedKanye West, with whom she sharesfour children.

They filed for divorce in 2021, but their marriage had been tumultuous for years prior after West’s string of erratic behavior in 2016 strained their relationship. Although she refrains from commenting publicly about the rapper, she has addressed hisonline attacksand allegations made against her family and loved ones in past episodes ofThe Kardashians.

“It’s the hardest feeling to watch someone you really loved and you have a family with just be so different than who you knew,” she said in July 2023. “Sometimes I feel like if he were to hit rock bottom, that’s his journey that he needs to figure out on his own. I used to run around and call everyone behind his back, and be like, ‘It’s gonna be OK, it’s gonna be OK, don’t worry. Just give him another chance.’”

“I just don’t have that energy,” the reality star added.

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