Bruce Jenner’s Mom Esther Slams Kris, Says She Should Change Her Name Back to Kardashian

Bruce Jenner’s Mom Esther Slams Kris, Says She Should Change Her Name Back to Kardashian
FILE - This April 5, 2009 file photo shows Kris Jenner, left, and her husband Bruce Jenner at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Kris Jenner filed for divorce Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, in Los Angeles, from estranged husband, Bruce Jenner, citing irreconcilable differences. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
Jack Phillips
11/12/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Bruce Jenner’s 88-year-old mother took shots at his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kris Jenner, in reports this week.

Esther Jenner, in a recent interview with MailOnline, described Kris Jenner--who filed for divorce from Bruce in September--described her as “controlling.”

“She could insult you with a big smile on her face, I know,” she told the publication. “What do you do with a person like that? You’re going to avoid them if possible. She was backstabbing as far as my grandchildren were concerned, and that is something I can’t stand. She’s domineering — it’s do it her way, or there’s no way. I had very little to do with Kris. I stayed away from her as much as I could.”

Jenner added: “That’s accurate. I don’t know why she is. I don’t think she treated anybody very well.”

The grandmother of Kendall and Kylie Jenner continued in saying she’s happy that the two are getting a divorce after 23 years of marriage.

“[Kris is] domineering - it’s do it her way, or there’s no way. I had very little to do with Kris. I stayed away from her as much as I could,” she said.

But she said that despite the rumors in the media, Bruce is “ecstatically happy right now.”

“When I talk to him I can hear it in his voice and he’s spending a lot more time with his kids,” Jenner said.

Kris has said that she doesn’t have any resentment toward her ex-husband.

“I don’t know who he’s dating,” she said on the Today show, via E!

“He doesn’t like check in with me and give me a play by play, but it’s his life, and you just want the guy to be happy. You know, he’s still the father of two of my children. We’re friends.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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