Here's what I know:
Kim supported the family as a child. The mother who they called "Big Kathy" was a piece of work. She had several husbands and was heavily involved with a mafioso at one point. I have read stories that she was emotionally and physically abusive with the kids. Kyle is the youngest, Kathy is the oldest having a different father then the other two. Apparently the mother kind of "pimped" out Kathy when she was very young, I'm talking 13. She thought she was going to be her cash cow and she more or less set up all these marriages of the girls with wealthy men. Kathy was an aspiring actress who met Rick Hilton while fairly young, and the two were in their fair share of trouble(meaning Paris's apple doesn't fall far from the tree).
Great post! Some comments I want to make here
If you look at who did what, Kim was in EVERYTHING the late 70's through the 80's and was well loved by many(including myself as a kid). Kyle was only in a handful of parts here and there and never reached the notoriety her sister did.
Kim had star quality. She was just luminous. Kyle? I remember her from "Halloween" and some LHOTP episodes. She always seemed kind of somber, in the background, just there. Frankly, I only noticed her due to her resemblance to Kim. Did she ever get a starring role on anything?
Some say Kim can't get over her childhood stardom. Maybe it is a bigger problem for Kyle. She could never reach Kim's level. she was always "Kim Richards sister" and the resentment still there to this day
Yes they all married well. I don't know much about Kim's first husband but the second husband is heir to some Texas oil dynasty. And Kim was heavily controlled by them. There are stories circulating that she didn't quite follow their directions and tried forcing their son to divorce her. It didn't happen right away, but eventually did.
I read somewhere that she got a lifetime alimony settlement from him.
I also read that the mother left the house to Kim. She signed management papers into Mauricio's hands. During the real estate crash a few yrs ago, Mauricio and Kyle lost the house. Meaning they have OWED Kim. That is why they help her out financially. They lost a hell of a lot of her money.
That would explain a lot. Kyle was ready to hit Kim to shut her up. She kept yelling "QUIET! QIUET! QUIET" and was determined to keep Kim to spill the beans on something about her. Because of course, Kyle feels
her
secrets should be kept private.
Kyle comes off extremely controlling and manipulative. I've seen this, I have a sister very much like her. Appearances are everything and she will twist everything everyone does and says to make her look better, even if that means tearing family apart.
Funny how he mask kept coming off little by little, until her real self was revealed
I don't see Kim has having mental issues at all. I see a woman who is no longer in her prime, who spent pretty much her WHOLE life in the spotlight in Hollywood. And let me tell you, that cannot be easy. It's like living in a giant fishbowl. Kim has four kids that from what I understand she takes care of the most. She loves her kids. Nothing wrong with that. As for her liking to be alone etc. Who doesn't? Believe it or not there are people out there who do not like being with larger then life personalities-Taylor, Lisa etc they'd make me feel uncomfortable too. They have all this money and privilege and Kim no longer has that. She's trying to live a bit more simple and here she's supposed to amount to what they do. I'd be a little off too if I was around those women all the time. I don't think she has emotional problems if anything she may just be oversensitive and not care to be around all the bs.
ITA, I see Kim as the most "regular person" of that bunch. I don't know how I'd act if I was surrounded by those women. I find their behavior quite bizzare and they seem to not understnad the concept of boudaries or even how to act in public (exept for Adrianne). Also I do like to be by myself. And I'm not an alcoholic
As for the drinking issue? She was definitely a bit tipsy at the beginning, but not enough to be a crazy drunk. Kyle egged that on. Taylor came at her and Kyle defended Taylor without hearing the conversation. Kim got emotional and wanted to leave and Kyle manipulated the behind the scenes to stop her so it would make KYLE look good. Awful, cruel thing to do.
Kim seemed pretty together towards the end, and if anything frightened. I would be too if I had someone like Kyle in my face.
Kim wasn't doing anything wrong, or bothering anyone. She was attacked. Was she supposed to just take it and not defend herself? Then she acted the most rationally, and did the most mature thing to do, which was to remove herself from the situation. Then what does Kyle do? She calls to stop Kim from leaving and then hunts her down? And this is the rationsl, sober sister?
Let's see. Kyle shows up at the party dressed like a woman half her age going to a club. She jumps into an argument without knowing what is happening and starts attacking. She then stops her sister from leaving, goes after her, says horrible things about her and even jumps at her completelly out of control. I'm sorry, but if Kim was drunk and Kyle was sober (a big if) this shows that even a drunk Kim acts more rationally than a sober Kyle.
I loved Kyle the first several episodes and thought Camille was nuts. I have actually changed my mind to the point where I now doubt Kyle's denial of saying anything to Camille in Vegas. I've now seen her make too many nasty little comments about her own sister behind her back. She's treated Lisa rather nasty lately too taking up her new(creepy) friendship with Taylor(who I think is the REAL nasty one on the show). Kyle needs to consult a shrink, not a medium. She has serious anger issues.
Yes, she does. She loses it at the drop of a hat. Regarding the Camille issue, it would also explain Mauricio's strange reaction to the feud. Perhaps he thinks Camille may be telling the truth.
Having a big mouth doesn't mean that the words that come out of it is all true. Loud and obnoxious does not = right.
