 I’ve got to give credit where credit is due. Even with the West Coast literally on fire and a pandemic still raging, the Kardashians have managed to briefly dominate headlines with the announcement that their long-running reality series will be coming to an end in 2021. And the architect behind their dissolution? According to resident reality TV expert Scaachi Koul, Kourtney Kardashian is to blame. “It was always true that the only person who could destroy this dynasty would have to come from within,” writes Scaachi Koul in a hilarious analysis of what went wrong. “More often than not, Kourtney was a surrogate audience member, reminding her sisters that they’re worthless.” Brutal burn.
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