KRIS Jenner is 'humiliated' after Forbes published the article where they claimed Kylie Jenner lied about her billionaire status to claim the coveted number one spot on their list.
The momager has also allegedly "waged war" on the business site.
A Kardashian insider told The Sun exclusively that after Forbes published their tell-all article about Kylie's billionaire status, Kris, 64, has gone into full momager mode and actually asked for legal help.
The informant claimed: "The family has lawyered up for this.
"Kris has never dealt with anything of this magnitude and it has consumed every aspect of her life.
"She’s fixated on it and Kourtney, Khloe, and Kim Kardashian want her to let it go, but she’s not."
The informant further alleged that Kris is going after the business site itself.
"Kris has waged war against Forbes," the source claimed. "She feels completely betrayed by them."
"Kris told Kylie to keep her mouth shut on social media and to any press and let her handle this. Kris is demanding a retraction from Forbes.
"She told them they will never have access to anyone in her family ever again. She really feels humiliated by this."
Kris' anger about this whole situation is so much so that the Kardashian's lawyers went directly to Forbes to ask for a retraction.
Lawyer Michael Kump said in a statement to the New York Post: "We have reviewed Forbes’ article accusing Kylie of engaging in deceit and a ‘web of lies’ to inflate her net worth. The article is filled with outright lie.
"Forbes’ accusation that Kylie and her accountants 'forged tax returns' is unequivocally false and we are demanding that Forbes immediately and publicly retract that and other statements.
"It is sad that, of all things, Forbes has devoted three reporters to investigate the effect of the coronavirus crisis on Kylie’s net worth. We would not expect that from a supermarket tabloid, much less from Forbes."
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A worried Kylie also slammed the business site hours after the Forbes article hit the web.
She wrote on Twitter: "What am I even waking up to. I thought this was a reputable site. All I see are a number of inaccurate statements and unproven assumptions lol.
"I've never asked for any title or tried to lie my way there EVER. period."
She also shut down claims she forged her tax returns.
However, Forbes has stood by its article, and the brand's spokesman, Matthew Hutchison, said: "Today’s extensively-reported investigation was triggered by newly-filed documents that revealed glaring discrepancies between information privately supplied to journalists and information publicly supplied to shareholders.
"Our reporters spotted the inaccuracies and spent months uncovering the facts."
Just last week, Forbes claimed in a scathing report that she's not actually a billionaire, and "likely faked tax returns" over the years.
The esteemed business magazine claimed the supposed self-made billionaire "inflated the size and success of her business for years."
"Forbes has recalculated Kylie’s net worth and concluded that she is not a billionaire," reporters Chase Peterson-Withorn and Madeline Berg claimed.
"A more realistic accounting of her personal fortune puts it at just under $900 million, despite the headlines surrounding the Coty deal that seemed to confirm her billionaire status."
Forbes labeled the KUWTK star the youngest self-made billionaire in 2019.
However, Forbes claimed they decided to do a deep-dive in the fine print of the deal – and discovered not everything was as it seemed.
The writers claimed: "Kylie’s business is significantly smaller, and less profitable, than the family has spent years leading the cosmetics industry and media outlets, including Forbes, to believe."
Forbes then claimed the Kardashians went to "unusual" lengths to prove just how wealthy Kylie was, which included "inviting Forbes into their mansions and CPA’s offices, and even creating tax returns that were likely forged."
They also admitted they could not prove the documents were forged.
In the aftermath of the report, a source told The Sun that Kylie and Kris were definitely "worried" that the accusations could affect their reputation and business.
And another alleged that the mother-daughter duo has stopped talking.
The insider said: "Kris is in panic mode. Kylie won’t answer the phone for Kris and is at a loss over who to trust."
A Page Six source also said Kylie has been spending her millions of dollars on mansions, property, and private jets.
The source claimed that "she spent an estimated $50 million to $70 million on a Global Express Jet that she had fitted out in the theme of daughter Stormi’s birthday this past February."
The source insisted: "Kylie’s sisters are concerned about her spending.
"Yes, she’s got a lot of money – but she doesn’t seem to realize how easy it is to blow through all of it.
"She’s likely spent over $130 million in the past year."
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