Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and NBA basketball player Kris Humphries have finally settled their divorce, avoiding a trial that was set for next month.
Judge Hank Goldberg approved the divorce settlement for the couple, who broke up after just 72 days following their made-for-TV wedding in August 2011, a Los Angeles County Superior Court spokesman confirmed at the weekend.
Celebrities usually settle their divorces through negotiation rather than endure a trial that can fuel adverse publicity.
Humphries, 28, had been demanding an annulment, alleging that Kardashian, who cited irreconcilable differences when filing for divorce, had no intention of keeping to the marriage, which was filmed as part of her reality show.
The terms of the divorce were not made public.
Kardashian, 32, attended the hearing, but Humphries did not. Her publicist declined to comment on the settlement. Humphries's spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The socialite, who is dating rapper Kanye West, is now about six months pregnant with her first child.
The divorce will be Kardashian's second. She was married to music producer Damon Thomas for four years, until 2004.
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