Kim Kardashians Engagement Ring Secretly Sold by Her Ex-husband

Fame has its pain. The things you could have done and no one cares, now matters to the high heavens. What's more? Even what would have been a secret soon steals into public consumption. Yes, that's vintage Kim. The famous TV Reality diva's on the news again without any effort or desire on her part to be.

First of all, we can all remember August 2011 when Kim Kardashian got married to the basketball star, Kris Humpheries. Again, let us remember that only 72 days after that, that marriage was no more.

Kris Humpheries and Kim Kardashian in romantic pose (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Countdown to the wedding that easily became a TV special: Humpheries had presented a $2 million-worth diamond ring to Kim at their engagement. Oh, and he did that on bended knees with 'would you marry me?' romantically rolling off his athletic lips. That same ring has been auctioned by Humpheries through Christie's - a well known auctions and private sales company - at $749,000 a few hours ago in New York. Although Humpheries wanted it to be secret, and although Christie's respected this wish by only saying 'a gentleman' was behind the sale, people were still able to discover the 'gentleman'.

The ring designed by Lorraine Schwartz features 'a gigantic 16.2-karat emerald cut center stone flanked by 1.8-karat trapezoid side diamonds' according to a New York Daily News report.

The ring on Kim's hand (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Although the $2 million ring went for $749,000, Kris Humpheries actually made good profit out of the sale. According to Christie's, the ring is valued at between $300,000 and $500,000. Even Humpheries' lawyer Lee Hutton confirms it. 'Kris is not losing money on the ring' Hutton says with a laugh.

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