Kim Kardashian’s ex-assistant Stephanie Shepherd recalls being fired

Kim Kardashian‘s former assistant Stephanie Shepherd sets the record straight about what led to the end of their working relationship.

“Well, I’m fired. Fired in the best sense of the word,” Shepherd, 34, revealed during an episode of “The skinny confidential podcast about him and her” last month. “Like I cried and she cried because we’re friends.”

Shepherd recalled feeling like she was no longer fulfilled by her role as COO of Kardashian West Brands.

“I just inherently felt like, ‘It’s time to move on. I don’t know if I can contribute anything to this.’ I think she probably felt that and saw that,” she noted. “[So] she says, “I want you to do that.” [thrive]. You need something more. You have this thing – pursue that. I support you [with] Whatever you need.'”

Shepherd had climbed the corporate ladder before We weekly exclusively confirmed in 2017 that Kardashian, 43, and Shepherd parted ways professionally after working together for four years.

An insider said Us at the time, Kardashian’s decision was motivated by Shepherd’s Refinery29 profile earlier that year, in which she discussed working for the reality star.

‘Stephanie started to think she was a celebrity herself, and Kim didn’t like that. Everything started going downhill after the Refinery29 article came out,” the source said. “Stephanie still hangs out with the family, and she and Kim are cordial when they see each other, but it’s different.”

A second source has now said this Us there was no feud between the duo, adding: “Kim respects Steph and wants her to do well.”

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Shepherd previously discussed her conflicting thoughts about her job during a 2017 episode of Keeping up with the Kardashiansdeaerate Kourtney Kardashian. Kim, for her part, later cleared the air about where she stands with Shepherd.

“She wanted to go in a different direction. I respect that. I love giving that encouragement to everyone I work with,” Kim said in a video with Shepherd in August 2018. “Just because people stop working together doesn’t mean they have a falling out and aren’t friends anymore.”

Shepherd agreed with the sentiment, pointing out that she was in touch with Kim “every week” after taking a different direction in her career. During her podcast appearance on “Skinny Confidential,” Shepherd praised Kim for the way she handled the fire.

“It was the most beautiful disconnect and we have never been so close. She is still someone I constantly go to for personal and professional advice,” she explains. “But I think it was just that feeling inside where I was like, ‘Okay, it’s time for me to move on.’ And I didn’t really have a plan. But I just knew it was time to try something different.”

The former assistant admitted she didn’t know why her past employment with Kim is still being brought up, noting, “It was a long time ago.” It is also very interesting to be identified for a job I had ten years ago.”

Earlier in the episode, Shepherd shared the biggest lessons she learned working for Kim.

“It’s a machine and it’s meticulous. I always say it’s my graduate school,” she explained. “Because I learned everything I know about sending an email to an agent or speaking to a manager, booking glamor or finding a photographer, handling product development or working with a publicist… .Every step of everything you need to know about being an entrepreneur in the entertainment industry that I learned from working under Kim.”