- Nicholas Braun tried to call Kim Kardashian West in a funny new Instagram video.
- The “Succession” star said news of Kardashian West’s divorce from Kanye West was “striking me out.”
- He went on to ask Kardashian West if she would be interested, theoretically, in meeting a “new person.”
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“Succession” star Nicholas Braun apparently called out Kim Kardashian West in an Instagram comedy video on Monday.
The actor, who plays Cousin Greg on the famous HBO series, said that news of Kardashian West’s divorce from Kanye West was “striking me out,” but offered a possible solution. for the beauty mogul.
“Where is she going, from this moment?” Braun wondered. “Since she’s been through three marriages now, and it seems, are you willing to even see a new boyfriend at this point?”
“Like, would you be down to meet a new person, kind of a different guy?” he called Kardashian West in the video.
Braun went on to emphasize the redemptive qualities of this hypothetical man, telling Kardashian West that he might “make you laugh a little, or make you feel small, because he’s so loud. “(The” Succession “star is known for his humor, and he told Jacob Shamsian at Insider that he is 6 feet 7 inches.)
According to Braun, the man could make an Instagram video comment calling for Kardashian West to come out, “because he doesn’t know anyone who knows her.”
“So it’s just kind of making a video that could go through – not the right choice of words, but – put it into its range of … you know?” said the actor.
It would be better, Braun explained, for Kardashian West to see the video and leave, “‘Hmm, this guy is weird, but maybe in a good way?’
He ended the video by expressing his hope that Kardashian West would want to meet this hypothetical man.
“So if something like that happened to her, I’m amazed,” Braun decided.
He captioned the nearly three-minute-long video, “It’s all about meeting new people,” and tagged Kardashian West.
Other celebrities supporting Braun spoke in the comments section of his video. Christopher Mintz-Plasse (of “Superbad” reputation) wrote that Kardashian West would be “really cowardly to take this opportunity.”
“Nick you’re f — ing in bro,” Hilary Duff said, while Lili Reinhart told Braun to give Kardashian West some time … she’ll come around. ”
Representatives for Kardashian West did not immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.
Kim Kardashian West was present at the 2013 Met Gala when she was pregnant with her husband Kanye West.
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News of the Kardashian West and West divorce broke out Friday, and a representative for Kardashian confirmed the news to Insider, which was first reported by TMZ.
The pair married in May 2014 in a big concert in Italy, and they have four children together – North, 7; Saint, 5; Chicago, 2; and Psalm, 1.
According to TMZ sources, the couple are planning to pursue a custody agreement for their four children. Kardashian West was the one who called for the settlement.
Sources also told TMZ that the split is “friendly,” and that Kardashian West and West are “committed to co-parenting” together.