Kim and Kourtney Kardashian had a physical fight on the explosive season 18 premiere of their show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
The siblings, who are 39 and 40 respectively, had to be separated by their younger sister Khloe Kardashian.
They leaped at each other after Kim needled Kourtney about what she thought of as her big sister’s inferior work ethic.
Going for it: Kim and Kourtney Kardashian had a physical fight on the explosive season 18 premiere of their show Keeping Up With The Kardashians
The argument stemmed from when Kim turned down a $400,000 offer to model in a Paris fashion show.
The request came from her mother Kris Jenner, 64, who cried as she begged Kim to fill in for her very sick, soon-to-be-hospitalized sister Kylie Jenner, 22.
Kris had flown to France to help Kylie at the Balmain Spring 2020 show, for which Kylie was to serve as the artistic makeup director then work as a model and close the show.
When Kylie got sick with strep throat and a staph infection, ‘she couldn’t even move’ and had to check into the hospital, which left Kris begging Kim and Kendall Jenner, 24, to do it.
![Mediator: The siblings, who are 39 and 40 respectively, had to be separated by their younger sister Khloe Kardashian](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470528-8158741-image-m-5_1585283473545.jpg)
Mediator: The siblings, who are 39 and 40 respectively, had to be separated by their younger sister Khloe Kardashian
![Yet again: They leaped at each other after Kim needled Kourtney about what she thought of as her big sister's inferior work ethic](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470542-8158741-image-m-8_1585283517163.jpg)
Yet again: They leaped at each other after Kim needled Kourtney about what she thought of as her big sister’s inferior work ethic
![Uh oh: The argument stemmed from when Kim turned down a $400,000 offer to model in a Paris fashion show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470748-8158741-image-m-12_1585283691647.jpg)
Uh oh: The argument stemmed from when Kim turned down a $400,000 offer to model in a Paris fashion show
![Trouble: The request came from her mother Kris Jenner, 64, who cried as she begged Kim to fill in for her very sick, soon-to-be-hospitalized sister Kylie Jenner, 22 (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470840-8158741-Trouble_The_request_came_from_her_mother_Kris_Jenner_64_who_crie-m-14_1585283765786.jpg)
Trouble: The request came from her mother Kris Jenner, 64, who cried as she begged Kim to fill in for her very sick, soon-to-be-hospitalized sister Kylie Jenner, 22 (pictured)
‘Would you consider $300,000 in cash and a jet tonight?’ Kris texted Kim after Kendall said she had to work. ‘God this feels weird. LOL. Cry face. But I’m totally legit.’
‘’ know you’re legit, but it just doesn’t make sense,’ Kim texted back, and Kris upped it to $400,000, writing: ‘I won’t take a commission. The jet can leave tonight. You can bring North.’
Kim laughed as she read the texts to pal Jonathan Cheban, 46, over lunch, saying she wouldn’t do it because she wanted to keep her brand, KKW Beauty, and Kylie’s makeup empire separate.
It later prompted a huge fight between Kim, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney as Kim said that her mom always called her because she knew she would help out, no matter what.
![Chitchat: Kim laughed as she read the texts to pal Jonathan Cheban, 46, over lunch, saying she wouldn’t do it because she wanted to keep her brand and Kylie’s makeup empire separate](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470722-8158741-image-m-15_1585283816551.jpg)
Chitchat: Kim laughed as she read the texts to pal Jonathan Cheban, 46, over lunch, saying she wouldn’t do it because she wanted to keep her brand and Kylie’s makeup empire separate
![Blowup: It later prompted a huge fight between Kim, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney as Kim said that her mom always called her because she knew she would help out, no matter what](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470702-8158741-image-a-11_1585283562163.jpg)
Blowup: It later prompted a huge fight between Kim, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney as Kim said that her mom always called her because she knew she would help out, no matter what
!['I would still show up': Kim told her siblings proudly that 'mom is so used to Kourtney' - she corrected herself - 'me and Khloé going on our deathbeds…'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470712-8158741-image-a-16_1585284320566.jpg)
‘I would still show up’: Kim told her siblings proudly that ‘mom is so used to Kourtney’ – she corrected herself – ‘me and Khloé going on our deathbeds…’
‘If I were on my deathbed, I would still show up,’ Kim told her siblings proudly. ‘And mom is so used to Kourtney’ – she corrected herself – ‘me and Khloé going on our deathbeds…’
‘And me,’ Kendall interjected, to which Kim said: ‘No, you’ll get anxiety, and it’s like, hard.’
‘Are you f***ing kidding me?’ Kendall asked. ‘Like I literally will come at you right now… I work my f***ing a** off when I’m sick or not.’
Kim turned to Kourtney, elaborating on her point and said: ‘Well, you don’t care about stuff…’
![Back and forth: 'And me,' Kendall interjected, to which Kim said: 'No, you’ll get anxiety, and it’s like, hard'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470706-8158741-image-m-23_1585284527139.jpg)
Back and forth: ‘And me,’ Kendall interjected, to which Kim said: ‘No, you’ll get anxiety, and it’s like, hard’
![Not having it: 'Are you f***ing kidding me?' Kendall asked, snapping: 'Like I literally will come at you right now… I work my f***ing a** off when I’m sick or not'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470710-8158741-image-m-24_1585284548060.jpg)
Not having it: ‘Are you f***ing kidding me?’ Kendall asked, snapping: ‘Like I literally will come at you right now… I work my f***ing a** off when I’m sick or not’
![Rounding on the older sister: Kim turned to Kourtney, elaborating on her point and said: 'Well, you don’t care about stuff…'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470700-8158741-image-m-25_1585284567771.jpg)
Rounding on the older sister: Kim turned to Kourtney, elaborating on her point and said: ‘Well, you don’t care about stuff…’
‘You act like I don’t do s***,’ Kourtney interrupted. ‘You have this narrative in your mind…I will literally f*** you up if you mention it again.’
I work my f***ing a** off,’ the Poosh founder repeated, noting in private that Kim acted as if she was ‘the only one with a work ethic, as if she’s better because she works more.’
Getting increasingly incensed, the mother of three snapped: ‘But also, if I didn’t want to work my a** off and I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, that’s f***ing fine you f***ing literal a**.’
‘What the f*** is wrong with you?’ Kim asked her, as Kourtney threw a closed bottle of water at her and jumped on her, saying: ‘I will f*** you up.’
![Furious: 'You act like I don’t do s***,' Kourtney interrupted, insisting: 'You have this narrative in your mind…I will literally f*** you up if you mention it again'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26471008-8158741-image-m-29_1585284781902.jpg)
Furious: ‘You act like I don’t do s***,’ Kourtney interrupted, insisting: ‘You have this narrative in your mind…I will literally f*** you up if you mention it again’
![Confrontation: Kourtney snapped: 'But also, if I didn’t want to work my a** off and I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, that’s f***ing fine you f***ing literal a**'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26471010-8158741-image-m-32_1585284825628.jpg)
Confrontation: Kourtney snapped: ‘But also, if I didn’t want to work my a** off and I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, that’s f***ing fine you f***ing literal a**’
![Volcanic: 'What the f*** is wrong with you?' Kim asked her, as Kourtney threw a closed bottle of water at her and jumped on her, saying: 'I will f*** you up'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26471200-8158741-image-m-33_1585284856246.jpg)
Volcanic: ‘What the f*** is wrong with you?’ Kim asked her, as Kourtney threw a closed bottle of water at her and jumped on her, saying: ‘I will f*** you up’
‘You guys, my daughter’s sleeping,’ said Khloé Kardashian, 35, jumping up.
‘Don’t ever come at me like that,’ Kim told Kourtney. ‘I swear to God, I’ll punch you in your face.’
‘So do it,’ Kourtney fired back as they slapped at each other. ‘Do it already.’
‘Milli and Vanilli, stop,’ Khloé begged. ‘Stop. Go to your own corners.’
![Intervention: 'You guys, my daughter’s sleeping,' said Khloé Kardashian, 35, jumping up](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26471222-8158741-image-m-36_1585285044796.jpg)
Intervention: ‘You guys, my daughter’s sleeping,’ said Khloé Kardashian, 35, jumping up
![Fired up: 'Don’t ever come at me like that,' Kim told Kourtney, threatening: 'I swear to God, I’ll punch you in your face'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26471294-8158741-image-m-39_1585285130298.jpg)
Fired up: ‘Don’t ever come at me like that,’ Kim told Kourtney, threatening: ‘I swear to God, I’ll punch you in your face’
!['Milli and Vanilli, stop': Khloé begged: 'Stop, go to your own corners'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/04/26470694-8158741-image-m-37_1585285064093.jpg)
‘Milli and Vanilli, stop’: Khloé begged: ‘Stop, go to your own corners’
Kim rushed past Khloé and attacked Kourtney again, who said: ‘Do it or shut the f*** up.’
‘Don’t ever f***Ing dig your nails in me like that,’ Kim told her. ‘How f***ing old are you?’
‘How old are you?’ Kourtney reiterated. ‘Shut the f*** up.’
‘How old am I?’ Kim asked, slapping her repeatedly. ‘How old are you?’
![Undeterred: Kim rushed past Khloé and attacked Kourtney again, who said: 'Do it or shut the f*** up'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471470-8158741-image-a-40_1585285697656.jpg)
Undeterred: Kim rushed past Khloé and attacked Kourtney again, who said: ‘Do it or shut the f*** up’
![Knives out: 'Don’t ever f***Ing dig your nails in me like that,' Kim told her, shouting: 'How f***ing old are you?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471466-8158741-image-m-42_1585285703261.jpg)
Knives out: ‘Don’t ever f***Ing dig your nails in me like that,’ Kim told her, shouting: ‘How f***ing old are you?’
The show had begun more peacefully, with Khloé dressed as Kris sipping wine by a fire.
‘Kris’ then read to viewers from ‘Volume 18 of The Great Book of Kardashian-Jenner Tales.’
‘Once upon a time, in a magical kingdom of glitter and glamour, there lived a powerful queen who gave birth to five princesses,’ she said. ‘But as their kingdom grew stronger, so, too, did the burden that came with it. The relationships were tested every step of the way.’
All of the Kardashians filled viewers in on what they’d done while the show was on hiatus.
!['Once upon a time': The show had begun more peacefully, with Khloé dressed as Kris sipping wine by a fire](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26470708-8158741-image-m-44_1585285916302.jpg)
‘Once upon a time’: The show had begun more peacefully, with Khloé dressed as Kris sipping wine by a fire
![By the way: All of the Kardashians filled viewers in on what they’d done while the show was on hiatus](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471690-8158741-By_the_way_All_of_the_Kardashians_filled_viewers_in_on_what_they-m-46_1585286185206.jpg)
By the way: All of the Kardashians filled viewers in on what they’d done while the show was on hiatus
Kim and Khloé had vacationed in the Bahamas with their kids, while Kourtney had gone to Italy and Idaho with hers, and Kylie celebrated her 22nd birthday on a yacht trip around Europe.
When they returned, Kim launched her shapewear collection, SKIMS, during Fashion Week in New York City, also debuting her KKW Beauty collaboration with model Winnie Harlow, 25.
Tristan Thompson, 29, who was in New York at the same time, reached out to Kim, who awkwardly invited him to dinner with her friends—a move Khloé called ‘beyond generous.’
Kim had previously fallen out with the NBA star, who famously cheated on Khloé while she was pregnant with their daughter True, one. He and Kim had since made up, but were not close.
![Spirit of forgiveness: Tristan Thompson, 29, who was in New York at the same time, reached out to Kim, who awkwardly invited him to dinner with her friends](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471818-8158741-image-a-47_1585286481385.jpg)
Spirit of forgiveness: Tristan Thompson, 29, who was in New York at the same time, reached out to Kim, who awkwardly invited him to dinner with her friends
![Now it's fine: Kim had previously fallen out with the NBA star, who famously cheated on Khloé while she was pregnant with their daughter True, one](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471814-8158741-image-a-48_1585286496956.jpg)
Now it’s fine: Kim had previously fallen out with the NBA star, who famously cheated on Khloé while she was pregnant with their daughter True, one
‘I was just like: “My God, what did I do?”‘ Kim told Khloé, acknowledging that she’d once ‘brutalized’ Tristan, and didn’t agree with what he had done to her younger sibling.
But, Kim considered: ‘Mom cheated on Dad… and all of their friends, like, forgave Mom.’
‘I think forgiveness is the best way,’ she went on, as Khloé explained to the cameras that she and Tristan had an ‘open-door policy’ but kept their feelings about each other ‘personal.’
When Tristan joined Kim and her friends for dinner, he showed up solo, which impressed her.
![Right move: When Tristan joined Kim and her friends for dinner, he showed up solo, which impressed her](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471816-8158741-image-a-49_1585286579843.jpg)
Right move: When Tristan joined Kim and her friends for dinner, he showed up solo, which impressed her
‘Tristan and I used to not get along,’ Kim announced to Jonathan, Winnie, LaLa Anthony, 38, and public relations executive Simon Huck, 36.
‘Things happen in families,’ she conceded.
‘People know that,’ LaLa cracked. ‘People know you guys.’
‘We’re pop culture,’ Tristan reflected, ‘but now we’re great, now really, aren’t we?’
![Self-aware: 'We’re pop culture,' Tristan reflected, 'but now we’re great, now really, aren’t we?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26471972-8158741-image-m-51_1585286778615.jpg)
Self-aware: ‘We’re pop culture,’ Tristan reflected, ‘but now we’re great, now really, aren’t we?’
Kim said that they were, and later observed that everyone had a great time with him.
On his next visit to Khloé’s house, Tristan was supposed to spend time with True, but instead inserted himself into a dinner with Khloé, Kim and Kris, which was awkward, too.
‘Tristan and I have never had a dinner without True around since all this stuff happened,’ Khloé told cameras, alluding to the cheating incident.
She added that she always set ‘boundaries’ with him, and felt ‘uncomfortable’ at the meal.
![Oh, dear: On his next visit to Khloé’s house, Tristan was supposed to spend time with True, but instead inserted himself into a dinner with Khloé, Kim and Kris, which was awkward, too](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26468840-8158741-image-m-53_1585286881459.jpg)
Oh, dear: On his next visit to Khloé’s house, Tristan was supposed to spend time with True, but instead inserted himself into a dinner with Khloé, Kim and Kris, which was awkward, too
Afterward, as Kim helped Khloé sort through her closet, Khloé told her that having Tristan over was ‘just a lot so soon,’ explaining that the two of them were in a transitional period.
‘’m I just getting too nosy again and getting all up in the mix again?’ Kim asked apologetically, to which Khloé said no, she just wanted to make sure everyone had their ‘head on straight.’
‘I totally hear you, and I totally get that, and I’ll do better,’ Kim promised.
In Paris, Kris worried about Kylie, who’d been so excited about her makeup gig and even practiced her looks on supermodel sister Kendall.
![Practice makes perfect: In Paris, Kris worried about Kylie, who’d been so excited about her makeup gig and even practiced her looks on supermodel sister Kendall](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26472062-8158741-Practice_makes_perfect_In_Paris_Kris_worried_about_Kylie_who_d_b-m-55_1585286977895.jpg)
Practice makes perfect: In Paris, Kris worried about Kylie, who’d been so excited about her makeup gig and even practiced her looks on supermodel sister Kendall
Kris told Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteng, 33, she would find a suitable replacement.
‘She’s doing the makeup on all the girls, so I need her,’ Olivier emphasized. ‘This one is very special. A thousand people are waiting for Kylie.’
In Calabasas, California, Kourtney stewed, annoyed that she had to continue filming KUWTK.
‘There’s probably gonna be 40 people in my house today,’ she complained, noting that she was ‘so f***ing over’ hair and makeup. ‘I honestly don’t want to film. Like, ever again.’
![Kantankerous Kourt: ‘There’s probably gonna be 40 people in my house today,' she complained, noting that she was 'so f***ing over' hair and makeup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26472092-8158741-image-m-58_1585287103010.jpg)
Kantankerous Kourt: ‘There’s probably gonna be 40 people in my house today,’ she complained, noting that she was ‘so f***ing over’ hair and makeup
Kourtney said that she was trying to enjoy the experience more, but still seemed dissatisfied.
‘Do you get up like, 10 minutes before your day begins, and just say a prayer of gratitude?’ Khloé asked her. ‘It changes how you start, and hopefully, continue your day.’
Kourtney ignored her, and the two of them scrapped again when Khloé took the production team’s side over Kourtney’s regarding a recent vacation bill.
Khloé later accused Kourtney of being ‘rude,’ and ‘an a**hole,’ while Kim chimed in that Kourtney was constantly ‘super-negative, [with] bad vibes.’
!['It changes how you start': 'Do you get up like, 10 minutes before your day begins, and just say a prayer of gratitude?' Khloé asked her](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/27/05/26472094-8158741-image-m-59_1585287119035.jpg)
‘It changes how you start’: ‘Do you get up like, 10 minutes before your day begins, and just say a prayer of gratitude?’ Khloé asked her
In a confessional, Kourtney seemed to feel left out, revealing that she and Khloé once stood against Kim, but for the past three years, Khloé and Kim made ‘jabs and comments all the time.’
‘You’ve become a different person, not in the best way in some areas,’ Khloé told her sister, wishing for a ‘resolution’ that she felt Kourtney no longer wanted.
Days later, Kourtney and Kim would get into a physical fight that Khloé couldn’t seem to end.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians returns next week on E!