Kim Kardashian has now gone public with Pete Davidson, but Keeping Up With The Kardashians fans are accusing this new relationship of being a publicity stunt. Kim and Pete had been dodging dating rumors despite how much they fueled them in recent weeks. With Pete being the first person the billionaire reality star and beauty mogul has publicly dated since filing for divorce from Kanye West, Kim is seemingly trying to take things slow. But with their 13-year age gap and Pete being nothing like the past celebrities she has dated in the past, some fans are suspicious about Kim's intentions with the 28-year-old comedian.

Kim's love life has been one big question mark for the last year. Prior to filing for divorce, Kim and Kanye spent months living separate lives. Following the divorce, Kanye was so upset that he refused to communicate with Kim directly. By the summer, the former couple got back on friendly terms and fueled reconciliation rumors. However, Kim sources confirmed that their public support for each other wouldn't lead to Kim withdrawing her divorce petition. In the weeks that followed, Kim and Pete enjoyed a few public dates that sent the rumor mill spinning.

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Now that the cat is out of the bag in regards to Pete and Kim's romance, fans are sharing their thoughts on social media as well. After news of their confirmed relationship went public, a Reddit thread was started asking if "Momager" Kris Jenner had approved of the news. Fans began to speculate if it was a romance orchestrated by mastermind Kris to get the heat off Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott amid the aftermath of the Astroworld tragedy. Additionally, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have been getting the most press around their recent engagement and PDA-packed relationship. Many think Kim is trying to get the attention back on her by dating a celebrity with similar brand appeal as Travis. "This whole relationship is so weird to me," one Redditor said. "Not saying it's not real, but the way it's so rushed, just in time of the Astroworld disaster and how they're basically like the next Kravis. Idk man."

For the most part, Kim hasn't promoted anything about her relationship with Pete. She has continued to advocate for people who can get the most benefit out of her hundreds of millions of followers across social media. Most recently, Kim helped to get Julius Jones' death sentence overturned to just life in prison without parole. While the results are still dismal, Kim's constant updates on Jones' behalf helped persuade the Oklahoma Governor to cancel the scheduled execution that was set to take place this week. Additionally, Kim's SKIMS brand recently chartered a private plane to save the Afghan women's soccer team. Overall, her philanthropy efforts haven't been overshadowed by her romance news, so speculation on Kim using Pete as a publicity stunt is most likely wrong.

On the other hand, that isn't stopping KUWTK fans from assuming the worst about Kim's intentions with Pete. With Pete being a popular comedian, dating him could help rebrand aspects of Kim's public persona after years of being Kanye's muse. With her current billionaire status, flourishing businesses, and advocacy work, Kim can only enhance the public image of whoever she chooses to date. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is also filming her new Hulu show and will fill fans in on everything. She's likely taking things slow due to her still being legally married to Kanye, but many spectators think Pete should enjoy his time with Kim because it possibly won't last too long.

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Source: Reddit