Noem Divorce Report

Reports say Kristi Noem is divorcing her husband amid cross-dressing allegations.

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Kristi Noem ridiculed online over divorce revelation

What a boob: Kristi Noem reportedly divorcing in wake of scandal

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Summary

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Kristi Noem’s mother, Corinne Arnold, says the former Homeland Security secretary has hired a lawyer and plans to divorce Bryon Noem after 34 years of marriage. Arnold said Bryon has moved out of the couple’s Castlewood, South Dakota, home, though no divorce filing has appeared in South Dakota court records. The reported split follows April reports alleging Bryon maintained a secret online sexual persona involving cross-dressing and “bimbofication.” Neither Kristi nor Bryon Noem has publicly confirmed the divorce.

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Fetish Divorce

Kristi Noem is reportedly divorcing her husband because his secret sexual or fetish life became public. The revelations about cross-dressing or online bimbofication made the marriage scandalous and untenable.