WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Kristi and Bryon Noem filed for divorce Tuesday in a South Dakota court after marrying in 1992.
  • Bryon was reported to use a “busty bimbo” persona while chatting online with adult performers.
  • Kristi Noem faced allegations of an affair with former aide Corey Lewandowski, which he repeatedly denied.
  • Trump fired Noem from DHS in March amid scandals and controversy over a $220 million advertising campaign.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has officially filed for divorce from Bryon Noem, ending a marriage that began more than three decades ago. The Noems filed Tuesday in a South Dakota court.

Kristi and Bryon met in high school in South Dakota and married in 1992, when Kristi was 20 and attending college. They share three children: Kassidy, 32; Kennedy, 29; and Booker, 24.

The split follows reports about Bryon, 56, using an online alter ego involving fake breasts and tight leggings to communicate with adult performers. The reports described him as participating in a fetish known as “bimbofication.”

That roleplaying fetish involves adopting the appearance of a hypersexualized Barbie doll, including massive breasts and tight clothing. Bryon was said to have used a “busty bimbo” persona during his online conversations with adult film stars.

“It’s called bimbofication. People who modify their body to look like a doll. The Barbie look,” one model told the Daily Mail about Bryon’s reported activities. The model added, “His kink is for huge, huge ridiculous boobs.”

Another model told the outlet that Bryon’s fetish involved “3000cc-plus boobs,” an amount described as far beyond the volume of saline per implant that a plastic surgeon would recommend. The reports provided an unusually lurid backdrop for the divorce filing.

Kristi Noem, 54, had also long faced allegations that she was having an extramarital affair with former aide Corey Lewandowski. The purported relationship had been described as “D.C.’s worst-kept secret.”

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Lewandowski, who is married and has four children, repeatedly denied the affair allegations. Even so, he continued appearing alongside Noem after her departure from DHS.

The pair were spotted last month in Minnesota, where they rode bicycles around Lake Minnetonka before having lunch beside the lake. Their meal took place in Wayzata, which the source described as an upscale suburb.

President Donald Trump fired Noem from her position leading DHS in March through a post on Truth Social. Her alleged affair was said to be among the reasons for her removal, along with several scandals that affected DHS during her tenure.

The final breaking point for Trump was reportedly Noem’s $220 million advertising campaign, which prominently showed her riding a horse in South Dakota. The expensive campaign put Noem herself front and center.

During congressional testimony, Noem insisted that Trump had approved the advertisement. Those comments reportedly angered the president, who maintained that he had not been told about it.

“I never knew anything about it,” Trump told Reuters on Thursday. After firing Noem, Trump appointed her as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.

Lewandowski was also pushed out of DHS alongside Noem. He had briefly served as Trump’s campaign manager in 2016 before being fired after facing battery charges for grabbing a reporter.

During the first tour connected to the Shield of the Americas, Noem brought Lewandowski along while he remained employed as a special government employee. He was later spotted with Noem in Guyana, where the pair met with government and corporate officials.

Lewandowski was subsequently removed from any role in the Trump administration. He still faces scrutiny over allegations that he improperly awarded government contracts, adding another lingering controversy to the spectacle surrounding Noem’s political and personal unraveling.