Divorce Filing After Thirty Years
Kristi Noem files for divorce from husband Bryon after three decades of marriage.
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Former Homeland Security Secretary and South Dakota governor Kristi Noem filed for divorce from Bryon Noem in Hamlin County, South Dakota, on September 28, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple married in 1992 and have three children. The filing followed March reports alleging Bryon participated in online “bimbofication” fetish communities and wore fake breasts; Kristi Noem’s representatives said the family was blindsided and asked for privacy. Noem’s mother said in July that the couple expected to divorce. Noem was removed as Homeland Security secretary in March and reassigned as a special envoy.
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After the reports about his online activities became public, Bryon Noem told The New York Times he would address the matter “at some point,” but had not done so by the time of the divorce filing.
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By July, Bryon had reportedly moved out of the couple’s home and was living about 20 miles away.
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The couple were teenage sweethearts who worked together on Noem’s family farm before she entered politics; Bryon later started an insurance agency.
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The divorce filing leaves open the possibility that Noem could seek spousal support.
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