In the weeks leading up to Kim Kardashian’s divorce trial with Kris Humphries, the reality star’s family will hold an interview with Ryan Seacrest on April 21 in an episode called Ryan Seacrest with the Kardashians: An E! News Presentation, a gesture that irritates the NBA player.

Humphries finds the timing of the interview suspicious because it will take place two weeks before the trial.

Kim Kardashian's husband of 72-days thinks that the interview is a desperate attempt by his estranged wife to limit the damage that their divorce trial will cause, according to a source close to the situation.

“In Kris’ opinion, it’s definitely being done as damage control before testimony in the divorce trial, which is expected to reveal that aspects of Kim’s reality shows are staged," a source said, according to Perez Hilton. "Kim will be forced to testify under oath that scenes of the reality show, including a conversation she had with mom about the breakdown of her marriage to Kris, took place after she had filed for divorce.”

The interview will air two months before the eighth season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians premieres on June 2.

Kardashian will be forced to testify that certain scenes of her reality show were staged.

“Humphries believes that the interview with Ryan Seacrest is Kim trying to control and offset the negative publicity she will likely receive,” a source told Radar Online.