During her Amazon Live stream, Kyle spoke about their decision to release the statement.
“We had to quickly write a statement saying yes we have had a hard year,” she noted. “People leak stories—sometimes they’re true, sometimes they’re not true. And we made a point to say that divorce is not being discussed. So, it’s weird to have to acknowledged to millions of strangers that you’re having problems. It would be nice to work through issues in your life without everybody kinda of watching and weighing in on it.
And while Kyle said it felt like they had “no choice” but to speak out at the time, she suggested she’s ultimately glad they did.
“We actually all—our daughters, and Mauricio and me—all felt better after we posted that,” she shared, “because so many people were speculating and making up stories and it was just getting out of control.”