10 Things You Didn’t Know about Jonathan Cheban

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Perhaps you don’t recognize his name off the top of your head, but it’s admittedly difficult to keep up with those Kardashians and their friends and family. Jonathan Cheban is a longtime friend of the Kardashian clan, particularly the famous Kim K. He’s been seen in the family’s reality show on dozens of occasions, as well as made appearances on other realty shows. He’s the owner of a PR firm, he has a website and he’s working hard to make himself a household name. Clearly, he’s not quite there yet; but that doesn’t mean he won’t be. Some people love Cheban, and others aren’t really so sure about him. I’ve seen comments from Kardashian fans that he seems like a great friend to the women, and others that have said he seems insincere and a bit like a fame-hungry user. I don’t watch the show, so I don’t have an opinion of my own. On that note, I’m hearing his name more and more frequently these days, and that means that he’s making it. It only makes sense to get to know Jonathan Cheban a bit better, and that’s what we’re doing here.

He’s a Jersey Boy

He was born in Fort Lee. His mother is a realtor with Sotheby’s and his late father was a diamond dealer. Cheban grew up in a comfortable household with plenty of activities to keep him busy and parents that were able to provide for him on a regular basis. Cheban’s father passed away back in 2011.

His Big Break came from Diddy

When he was working for a PR firm in New York City, his boss declined to take on Diddy’s 29th birthday. Cheban saw this as his opportunity to make it big, accepted the job and ventured out onto his own. He’s been successful in the industry after starting his own business ever since. Of course, if anyone can make you famous, it’s Diddy. That’s one heck of a first client and a successful foray into the business world.

His Sexuality is Always in Question

There are people everywhere who cannot seem to figure out if Cheban is gay or straight. It doesn’t actually matter, but it is quite interesting that he never actually broaches the subject, even with his best friend when she questions him about it. When Kim K. has to ask if you are a gay man or a straight man and you still cannot give an answer, the world is going to assume that you’re gay. Unless, of course, you are straight and you want the world to assume you are gay to have even more fans. I don’t even know.

He’s been on Millionaire Matchmaker

So perhaps this was his way of showing the world that he is not gay, just very feminine. He was on the show asking to find love with a woman who looks like Jennifer Aniston but has the same curves as his best friend Kim. He did find a woman he enjoyed, but things did not work out between them. That only fueled rumors and speculation that he is gay. At the end of the day, do we really care in the least where he likes men or women? Didn’t think so.

He was Stalked and Almost Stabbed

There was a time a few years ago when a man entered a restaurant in which Cheban was dining, called his name repeatedly and tried to stab him with a pocket knife. His friend Sal was able to save him and protect him from the stalker with the knife, and later on the man was shot and killed when he tried to stab to NYC police offers. But…

…his Friend was Charged with a Felony for Saving his Life

When Cheban’s friend Sal saved him from being stabbed by the now deceased stalker with a knife, he was charged with a felony for his involvement. Sal, the security guard, punched the man in the face to protect Cheban from the knife the lunatic was wielding. Thankfully, a court decided to dismiss the charges since the man was clearly protecting his friend from a man with a knife. How are you going to charge someone like that for his actions when it was clearly defense?

He had his own Reality Show

The “Spin Crowd” was supposed to show the world what the press and the PR people and those in the media do on a daily basis. Bestie Kim was the one who produced the show, but it was still cancelled following the first season. Apparently people just do not care about what Cheban and his company do for a living, and even Kim K.’s presence in the credits and on the show could not change the fact that it was not a success.

He’s a Designer

He’s collaborated with designers on several occasions, but he’s also launched his own line of clothing he calls Kritik. He’s also been quite successful in this industry. He’s a man of many talents, but that’s what happens when communications and PR are your specialty and you know what you want out of life.

He owns Restaurants

He’s got a restaurant called Sushi MiKasa, another called Sushi Couture in Miami and he’s opening a line of restaurants called Burger Bandit. He’s been quite successful in the restaurant industry and it just leads to the fact that he’s very good at what he does. That’s important in business, and he knows that.

Kim’s Not very Nice to Him

There have been several instances in which Kim has accused her alleged BFF of doing things to exploit her, from accusing him of leaking her family secrets to the press to writing a tell all about her (she was wrong about his book and did apologize about that). It’s not the kind of best friendship I’d like to have with anyone, especially since you clearly need a BFF you can trust. Neither of them seems to have that kind of relationship with one another.

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