By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor

Kris Humphries has laid down the gauntlet to his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, vowing he won't be bullied by her anymore, and has instructed his attorney to stop settlement talks in their ongoing bitter divorce battle, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.

Kardashian and Humphries were married in an extravagant on camera wedding at a mansion in Montecito, California last summer. The subsequent wedding special on E! was a ratings blockbuster, but there was trouble immediately between the newlyweds and Kardashian filed for divorce after only 72 days of marriage.

"Kris is furious about reports that he is making Kim's life hell. It's absolutely ridiculous, and he is telling his friends that he won't be bullied by her anymore," a source close to the situation tells Breaking Celebrity News. "Kris has told his lawyer to no longer attempt to reach a settlement with Kim. It's a waste of time and he is ready to take this to trial, and he will. This was the last straw for Kris because Kim is attempting to drag his family into this drama and that crosses the line. Kris just wants the truth to come out and that is what the courts are for. A judge can decide if the marriage should be annulled on grounds of fraud. What is Kim so afraid of and why is she fighting their divorce going to trial? Kris' name has been trashed in the press by Kim's camp for a very long time, and he has the right to fight back but he isn't doing it the way she is, and he will have his day in court."

It's been a rough week for the E! reality star as she was flour bombed by