Judge bans cameras at Kim Kardashian's divorce trial

Kim Kardashian will be off camera during her upcoming divorce trial after a judge banned recording equipment from the court.

The socialite, who has documented her life in several fly-on-the-wall TV shows, is set to face her estranged husband, basketball player Kris Humphries, in a Los Angeles courtroom on 6 May (13).

The pair has been locked in a bitter legal wrangle ever since Kardashian filed papers to end their 72-day marriage in October, 2011, but fans will not be able to get an insight into their divorce proceedings after judge Scott Gordon banned cameras from the court showdown.

Humphries failed to attend a mandatory divorce hearing in L.A. on Friday (12Apr13) and the conference has been re-arranged for 19 April (13).

Kardashian is currently expecting a child with her new partner Kanye West.