Pakistan, June 29 -- Kim Kardashian has lost a dear friend. Lindsay May-an entertainment consultant who the Kardashians star has known since childhood-died after a battle with cancer, Kim confirmed on her Instagram Story June 17.

She also shared that their mutual friend Simone Harouche started a fundraiser selling Citizens of Humanity jeans called "The Linz" to raise money for research on the disease.

"In memory of our Lifer Lindz who recently passed away of a rare form of cancer," Kim wrote, "our lifer @simoneharouche has partnered with @citizensofhumanity to donate $50 from every pair to the neuroendocrine tumor research foundation."

Simone previously mourned Lindsay's death with a social media tribute, writing on Instagram in Januar...