Khloé Kardashian has declared her ex-husband Lamar Odom "dead" to her after the former NBA player made a series of comments about her that she described as "distasteful." The reality star and businesswoman reacted during the latest episode of The Kardashians, reflecting on remarks Odom made in his Netflix documentary, Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom.
Comments in Documentary
In the documentary, Odom, 47, detailed his struggles with drugs and alcohol, as well as his near-death experience in 2015, when he suffered kidney failure, several strokes, and heart attacks. Kardashian, 42, supported Odom during his rehabilitation despite their separation. However, Odom later said that while Kardashian went out of her way to help him, it was God who saved his life.
Speaking on her Hayu reality show, the Good American founder said: "I'm not too thrilled about it because I'm watching the documentary, and I'm like, 'Wait, I took time out of my life to sit here and do a favour for you. I'm not being paid. I'm doing this because I'm trying to be nice.'"
Attraction to Lifestyle
Odom said that when he met Kardashian, he was attracted to the "lifestyle" that came with the Kardashian family. A friend of Odom's also claimed that on his wedding day to Kardashian, the former basketball player said he was marrying her to "try to better his future" because the Kardashian-Jenner family had "mad connections."
He said in his documentary: "I'm already Lamar Odom, and I'm just watching how she lives and [her family's] lifestyle. I'm like, 'I know this is where I wanna be. This is how I wanna live.'"
Hitting back, Kardashian fumed: "You're saying that you weren't really in love with me. You married me just so you could be more popular in pop culture. All these things, which is so weird." She added: "Even if that is your truth, why don't you say it without me being on the other side of these interviews?" Kardashian also said she had been hurt by Odom's "lame" comments, when he attempted to downplay how much she helped him after he was hospitalised.
Reaction to Today Show Interview
During an appearance on The Today Show in April, Jenna Bush Hager asked Odom if Kardashian had saved his life. He replied: "In some ways, God saved my life. The lord saved my life, honestly." He added that Kardashian "took care" of him after his hospitalisation, but continued: "God took care of me the most. What I came back from is like a medical miracle."
Kardashian responded: "I don't need [him] to thank me. Just don’t talk about me. Don't discredit me. The bridge is burned and there's no more rope left to throw over. So he is dead to me. It's ol. This just solidifies what liars, con artists, cheats, thieves and trolls that men are. I just don’t want to be involved. Play with yourself; don't play with me."
Kardashian and Odom dated for just a few weeks before announcing their engagement in 2009, leaving her step-parent, Caitlyn Jenner, horrified when she found out in the news. They married that same year, and Kardashian filed for divorce four years later. She halted proceedings after Odom was found unconscious in a brothel in Las Vegas, resulting in a coma for three days before extensive rehabilitation. Because the divorce was paused, Kardashian was able to make decisions about Odom's healthcare until he recovered. They officially divorced in 2016.
