Inside Khloe Kardashian & Celebrity Big Brother’s Lamar Odom’s FAILED marriage after drugs, cheating claims & overdose
KHLOE Kardashian and Celebrity Big Brother star Lamar Odom have a long history.
Take a look back at their FAILED marriage following his drug use, cheating claims and an overdose that tore the couple apart.
Khloe, 37, met and Lamar, 42, at a party for his teammate Metta World Peace in 2009.
The pair began dating soon after, while they shocked the world when they tied the knot just one month after meeting.
Lamar often appeared on Keeping Up With The Kardashians alongside his ex during their marriage, while the pair even had their own spin-off show called Khloe and Lamar.
THE SPLIT
While many fans loved the couple’s relationship on the Kardashians’ shows, Khloe and the Celebrity Big Brother star called it quits in 2013.
They broke up after Lamar’s substance abuse got out of hand and he admitted to cheating on her multiple times.
Khloe filed for divorce from Lamar on December 13, 2013 following months of speculation that they separated.
In addition to filing for divorce, the KUWTK star requested legal restoration of her last name.
Both parties signed divorce papers in July of 2015.
INFIDELITY
About two years into their marriage, Khloe revealed there was trouble in paradise.
Lamar reportedly cheated on the TV personality, while his addiction struggles became worse.
The Celebrity Big Brother contestant spoke to about the regret he felt about cheating on his wife, stating: “I wish I could have been more of a man. It still bothers me to this day. But regret is something we have to learn to live with.”
The former athlete further discussed his cheating in his memoir 2019 memoir, Darkness to Light: A Memoir.
He wrote: “For a while, being with her was bliss and I was the happiest I’ve ever been. We were one of the most famous couples in Hollywood and we made more money together than we had individually.
“At the start of the marriage, I was faithful to her. But I could not handle the lethal cocktail of the spotlight, addiction, a diminishing career, and infidelity.”
DRUG PROBLEMS
Despite appearing happy and healthy during his appearances on the E! shows, numerous reports surfaced alleging that Lamar abused drugs.
It’s believed Khloe filed for divorce after she failed at trying to help the retired NBA player seek rehabilitation.
“She flip-flopped several times,” a source told at the time.
“But she can’t imagine having kids with someone who refuses to seek help for his disease.”
SCARY OVERDOSE
Lamar’s drug problems became more apparent in October 2015.
He was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital after suffering an accidental overdose at the Love Ranch brothel.
Even though the pair had broken up, Khloe remained by her ex’s side as he was in a coma for four days.
At the time, she withdrew her pending divorce petition but revealed that the decision was made only so that she could make medical decisions on Lamar’s behalf.
“He OD’d during the divorce and I was his next of kin, even though it was still, the divorce was still – it was on the judge’s desk,” she explained on the
“It was like two years, or like a year or two of us trying to get the divorce going and then this happened.”
Khloe continued: “And then we paused the divorce, not for any romantic reasons but I wanted to be able to help take care of him and make sure that he would be OK again.”
Many KUWTK fans viewed Khloe putting off the divorce as a sign that the pair were going to work through their problems, though their divorce was finalized in 2016.
CATCHING UP
Since their split, Khloe moved on with NBA star Tristan Thompson, 30.
The pair, who share three-year-old daughter True, called it quits in 2021 following numerous cheating scandals from Tristan.
Meanwhile, Lamar appears to be pining after the newly single Khloe.
The retired NBA player– who has been cast on the latest season of Celebrity Big Brother– is said to “want to TV star back.”
While speaking to , a source said: “Lamar really wants a chance with Khloe again. He doesn’t like Tristan and doesn’t think he deserves Khloe.
“Lamar has turned his life around. He credits everything to God. He saved him.”
The insider continued: “He’s really focused on keeping his circle small these days. He doesn’t want bad people in his life ever again.
“He is confident he can be to guy Khloe always wanted him to be. Lamar is not the same person he was when he nearly died in 2015. He respects his ex, who was there for him through all that.”
