Khloé Kardashian says Lamar Odom is “dead to me,” making it clear she wants nothing more to do with her ex-husband after watching his Netflix documentary. The reality star addressed their falling out during the November 12 episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” revealing that comments about their marriage and his recovery from a near-fatal overdose pushed her to cut ties with him for good.
“The bridge is burned, and there’s no more rope left to throw over. So he is dead to me,” Kardashian declared.
She continued, “This just solidifies what liars, con artists, cheats, thieves, trolls that men are. I just don’t wanna be involved. Play with yourself, don’t play with me.”
The former couple has been divorced for a decade, but Kardashian’s latest comments suggest that any remaining possibility of a friendship has disappeared. Her breaking point came after she agreed to participate in “Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom,” a Netflix documentary released March 31 that explored his personal struggles, basketball career, and 2015 medical emergency.
According to Kardashian, Odom personally asked her to participate. She agreed without compensation, believing she was helping someone with whom she shared a complicated history.
“I did watch the Lamar documentary. I’m not too thrilled about it,” she explained. “Because I’m watching the documentary and I’m like, wait, I took time out of my life to sit here and do a favor for you. I’m not being paid. I’m doing this ‘cause I’m trying to be nice. There’s so many things that I just found really distasteful.”
What particularly upset Kardashian was the impression that Odom had married her for celebrity status rather than genuine love.
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“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. Even if that is your truth, why don’t you say it without me being on the other side of these interviews? I just thought that was really, really lame.”
The accusations reopened painful memories from their marriage.
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom married in September 2009 following a whirlwind romance. Their relationship eventually deteriorated, leading Kardashian to file for divorce in 2013.
However, when Odom suffered a near-fatal overdose at a Nevada brothel in October 2015, Kardashian paused their divorce proceedings and helped oversee his care during an extensive recovery.
Scott Disick reminded viewers of that period during the Hulu episode, recalling “a time when she was spoon-feeding the guy back to life.”
Kardashian explained that she wasn’t looking for praise or public recognition for helping her former husband survive his medical crisis.
“I don’t need you to thank me,” she said. “Just don’t talk about me. Don’t discredit me.”
Her disappointment had already surfaced months earlier on her Khloé in Wonder Land podcast, where she expressed regret over appearing in the documentary.
“I feel so dumb,” she admitted, adding, “[I’m] pissed that I’m even involved.”
Her frustration also involved Odom’s promotional interviews, including remarks crediting God for his survival. Odom has separately acknowledged that Kardashian cared for him following his hospitalization.
Meanwhile, Lamar Odom has denied marrying Kardashian to increase his fame.
During an appearance on Louis Ruggiero’s Nothing’s Off the Table podcast, the former NBA player disputed the suggestion that he made such a claim.
“I think that was my kids or my children or whoever they were interviewing at the time, because, you know… I didn’t really need [her],” he explained.
His children, Destiny and LJ, both participated in the documentary.
When Ruggiero brought up Odom’s feelings for Kardashian, the basketball star insisted that he loved her, while maintaining that he had no reason to pursue the marriage for publicity.
“Yeah, I did. But I didn’t need more clout … I didn’t really need anybody, you know, at that time. Right before I was getting married, I was in a relationship with an A-plus actress.”
Despite that explanation, Kardashian’s latest comments indicate that she has no interest in revisiting their relationship or discussing another version of their marriage.
The former couple finalized their divorce in December 2016, years after their initial separation. Now, Kardashian is drawing an even firmer boundary.
