Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Race to Erase MS
Lamar Odom and Khloé Kardashian‘s onscreen reunion was even more awkward than expected.
During the Thursday, February 6, episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Khloé, 40, reflected on her tumultuous marriage to Lamar, 45, after he briefly crossed paths with her friend Malika Haqq.
“Lamar was and is definitely someone that I felt was the love of my life,” Khloé told the cameras. “I got married when I was 24 and although him and I got married 30 days to the day we met, I loved him with all of my heart and soul.”
Khloé recalled putting everything into her relationship with Lamar, adding, “I took my vows very seriously and I was married for about seven years. But there were bigger things that were not fixable in that marriage. So the last time I saw him was in 2016.”
Before Kim Kardashian’s 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries, there was Khloé Kardashian’s nine-day engagement to Lamar Odom. In November 2009, season 4 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians premiered with a very special episode titled “The Wedding,” which squeezed almost all of Khloé and Lamar’s courtship into a tight 90 minutes. Khloé introduced Lamar to […]
Khloé and Lamar dated for one month before getting engaged in 2009. They got married later that year and Khloé filed for divorce four years later. Khloé later postponed her court motion after Lamar — who was struggling with substance abuse during part of their marriage — was left comatose following an overdose at a legal brothel in Nevada. Khloé served as Lamar’s caretaker while he recovered before refiling for divorce in May 2016, which was finalized seven months later.
“I feel bad and wish he would get his life together. But then I remember this isn’t my world anymore,” Khloé noted. “I don’t know if I could even put into words what I felt for Lamar. That was some of the most special and magical time of my life. It felt like the purest love I have ever had. Although there was so much darkness in that marriage, there was the brightest of the bright times.”
During the season 6 premiere, Khloé recalled how she “took care” of Lamar, explaining, “Then as soon as he was up and able to take care of himself then we had to part ways. It is time to just be done with that chapter.”
The former couple subsequently had a falling out that lasted “nine years.” Khloé said she “had to break contact” after she witnessed Lamar not putting in the work to better himself.
“Lamar was repeating some of the same behaviors that I just couldn’t stand for. I was shocked that he was repeating those behaviors himself while coming out of the whole Vegas accident,” she said in a confessional. “I rented Lamar a house next door to my home. He was staying there with caretakers and rehabilitating. … I went over and I walked in on Lamar doing things that he shouldn’t have been doing. I was very upset. I haven’t seen Lamar since that day.”
On the show it’s revealed that Khloé decided to reach out to Lamar — through Malika — to return some of his prized possessions. She admitted to Malika, 41, that she didn’t want Lamar to get the wrong idea, which meant putting up some invisible boundaries.
“I am fine but I just don’t want to make this a thing,” she shared. “It is hot so I would have worn a short tank dress but maybe that is giving too much. So I am in my uniform. I don’t want this to read into anything more.”
It was pretty much love at first sight when Khloé Kardashian met former NBA player Lamar Odom. The pair tied the knot in September 2009 after just one month of dating, They were in wedded bliss for the next four years — a journey documented on their hit E! reality series, Khloé & Lamar. Unfortunately, […]
Khloé also chose not to tell her family her plans. “There’s just no feelings,” she revealed. “I want him to have his stuff and that is it. I wish I could do that and not have a conversation.”
Lamar was ultimately 52 minutes late to Malika’s home — and when he arrived, he had flowers, cake and champagne.
“You want to sit this close? How are we going to talk to each other?” she quipped as he struggled to look her in the eye. “Don’t be nervous. I am not going to do or say anything that is scary.”
Lamar attempted to make a joke, which didn’t land. When Lamar then tried to explain his tardiness by pointing out that he was “out shopping and being thoughtful,” Khloé fired back, “Are you going to talk this low.”
In a confessional, Khloé admitted their conversation felt off.
“I don’t know this person anymore. It is just a mindf—,” she shared. “He is visibly uncomfortable, he is nervous and sweating. I don’t know if he thinks I am going to go off on him. But he just seems scared.”
Lamar, who was sweating throughout the conversation, ultimately asked Khloé for a hug. “I don’t have a lot of emotion for this meeting. I have dealt with so much trauma in this relationship for so many years,” she admitted. “To learn how to unlove someone, it is almost like a death.”
While Khloé was saying goodbye to the past, Lamar was reflecting on his mistakes. He even called Khloé his wife, which didn’t sit well with her.
“For him to call me his wife, words are empty,” she explained. “When it was great, it was spectacular. When it was bad, it was horrific.”
After ending her marriage to Lamar, Khloé moved on with Tristan Thompson. The duo expanded their family with daughter True in 2018. Days before her arrival, Tristan, 33, cheated on his then-pregnant girlfriend with multiple women. Khloé and Tristan initially stayed together but split when he kissed her sister Kylie Jenner’s BFF Jordyn Woods in 2019.
Tristan and Khloé continued to date off-and-on before their son, Tatum, was born via surrogate in 2022. Lamar brought Tatum up during Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians.
“Your little boy looks like you a lot,” he said before elaborating on the mistakes he felt he made. “I put you through a lot. I f—– up with you. I love you for trying your hardest with me. That love will never go away, I know it won’t.”
The episode ended with a “To Be Continued” message but the preview hinted at a fight between Lamar and Khloé. In the sneak peek, the reality star specifically calls Lamar out for lying to her over the years.
Hulu releases new episodes of The Kardashians every Thursday.