Who Is Khloé Kardashian Dating?
Khloé Kardashian Gives Update on Her Dating Life: "No Man Right Now... He's in My Prayers"
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Kardashian met NBA player Lamar Odom at a party in August 2009, according to InStyle. The pair instantly connected, and within a few short weeks, Odom proposed to Kardashian with a 12.5-carat ring, as per Forbes. A source told People at the time, "She and Lamar started talking about getting married really soon after they met. They knew this was it, and they are just having fun with this whirlwind." The pair married just nine days after getting engaged, with a special episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" dedicated to their marriage. A source told Us Weekly at the time, "Khloe and Lamar [wanted] to get married before Lamar has to go away for training, and the [basketball] season starts up [this fall]."
The pair's relationship continued to move quickly, and by November 2009, Kardashian and Odom purchased a $4 million mansion in California, as reported by People. By 2011, the couple had their own "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" spinoff series called "Khloe and Lamar" which focussed on their lives together, along with their friends and family. The show lasted two seasons and ultimately ended in 2013. In a 2011 interview with The LA Times, Odom admitted that the attention and being in front of the cameras "wore him down."
2011 was a tough year for Odom. He lost his 24-year-old cousin in a tragic murder, and after leaving his cousin's funeral, Odom was involved in a car accident which resulted in the death of a 15-year-old pedestrian, according to NBC News. A series of tough years would follow for Kardashian and Odom, with Odom often making headlines for alleged infidelities, drug abuse, and excessive partying. Odom later said in his 2019 memoir "Darkness to Light" that he was a sex addict and cheated on Kardashian throughout their marriage. "I wanted to take it back, but you can't. [I] wanted to hide it. But that sick sin was hard for me to hide . . . I had a problem," the NBA star said (via People). Kardashian filed for divorce in December 2013, one month after Odom was arrested for driving while intoxicated, per TMZ. On separating from Odom, a source told Us Weekly, "She flip-flopped several times, but she can't imagine having kids with someone who refuses to seek help for his disease." In October 2015, Odom overdosed in a Nevada brothel. At the time, he was hospitalised after suffering multiple strokes and was in a coma for four days, according to People. Kardashian remained by Odom's side throughout his recovery, and their divorce was paused so she could help him while he was hospitalized. The divorce was ultimately finalised in December 2016.