Khloé Kardashian Criticizes Lamar Odom's Claim of Marrying Her for Fame
Khloé Kardashian addressed a claim in Lamar Odom's recent documentary that he married her for fame. She expressed frustration on her podcast about participating in the project as a favor. The former couple, married from 2009 to 2016, reunited onscreen in January 2025.
hollywoodreporter.comKhloé Kardashian criticized her ex-husband Lamar Odom on her podcast for a claim in his documentary that he married her for fame. The documentary, titled Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom, was released on Netflix in March. Kardashian participated in the project but later learned of the allegation from Odom's friend.
Kardashian called the claim 'f--ked up' and stated she felt dumb for spending hours on the documentary as a favor. She noted that Odom had not made such statements for years prior. The reality star accused Odom of insinuating she was a liar and discrediting her after inviting her to participate.
Podcast Response On the latest episode of her podcast, Khloé in Wonderland, Kardashian said Odom was now doing press and expressing annoyance with her.
She referenced Odom's past praise for her help after his near-fatal overdose in 2015. Kardashian added that Odom could not now discredit her due to public reaction. Kardashian described Odom's actions as violating and gross, specifically mentioning his decision in 2024 to display a sex doll modeled after her for attention.
She condemned Odom for lacking accountability in the documentary, noting his overdose occurred 11 years ago. Kardashian questioned why the documentary ended without positive developments. >"You’re asking me to be in your documentary and behind the scenes, you and your friends are all saying you were with me just for fame?
That’s some fcked up sht. I feel so dumb.
Background of the Marriage Kardashian and Odom married in September 2009 and separated in 2013.
They finalized their divorce in 2016 after Kardashian assisted Odom following his 2015 overdose. The couple had not appeared together onscreen for over a decade until their reunion. In January 2025, the exes reunited for an awkward conversation on The Kardashians.
Odom's representative did not respond to requests for comment on Kardashian's podcast remarks. The podcast episode aired on Wednesday.
Prior Interactions Kardashian highlighted that Odom had sung her praises for years after the overdose.
She expressed frustration over his recent attempts to slander her. The documentary included allegations from Odom's pal about marrying for Kardashian's connections to improve his future.
Story Timeline
6 events- April 2026
Khloé Kardashian criticized Lamar Odom on her podcast over the documentary claim.
3 sourcesnypost.com · @PopCrave - March 2026
Netflix released the documentary Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom.
2 sourcesnypost.com - January 2025
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom reunited onscreen for a conversation on The Kardashians.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2016
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom finalized their divorce.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2015
Lamar Odom suffered a near-fatal overdose, with Kardashian providing assistance.
1 sourcenypost.com - September 2009
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom married.
1 sourcenypost.com
Potential Impact
- 01
Public discussion of the former couple's marriage increases media coverage of their past.
- 02
Odom faces additional scrutiny over his documentary's portrayal of events.
- 03
Kardashian's podcast episode gains higher listener engagement from the controversy.
- 04
The reunion on The Kardashians draws renewed viewer interest to the show.
Multi-source corroboration verifies facts, not framing. This panel scores the Substrate rewrite you just read (top score) and the raw source bundle it came from. A positive delta means the rewrite stripped framing from the sources; a negative or zero delta means our neutralizer let some through.
Odom's documentary candidly reflects on his past fame-seeking motives and personal struggles, with Kardashian's criticism highlighting unresolved tensions from their brief marriage.
- Lede misdirectionnotable“TITLE: Khloé Kardashian Criticizes Lamar Odom Over Claim... focuses on her response, not the claim itself”centers messenger's reaction instead of substantive eventThe headline leads with who shared, posted, or reacted to the event rather than the substantive event itself — burying the actual news behind the messenger.
- Valence skewminor“called the claim 'f--ked up', 'violating and gross', 'lacking accountability' applied to Odom”systematically negative adjectives target Odom's actionsAdjectives and adverbs systematically slant toward one interpretation even though the underlying facts are neutral.
- Selective sourcingminor“Only quotes Kardashian's podcast; Odom's rep did not respond”no counter-viewpoint from Odom or supporters includedEvery quoted expert shares one viewpoint; no counter-expert is given meaningful space.
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