Khloé Kardashian has opened up about the emotional chaos she endured after discovering her then-hubby Lamar Odom had cheated on her. Their marriage, that existed from 2009 to 2016, was profoundly shaped by this disclosure. In a recent segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the reality television star opened up about her shocking new revelation. She located Odom with a young woman, about 26 years old, in a motel in Downtown Los Angeles. This revelation has followed Kardashian and been a major source of emotional suffering throughout her life.
The couple began struggling with marriage issues as early as 2013. These battles ultimately drove them apart, and they divorced in 2016. During their years together, Odom was battling addiction, which only further aggravated their relationship’s disconnect. In a podcast appearance, Kardashian acknowledged that she had no idea how far Odom had strayed. She only learned the truth just before his DUI arrest, also in 2017.
In her honest reflection, Kardashian explained what it was like to finally face Odom. Sharon wanted to make a difference. She loudly knocked on the door of the motel room. When they responded, her feelings boiled over. Betrayal and anger flooded over her.
“I knocked on the door. They answered it for some reason, and I just started going ballistic,” – Khloé Kardashian
Kardashian described the physical effects her mental anguish was inflicting on her during that fateful meeting, explaining,
“My knuckles were all bloody and gross, and I just had bandanas wrapped around [them],” – Khloé Kardashian
That gut-wrenching experience of betrayal, Kardashian later explained, made her feel like a “psychopath” for being reactive in the way she was to Odom’s infidelities. She lamented that because of Odom’s behavior she had been forced to go to such lengths.
“Do not act like you did not put me in this position and you did not make me be this psychopath,” – Khloé Kardashian
Kardashian has been deeply hurt by Odom’s infidelities and their aftermath. Kardashian has been open about her journey in overcoming feelings of hurt and betrayal. She has been very clear that the emotional scars from that experience lasted long after they broke up and eventually divorced.
When Odom and Kardashian were recently reunited during the season six premiere of The Kardashians, it had been nearly nine years since they’d seen each other. They were seen hanging out at Khloé’s best friend Malika Haqq’s house. That meeting, described by sources as awkward, underscored the real and ongoing animosity between the two.
Kardashian is forthright about her current issues with trust. In her own astonishing way, she gazes into the morally vapid hearts of those she once idolized.
“I get offended, whether it be Tristan [Thompson] or Lamar, where these people do these outrageous things and then they see me again and act as if nothing happened,” – Khloé Kardashian
Odom, for his part, has publicly expressed remorse over his infidelity and the pain it brought Kardashian. He’s released statements taking responsibility for his addiction throughout their marriage and how it affected their relationship.
Kardashian has clearly been trying to reconcile the hurt of that betrayal with moving forward. She has spread awareness about the importance of personal development and emancipation from toxic relationships.
“The best thing is when you’re free of that. I pray I never am back there again,” – Khloé Kardashian
As each of them begins to make their own moves since the divorce, Kardashian’s own reflection reminds us, love, trust, and healing are all complicated matters to navigate after betrayal. Their journey eloquently shows the ways private hardships meet public identities. This emotional and physical connection sends a deep message to their peers about the importance of their relationships.