Lamar Odom Walks Back His Comments About Marriage to Khloe Kardashian, But We’re Not Buying It
Lamar Odom is attempting to clarify previous negative comments he made about his ex-wife, Khloé Kardashian. But instead of walking back, he ought to stand on business. We’ll tell you why.
For a bit of background, we previously reported that Odom made some truly eyebrow-raising comments about Kardashian in his controversial Netflix documentary, “Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom,” which was released at the end of March 2026. In the documentary, Odom admitted that his motive for getting with Kardashian wasn’t right, explaining that he did it to get closer to the glamorous lifestyle.
“I’m already Lamar Odom, and I’m just watching how she lives and their lifestyle. I’m like, ‘I know this is where I wanna be.’ Like, ‘this is how I wanna live,’” Odom said in the doc. “I think that was like a power trip for me, ’cause you took the power I had [as an NBA player], and then Kardashian power. When you add ’em…But I wasn’t really ready for all that power.”
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Now, however, it looks like Odom is trying to walk back those words and is instead putting the blame on his own kids.
“That never came out of my mouth,” Odom said during a recent appearance on the “Nothing’s Off The Table with Louis Ruggiero“ podcast. “I think that was my kids or my children or whoever they were interviewing at that time. I didn’t really need more clout. I had one of these [pointing to his NBA Championship ring].”
He later added: “I didn’t really need anybody at that time.”
Well, that’s not exactly true, now is it, Odom? Because if our memory is correct, you were just three years into grieving the death of one of your children when you met and wed Kardashian. We’d be a bit remiss if we didn’t think that she helped you navigate that process—and you’d be dishonest if you didn’t give her credit.
Plus, while you may think you had enough weight and power in the streets without Kardashian’s impact, the fact that you tried to push your ulterior motives onto your own kids is beyond sad. The first step in fixing a problem is to admit one exists in the first place. Trying to place the blame on your kids is a step in the wrong direction.
Just own up to what you said, admit how crass and off-putting it was and move on! It would actually stand to benefit you if you didn’t walk back those words and instead embraced them, so that you could accept it, analyze it, work through it, and hopefully start making a turn for the better.
But better doesn’t come just because you wish for it; it takes work. And judging by this latest admission, we’re not too confident that Odom is ready to do the work necessary to get to the bottom of his past indiscretions, truly. So instead of trying to take back those words, the next best thing would be for him to admit what he said and examine what led him there in the first place! Do better, Lamar, do better!
