During Thursday’s episode ofThe Kardashians, cameras captured the exact moment that the Kardashian-Jenner family first learned about Thompson’s paternity scandal.
The NBA player fathered a child withMaralee Nicholsin December 2021. At the time of the child’s conception, he wasstill in a relationshipwith Khloé. (The pair had been in an on-again, off-again relationship since 2016 and welcomed daughterTruein 2018.)
The shocking moment unfolded on a rainy December morning asKim Kardashianwas preparing to do a workout inside her home gym. As cameras entered the room, Kim was on the phone with momKris Jenner.
“This whole declaration is in this thing,” Kim, 41, told Kris, 66. “It’s this whole thing that says, ‘I, Tristan Thompson, met this girl in Houston. I slept with her on my 30th birthday.’ So I sent it to him and said, ‘Does Khloé know about this?’ Khloé doesn’t even f—ing know.”
Tristan Thompson and Khloé Kardashian.Jerritt Clark/Getty ; Vivien Killilea/Getty
“Is Tristan like, the worst person on the planet?” Kylie asked.
After informing her sister that she was filming — “because I’m always filming when this s— happens,” Kim explained — she pulled up the paperwork on her phone that Tristan filed and began reading it to Kylie.
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“He’s saying that he slept with her!” Kim exclaimed, before merging sisterKourtney Kardashianonto the phone call. “He’s asking for a paternity test and admitting he had sex with her. Khloé threw him his 30th birthday party. He went home from the 30th birthday party, went to Houston to play on the road — we can check his schedule — and then slept with this girl.”
The sisters expressed their anger and disbelief over the situation, with Kourtney, 43, noting if Tristan “doesn’t at least talk to [Khloé] about this stuff before it happens, that’s insane.”
“It’s just insane in general,” Kylie said. “This is a never-ending swirl.”
Kim Kardashian and Tristan Thompson.Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock; Jason Miller/Getty Images
“It’s a never-ending betrayal, is what it is,” Kourtney noted.
Kylie then said of Khloé, “She doesn’t deserve this. This has to be her final sign.”
“It couldn’t be more awful,” added Kourtney. “I just didn’t know that she knew about this.”
But Kim quickly pointed out she wasn’t sure if Khloé was aware of the paternity drama. “We don’t know if she knows! … We have no f—ing idea if she knows. She’s not responding.”
At that exact moment, Khloé returned Kim’s phone call. When they finally connected on the phone, Kim asked her if she had seen the text she sent her. After pulling it up on her phone, Khloé asked, “What the f— is this?”
In an ultimate cliffhanger, the show then cut to black with a screen that read: “To be continued.”
From left: Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kim Kardashian.David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Though viewers won’t get to see what happens between the pair this week, fans of the famous family already know thatTristan addressedthe controversy in a statement on Instagram.
“Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son,” he wrote. “I sincerely apologize to everyone I’ve hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately.”
He added, “Khloé, you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry.”
Khloé has also spoken about filming the paternity news, tellingUSA Todaythatthe moment “was hard"to go through and felt like “déjà vu,” referencing Tristan’sother cheating scandals.
source: people.com
