So much for that fairy tale reconciliation.
According to reports, Khloe Kardashian exploded at Lamar Odom earlier this week after a tense hospital visit that left the ailing NBA star in tears.
Kardashian was spotted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday, as new reports claimed that Lamar kicked Khloe out of his hospital room.
It looks like that ripped-from-the-tabloids, soap opera-esque rumor may have actually been true, as the two had it out a couple of days ago.
The impetus for that demand, insiders say, was his belief that Khloe has been using his overdose for publicity, and her response to that accusation.
According to an insider close to the situation, “Khloe made sure she was photographed going in to the hospital after those reports came out.”
She accused Odom of being behind those rumors, and while “Lamar was stunned by her anger,” he “didn’t deny” that his camp spoke to the media.
“He thought it was only fair,” according to this source, “after the Kardashian spin machine went into overdrive in the days after his overdose.”
Basically, it all went downhill from there.
“But Khloe really lit into Lamar and accused him of being ungrateful,” the insider adds. “Certainly, Lamar is no saint, but he is so vulnerable right now.”
“Khloe knew that and didn’t care.”
It’s unclear if Odom feels bitter and deceived by Kardsahian, as some sources allege, but he “was so upset by the time Khloe left, he was in tears.”
“She was [acting like such a martyr], reminding him she had put her life on hold after the overdose. It was extremely mean-spirited of Khloe to do.”
Meanwhile, Kardashian has begun publicly denying that she’s reconciling with him, focusing on promoting her new book and praising James Harden.
During a press tour for Strong Looks Better Naked, Kardashian told Yahoo Style that “this is a very serious situation with a lot of layers.”
“There is so much more medically and emotionally that we have to go through in order to even think about anything romantically.”
“James and I,” meanwhile, “are great, and we’re on a great page. As of this moment, he’s been very supportive. He and I are doing just fine.”
Odom insiders say he continues to improve and could be out of the hospital in weeks. When he does, it’ll be interesting to see where he goes.
Will he stay in L.A. with Khloe or head back to Las Vegas, where he had been living before the brothel overdose that nearly took his life?
