The whole reason why Khloe Kardashian was able – nay, required! – to make medical decisions on Lamar Odom’s behalf was because they are still legally married in the eyes of Lady Justice. Khloe and Lamar’s marriage was in a bizarre sort of limbo for about two years, but several months ago, both Lamar and Khloe signed the papers. But because of a backlog at LA family court, their paperwork still hasn’t gone through, and reportedly it was going to another two months or more for the divorce to be fully processed. And now it never will be processed – Khloe’s divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser (Wasser represents so many of the big-name celebrity women!) asked a judge on Wednesday to formally withdraw the divorce papers. Apparently, it can totally be done at this point?
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have jointly gone to court to dismiss their divorce case, because they want to stay husband and wife … TMZ has learned. Khloe’s lawyer Laura Wasser went before a judge Wednesday morning, asking a judge to withdraw the papers they both signed to end their marriage. The file was sitting in a pile waiting to be processed and signed by a judge.
The judge granted Wasser’s request and the file is now dead.
Khloe filed for divorce in December 2013, but sat on it for a year and a half because she tried to save her marriage by trying to get Lamar into rehab. She finally gave up this summer. As we reported, Khloe privately vowed to be by Lamar’s side during his recovery, which will take months, and a few days ago they both agreed to give their marriage another chance. They both signed the document Wasser presented to the judge, asking that the divorce case be dismissed.
Lamar signed Tuesday from his hospital bed — Wasser signed on behalf of Khloe.
I suspect that there are complicated legal and medical reasons for this too – Khloe likely wants to maintain control (possibly power of attorney) over Lamar’s medical care in case he suffers any kind of relapse or finds himself in a coma again. And of course, there’s the romantic reason too: Khloe never stopped loving Lamar and he never stopped loving her too. A source told People Magazine: “This is a very delicate and difficult time for both Lamar and Khloé, and the most sensible thing to do at such a time is not make any big moves and put everything on hold. So that’s what she is doing.” I can understand that. Truly. Khloe’s worst-case-scenario would have been the divorce being processed suddenly and she would have found herself unable to care for him.
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I hope these crazy kids make it work, I’m oddly invested in them. And I’m not being sarcastic either.
Yeah I agree despite everything I hope they make it. And more than anything I hope Lamar can stay sober.
I agree. Everyone is being so negative. If you love someone you stick by them. For better or worse, in sickness and in health. I’m not pro/con Kardashian, but I do like Khloe. I hope it works out for them.
They’ll never make it if she keeps on with KUWTK.
I think n hope for his sake she does love him, hope more that he gets better n uses this to educate than profit. Khloe had him all over the place, the club over exaggerated fear that he was there, the bodyguards. If all this was for real, then she would wish him well,help a little but not drop divorce. So looks like it he was right when he said do not tape my calls n they had ruined him by bashing him. Especially Kim with her he makes me sick yet I drop all n tweet how I made him smile. K NFL get away from psycho family.
Scoot over. I’m getting on the crazy train with you. I’m hoping this will scare Lamar into realizing he is killing himself with drugs and he will get and stay sober and Khloe will realize that her mother is a monster and the show is poison and they will ride off together on matching horses into the sunset. Hand in hand, perhaps whistling “Happy Trails to You.” And kissing. ❤️
You think Khloe should go back with someone who was having sex with prostitutes? this isn’t a moral issue but Lamar was using drugs and having sex with prostitutes. You think he had a sound mind to be careful and use protection?
I would be worried about STD’s and HIV.
I think it’s noble Khloe is helping him. I think she loves him. But the man is very troubled. What happens if she nurses him back to health, the demons of drug addiction and whatever psychological reasons of him using are not being addressed. Many people go back to using even if it means death. Addiction is that strong.
Let’s not paint this as some fairy tale of Khloe saving Lamar. The only person who can save Lamar is himself.
Ferris, I’m not sure how you turned a comment that is clearly a positive one and wishes two people happiness into this. We wish them the best, that is all. Plus, I’m sure by now he’s been tested for every STD under the sun. People have issues, it doesn’t mean they don’t deserve 2nd chances. Khloe is an adult, if she wants to try again, it’s her choice.
I’ve been on the crazy train for awhile with these two GoodNamesAllTaken, lol. When I have come to Khloe’s defense (and her mother’s) during this time, I have been beaten up a bit.
@Ferris, I think Khloe and Lamar love each other unconditionally. If they can honestly work through the issues and Lamar is serious about recovery, they might have a shot. Maybe.
Well, Ferris, you little ray of sunshine, I was sort of hoping that he could use this horrible event as the starting point for some serious soul-searching about his future, sobriety, his haunted past and his troubled relationships. Get some serious personal counseling. Go into rehab. Turn his life around. Like that. I agree it’s up to him, and I’m not sure where I said Khloe should save him or anything else you read into my post. I think most of Lamar’s bad behavior was connected to his drug use. I have no idea if he has the strength to get back on track, I’m just wishing him luck. And if he does, I hope they get back together if that’s what they want.
I hope they do work it out, truly I do. He can’t clean himself up “for Khloe”.. He needs to wake up and do it for himself. Let’s face it, he couldn’t get clean to keep his marriage together, is now suppose to be different? For her sake, I hope it is.
I’m a bit jaded, social work will do that to you. I wasn’t attacking you goodnames, you seem from your post to have a good heart. I just think it’s important to see this without rose covered glasses.
@Kate
I’m no doctor, but unless he gets new kidneys, I would think further substance abuse would kill him. That might be a strong motive.
@Ferris
I know that cheating was a component in the break up but why is the fact he was having sex with other people a deal breaker? She was dating other people while they were broken up.
As terrible as this sounds I think I would rather a man to go to a legal brothel for sex than just some girl he meets in a bar. Don’t these girls have to be tested to work there? Isn’t the industry somewhat monitored when it is legal?
The drugs are the big issue not who he was having sex with in my opinion.
@ferris actually, there is a higher chance of a condom using a condom if it is a prostitute. She isn’t going to put her money maker in danger. Although some do it for a high amount of cash, most use protection religiously. Its the one night stand fling that is less likely to use protection.
If it was me, I wouldn’t get back w/ him. He like ho’s and strippers too much. He cheated on his children’s mother and Khole w/ them and believe me he’ll do it again. I wouldn’t want a man who’s been laying up w/ who knows who at the drug house and the ho house. Khloe dated but it was after her and Lamar separated. She could be there for him while he recovers and let his family continue taking care of him. He was cheating on her while they were married. Once a cheater, always a cheater. Me, I would of stay w/ the Beard!!!
@Ferris
I was just teasing you, and YOU’RE the one with a big heart. My neice is a social worker and I’m so proud of her. You help people every day, and not when they are necessarily at their nicest to you.
Oddly enough me too. And for some reason I really believe she wants to care for him. Maybe I’m an idiot, but hey …
@kcarp
I said in my post it wasn’t a moral issue. It was the fact that Lamar was using drugs and allegedly having sex with multiple people. the two together seem reckless and when your high on drugs I’m sure you are not making good decisions about protecting yourself. That brothel ower doesn’t seem a stand up guy making sure his women are being tested.
This with the drug use seem more self-destructive behavior which should be addressed. I have no problem with brothel use. it’s the underlying issue of hiding from your issues by gaining comfort by self destructive behavior from casual sex and drug use.
I think I partly that she cares for him and a bigger part PR. She’d be seen as the cruelest person in earth to dump him now, because that’s just the timing of the slow divorce. The family wants to save face. I’m sure she’ll dump him when he’s more recovered.
No, I am too. Hope his health improves and they can make a go of it.
I hope this crisis is not the Genesis of another tacky Kardashian reality show spinoff.
I sense impending doom.
I also can’t help that this is LO.s last scream of desperation in getting KK back. Since we last heard he was pseudo stalking her.
I once dated a guy who drove himself into a car and ended up in the hospital in a last ditch attempt to try to get back together with me.
Kreepy.
and sad and very co-dependent.
Wait he ODs at a brothel to get Khloes’s attention??? Wha?
I am sorry that happened to you, but I think that’s a stretch.
@MMRB, I agree with you. Lamar has just demonstrated how clearly out of control he is. Instead of inferring the opposite (that he is able to now bounce back into a healthy state of functioning emotionally,) it’s objectively obvious that he is an emotionally sick man, as well as physically. It’s not reaching at all to think that unconsciously, and maybe even somewhat consciously, he is acting out in a complicated mix of wanting to get her attention, creating drama, and self-loathing. This relationship is probably doomed. Having said that, I admire Khloe for stepping up to take care of him. I wonder if he would have done the same for her.
I hope this is Lamar’s wake up call. Some people need to truly hit rock bottom in order to get better. I sincerely hope this is the beginning of his recovery and sobriety.
I read this & my only thought was Yay
I wholeheartedly think that this is about her ability to make medical decisions for him. He has family but his children are too young to make the choices for him and his father is an addict himself and their relationship is tumultuous. I don’t think this means they’re giving their marriage a second shot (that seems to be the least of either of their concerns at this point) but to ensure that she can continue to make medical decisions for him since it’s pretty obvious he’s not capable of doing that for himself.
If he’s not competent enough to make his own medical decisions, he’s not competent enough to withdraw a divorce petition. This whole situation has had a rotten feel from the beginning. The constant leaks and little story lines are sickening.
I was also wondering of he was mentally competent. There are other legal ways to make sure Khloe can make those decisions. Seems strange that Wasser could get to a judge that quickly. I don’t know and could be wrong.
but that’s the thing–if he’s not competent to make his own medical choices, he’s also not competent to name anyone else his POA either. It is definitely a tricky situation b/c if the papers were processed, it would leave Lamar in a position of being unable to make his own choices, but then also unable to name anyone to make the choices for him (and that’s assuming anyone in his family is willing to take on that giant responsibility–which would first go to this kids (who are young) and his father (who he has a tough relationship with and is an addict himself)). This simply extends the status quo.
The whole TMZ story that they’re giving the marriage a second chance is gross. I have no doubt that came from PMK but I doubt it came with Khloe’s blessing.
@lem, but he signed the document. So if he is not competent to make medical decisions, then he is not competent to make any legal decisions – IMO.
i understand that but what is the judge supposed to do in that situation? no one contested in on his behalf (which i think if his family/managers felt it was a bad move they would) then the judge will attempt to keep the status quo as that’s the decision he made when he was healthy (and had PLENTY of time to execute a POA after they split–it’s been years and he choose not to). All I’m saying is the judge signed off b/c given the circumstances, there was no indication Lamar wanted anything different.
I’m so glad a few people are thinking along these lines. My first reaction to this news was where is Lamar’s attorney, manager, advisor or any non-biased, third party person to represent Lamars wishes? My second reaction was, since it’s obvious he does not have legal counsel (the documents obtained by tmz indicate that he is not represented by an attorney) how is it he was deemed of sound mind and body and able to sign off on such a decision? Khloe has a lawyer but Lamar (the one person who really NEEDS legal representation) does not. How is that legal or fair? I feel the judge should have thrown the case out until both parties had legal representation and Lamar was of sound mind and body to make such a decision to rescind the divorce documents.
I am not buying this awesome love story at all. With the divorce thrown out, it as if they never filed and the prenup goes back into effect. According to the prenup, Khloe gets $500,000 for every year she’s married to Lamar. They were seperated for 2 years so she just made a cool $1Million. Also, by having the divorce thrown out this prevents Lamar’s father or Destiny Odom (who would be considered next of kin- Destiny turns 18 next August) from making any decisions on Lamars behalf. Finally, unless Lamar has a separate will drawn up (which is doubtful) this move ensures that Khloe will receive the bulk (if not all) of Lamar’s money/assets if things take a turn for the worse. One more thing – it goes without saying that if Khloe decides to use Lamar (or his image) for storyline / spin off purposes this gives her the legal right to do so.
I don’t drink the Kardashian look aide. I look at thinks with objective eyes and call them as they appear to be. And by all appearances this stinks to high heaven.
From how I understand it, he is CURRENTLY able to make his own medical decisions. If he were to slip back into another coma, however, and the divorce were finalized, then Khloe would have no leg to stand on in helping Lamar.
Exactly. Something isn’t kosher in this mess. I am a nurse been one for 24 years. I have seen miracles sure, but either they have blown his condition out of proportion or something else. I noticed during transport the flight nurse had a urinal. Ok. That’s common but wouldn’t he have a catheter during transport if kidneys failing. I so want him to make a comeback but something isn’t right about this, sorry. He fits this helicopter but didn’t the other, sure could be a bigger one. And really we don’t know his condition as the Kardashian clan is leaking it. We really don’t know the truth. And the leaking of pics at the brothel……come on…..that should kill that man’s business…..
It’s all about the money, money, money….and the storyline.
Vultures are gonna vulture.
Yeah. This.
@lem, I’m not disputing what you say. What I am disputing is his ability to sign off on anything. Khloe may be the best to make these decisions but the judge should, in my opinion, questioned the fact that he is well enough to sign the document, he is well enough to make his own medical decisions and he is well enough to get a POA. It just seems strange to me that his signature wasn’t questioned but then maybe it was.
I agree this is about her having authority to make decisions. If he is not competent at this point, it seems she can make this decision for him as she can for any other. If he is competent, no problem. I don’t know if this is simply because he wants her to continue to make decisions for him if needed or if it is another try at marriage. It makes sense to me that he would want her to continue to be the one who makes these decisions. He trusts her, Kardashian or not, and I would too if I were him.
http://www.blindgossip.com has a blind on this that Kris convinced Khloe to use this as a storyline because Lamar is still under contract with E for the show. Sick sad people. Let him recover without the media circus!
Read this blind last night and while I’m not surprised I am disgusted. The comments reflected the same feeling. There really are no words to describe how low this is. Their blinds are pretty spot on. Maybe their fans will finally wake up and see just how vile these people are.
Bling gossip fabricates so many of its blinds. I judge anyone that swallows a blind that’s basically a thinly veiled pile on to current gossip without a touch of skepticism.
People are so desperate to believe they are in the know that they don’t use actual logic.
Even if that is what Kris wants, she may not get it. If Lamar continues to be in the hospital or moves to a long term care facility, the facility may not allow camera crews inside. Especially since it could compromise the privacy of other patients.
Extra or whatever show showed she paid top $$ to have a medical helicopter fitted for him….the blanket he had wrapped around him as he was leaving the hospital supposedly had the name of the show, my reaction was Are You F Kidding Me?
Just pure disgust
I just can’t.
“the blanket he had wrapped around him as he was leaving the hospital supposedly had the name of the show”
Wow. Really? Extra said that? I read that the blanket was heavily featured on their TV show “Khloe and Lamar.” As a matter of fact, I actually remember seeing it. I’m an unabashed former hate-watcher of Kardashian shows.
@Daria if it’s the one of Mario Lopez then yes it’s Extra. I really don’t watch it anymore since they changed the crew plus I can’t stand Lopez Kardashian kissing ass but it’s right after the news and I hadn’t changed the channel yet but I did see the pic of both towards the helicopter.
I’ve never seen any if their shows but I did hear the blanket statement and I can’t help but to feel more disgust because knowing the family is all about taking advantage of the publicity so call me cynical for not showing any apathy towards her true intentions
Actually, you’re wrong, and you even notedin your comment that you didn’t see the clip that you’re supposedly disgusted over.
They had a special leopard blanket that they both loved. I know this because I’ve seen every episode more than once. THAT is the blanket that was used. I know that because I actually saw the pics. The blanket DID NOT say “KUWTK.”
Come on.
It’s shocking to me so many people are drinking the kool aid about this being motivated by “true love”!
That family see more $$$ signs and press. How is someone so critical and near to death able to sign any binding legal documents??
What perfect timing that she has her memoirs coming out in a week where she talks about her marriage and how Lamar has struggled with addiction. Of course she wants to stay married to him, you are telling me in his physical and emotional state he agreed to this and signed willingly. I am sorry this is just too eerie, I don’t trash the K Klan and PMK!!!
If he were to die, wouldn’t KK get all the community property? Maybe her wicked mama had her cancel the divorce just in case there’s a possible big payday in the future.
I am bringing over here my post from another thread as I feel it suits here:
IMO, Khloe really loves her husband to a fault. She loves him despite the circumstances or a mess that lead him to his very critical condition. Maybe his near death experience will change Lamar. This is his second life and it’s very fortunate of him that he has his ex-wife beside him. I would like to think that when he saw & felt that Khloe was really taking good care of him & never left him during the critical hours despite their separation though not yet divorced, it gave him hope, fought for his life & didn’t give up. He saw the light and maybe thought that if he would be given a second life, he would fix his life and be the kind of a man his wife truly deserves. This is an instance of “…for better or for worse, in sickness & in health… till death do us part…”. I don’t know, I don’t exactly like The Kardashians generally (though I find Kendall Jenner & Khloe just fine), but Lamar & Khloe’s love for each other is kind of romantic. A case of you only hate the one you love or as what Angelina Jolie Pitt said in the Vogue video one can madly love the person you want to kill. I don’t know if I am making sense, LOL.
Yes, nothing says true love like a story line, constant leaks about his condition, and cute little snippets that make you are your family look good. Everything about the way they have handled this situation is for their best interest, not his.
Lamar isn’t the only one who needs to change. Khloe did things to him on the show that mean she is still angry and responding to that anger like a junior high schooler rather than a mature adult. She has to get past that and realize how wrong it was to join in the setups and manipulations and trash talk about him on the stupid show. If she still thinks it was okay to do that to him, she’s not ready for another go at a relationship either. They both need intensive therapy, separately and together, with no cameras.
If she does as you say “love him to a fault” then she should cancel her participation on the show. She should also require that all mention of her or Lamar be edited out. She should also clamp down on her team leaking stuff about his well-being. Just read that TMZ piece properly. “khloe has privately decided to stay by his side”. How does a private decision land on a TMZ article, Khloe?
Yes all this. I mean they can mention her but not in terms of Lamar. I even think she can be on talk about her work outs or whatever she does but like north… Lamar and that relationship is off limits. If she truly loves him.
Agree with all of this. If she does love him, time to do what is best for him, and that is NOT participate in that circus of a show they all let their lives revolve around. The guy almost died and could have a long, difficult road ahead of him – put all the showbiz crap aside and just be real people who concentrate on the important things.
If she quit the show, she would earn my respect. Until then, she gets all my skepticism.
@neer, your comment should have little cartoon hearts and singing birds fluttering around it and I get it as I am a hopeless romantic as well. But that’s not what this seems to be. Really look at the characters in this scenario. Truth is there are people in this world who will exploit a sad situation for their own personal gain. It’s an ugly truth but it is what it is.
They will destroy this man. Just because they want to stay in the spotlight. Staying with Khloe doesn’t help him face his demons. I pray he will be an addict who changes…but God, going back into that hell won’t help in the long run.
They seem to destroy all of their men! I suspect the withdraw is so she can make medical decisions for him, per a poster above. All very sketchy.
I hope this is temporary so she can help get him healthy. She was trying to break free from him & his addiction for 2 years (and he was probably stalling the divorce). Being in love isn’t enough in these types of relationships; a suffering addict will always choose themselves and will make everyone around them sink deeper into the hole with them. I really do hope he gets better, cleans up his act, but I hope both move on to healthy relationships with no demons and past misdeeds hanging over their relationships.
Maybe this is for decision making and so she can be by his side during the recovery…. I still think there’s a docu-series in the works at E that’ll be centered around their “pain” and then claim they’re doing it to bring attention drug addiction.
That’s certainly the scenario Demon Mother wants, she’s chomping at the bit to get those cameras rolling. And yes, they will claim it’s all in the spirit of raising public awareness blah blah blah. (They should put Kris in rehab for her alcohol problem instead… ) Not so sure if Khloe wants it, if she’s learned anything at all from this. The cameras were bad for Lamar both while they were married and while they weren’t married. It does make sense to stay married for now, because he does want her to be in exactly the position she is. They can figure out later if they should stay married long-term.
I’m glad someone else sees just how attention seeking this whole thing has been. I don’t watch E at all but when I skimmed to see what they were saying about Lamar, it was all centered around these people being there and how supportive they are. They even put together a montage of their moments as a couple! That’s one of the major reasons I don’t give them my ratings; E is essentially the Kardashian ass kissing network.
Meant to write ‘bring attention to* drug addiction’- damn phone.
So true. It will be atleast a 2-part series spun as a PSA for suicide prevention and/or addiction and maybe even feature “specialists” …PLeeeaaase. Ryan Seacrest and PMK – how do you two sleep at night? Double dose of Ambien?
Love means turning away from everything and everyone that will not help Lamar get better.
Is Khloe really willing to accept those terms?
Or will she even be able to discern what is healthy and what is unhealthy for herself and Lamar? Remember the family and the upbringing she has had. Despite all of that, I am pulling for them. I don’t have much hope, but that doesn’t stop me for sending positive thoughts their way and giving Khloe the benefit of the doubt (for now).
I shall refrain from giving my thoughts on this other than to say I wish the best for Lamar and hope he fully heals. Physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Also…No Kardashian looks good with slicked back hair. Not a one.
This doesn’t mean they are getting back together. And even though it’s none of my business, I feel like they are not meant to be together anyway. Lamar (besides his own issues) cannot deal with the brand of “fame” the Ks have. The Ks made sure they covered themselves by smearing him pre-OD and we know he crumbled under that pressure, he knows full well they are not the most sensitive people on the planet and will always protect themselves first. Their support is conditional.
On top of that, he has issues with fidelity and he abuses drugs. He needs to learn how to love himself which will take LONG. Otherwise, it’s going to be the same thing over again. Being in the media while a K is besides you, just seems to make his recovery harder than it should be.
And Khloe needs to learn how to love herself too. While she is a caring person, she is still a K. Brainwashed by a greedy vain mother, clearly insecure about her looks and attached herself too quickly to a man she barely knew. She participated in using him on the show too so she needs to step away from the K machine and evaluate her life and choices.
Changing for the better takes time and effort so no idealistic romantic comments from me.
That’s exactly it. Your last line says it all.
It’s just too premature to talk about a romantic reconciliation. I personally don’t have anything against them as a couple but damn, the rocky issues are staggering. OD’ing is one thing but doing so surrounded by hookers and laden with drugs? I could not wipe this from my mind, no matter how tragic the circumstances.
If Khloe weren’t a K and if Lamar didn’t have a ton of personal issues (that lead to him doing what he did) then I could see how two people can come back together. But people are really a bit too OTT and positive given the circumstances and I bet it’s the media coverage that somehow influences them to believe they can get back together.
All the love and support in the world (from his friends, colleagues, Khloe, his kids and ex-wife) did NOT stop him from cheating and abusing drugs with sex workers. Khloe’s love for Lamar did not stop the Ks from using him as a plot point on the show and airing their personal dirt for the world to see and comment on. If you want to make anything work, you do it in private. If you don’t, then you let go and move on.
This is not a fairy tale, personal demons are nothing to romanticize. They both need to help themselves. Anything else is just the blind leading the deaf as they say.
This wasn’t just some freak accident where Lamar had a brush with death. He OD’d, after years of problems. Which the Kardashians were more than happy to air out publicly, by the way. This isn’t the time to talk about a marriage reconciliation, or heroically staying by someone’s side. He needs to get clean and sober FIRST. I don’t get the “they’re meant for each other” kind of stuff. Also, Khloe’s not exactly a peach of a person either. Just because she’s not PMK doesn’t mean she’s awesome.
I thought she was an addict as well???
So has anyone said if Lamar’s illness and now he and Khloe’s reconciliation is going to be featured on KUWTK? Or will they have their own show?
If Khloe and Lamar decided to step away from the spotlight to focus on his health and work on their marriage I would be more hopeful .
But with Demon Mother watching over everything like a gargoyle and all about money over family the odds are stacked against them. But time will tell
Yeah, I think this has more to do with deciding that she is the best person to look after his medical care. I don’t know, it doesn’t look good for him. I’m wondering what’s really going on there.
I am going to go out on a limb here and believe this is the best thing for both of them. As the saying goes, you should never divorce when you have unfinished emotional business together, and they both definitely fit that category. Lamar’s rock bottom had to be almost dying when he was already in despair. You get sick and tired of being sick and tired. He has to be there. He has always expressed they are soul mates. In recovery, they can have a great marriage. Khloe has always expessed she desperately loves him and wanted to stay married if he would seek recovery.
This man had multiple strokes and just came out of a coma like yesterday. How coherent is he to be signing documents? If they were eventually going to get back together after rehab & physiotherapy would have made sense not this ridiculous nonsense.
The issue is who would take over her position if the divorce papers were processed. His father would be a disaster and his children are too young. He picked Khloe long ago for this role and never changed it. That might not have been an oversight. So when in doubt- go with the decision made when he was healthy. Maybe she could still be in the same position once they are divorced, but maybe it’s easier this way.
This exactly. Especially since they’ve been separated for quite some time, the fact that he did NOT set up another POA (and let’s face it, someone with his wealth has someone advising him on that issue) means the Court is likely to go with the choice that he made when he was healthy.
The competency question is a good question but truthfully, the Court is going to be more wary of changing that choice for him at this point rather than just doing what is necessary to maintain the status quo.
Power of attorney would have been the best way to go while he was healthy. So I’m thinking there is no power of attorney if she feels she needs to stay married in order to make those decisions. I’m not saying what is right or wrong. There are so many conflicting things out there, the leaks, the pictures of him being on a stretcher going into Cedar Sinai Hospital that it’s really hard to tell what is really going on. I really wonder what his condition truly is if he was able to sign those papers.
I was writing my comment as you posted yours but I had the same question. If there’s any commenter that can answer this medically I’d like to hear it. Maybe I’m wrong but isn’t a lot of the rehabilitation going to focus on him recovering motor skills lost as a result of multiple strokes?
See below on your other comment.
Ok thanks.
I kind of wanted to them to get back together but for the right reason. They both seem like they still have feelings for each other and I’m glad that after this incident, they are willing to try and work it out again. Hopefully this isn’t another plot for the next season show. But knowing the Kardashians……
She’s the spitting image of OJ.
No, she isn’t. She is the spitting image of Alex Roldan. They have the same eyes (Alex has light eyes and so does Khloe. Kris and everybody else including OJ have dark eyes so where would she get that from?), nose, mouth, facial shape, expressions and even posture. Not that it matters, but Alex Roldan is Khloes father.
Alex is a likely sperm donor, but her father was Robert Kardashian. He claimed her, he loved her. And he knew his wife had the restraint of a cat in heat, so he wasn’t naive about it. Her life would have been much better if he had stayed healthy.
I don’t like this family either, but it isn’t Khloe’s fault that her mom is a skank. It has got to suck growing up the odd one, knowing that you look nothing like your sisters and brother, and having it be the elephant in the room because no one wants to actually say it. Her own dad supposedly said to multiple people that there’s no way she was his kid. That is seriously messed up. I actually know a guy who found out his dad wasn’t who he thought he was by being teased on the playground at school when some little girl went up to him and decided to tell him her parents said his dad wasn’t really his dad. You don’t just suck it up and get over shit like that. I’m not a fan, but I do feel sorry for her for this. Kris Jenner is a disgusting human being right down to her core.
Yes. It all got stirred up again because Kris J couldn’t resist including the affairs already documented in the divorce in that stupid book of hers, to show how sexy and desirable she was. She didn’t think about the effect on her kids and particularly Khloe. It was obvious she had other affairs, her husband just couldn’t get the required evidence. Or maybe he held back for Khloe’s sake. The chief suspect is even in that video she made years ago.
Checking out after this comment but honestly I am shocked that so many people see this as somehow a positive move for anyone but the reality show ratings. Well played PMK.
Are you guys seriously not seeing the massive contradictions in the story?
A month ago she was poor Khloe terrorized by a stalker ex. You praised her for getting out of a marriage to a cheating addict (agree on that) and sympathized with her being in fear of her life (I thought that gym incident was a complete setup.)
A week ago he was at death’s door, unable to be air lifted by helicopter but magically a few days later despite multiple organ failures he was talking, walking and smiling at Khloe, able to get in a helicopter (apparently they have increased helicopter sizes in a few days) and got transported to LA where now Khloe has torn up the divorce papers, dumped her current athlete and will nurse the addicted cheating husband who was almost dead form overdosing in a brothel. If he was that sick, how did he get so well that he can make life changing decisions now and sign legal papers, and if he were never that ill, how is this not a ploy. If she couldn’t live with him (rightfully so) a year ago, why would a drug and hooker binge make him palatable now?
None of this makes sense. It is too difficult to try and look for what is true and what is scripted for the show and I no longer want to read or comment on this story. I think everyone involved in it is a terrible person. I only feel sorry for his ex who has to fight for decent support and his children, and for his aunt and grandmother. There are other people who could take care of him. I wouldn’t trust a Kardashian to have anyone’s best interest at heart except their own. You guys are obviously better and kinder, less cynical than I am.
But Lamar is her “real security blanket”. Did anyone see that story yesterday?
Is it really so hard to believe that an extreme near death experience could bring two people who were/are in love back together to try again?
So many people who hit rock bottom and beyond never return from it. It’s amazing when they do but it’s with a lot of support, a willingness from the addict to change and dealing with the issues in PRIVATE. You have to dig deep to overcome it. It’s not learning how to love others, it’s learning how to love yourself first and heal by moving on from whatever is driving them to abuse drugs.
Everybody keeps talking more about them ‘getting back together’ and ‘true love’ (thanks media updates who insert the Ks in every story possible!) while overlooking the most important issue: he is not well. He has demons.
It isn’t that simple, if it was, most people would become healthy again and return to the family they rejected/ignored/used for money and a place to sleep because drugs > everything else.
Is Khloe equipped to deal with this when she is just as much part of the problem due to them (yes the both of them) airing their dirty laundry in the media? Helping an addict to heal takes so much energy and time, it’s not fun and thinking about a relationship should be the LAST thing on anybody’s mind.
People acting like this is some Harlequin story, smh.
And all of their problems will just magically disappear because Khloe will nurse him back to health and he won’t be a drug addict any more! Ta da! True love!
We’re not talking about a helicopter crash, or surviving a terrorist attack. A drug addict (who has refused to get help) had an OD. Not exactly the fairytale.
I am right with you @vauvert! Completely cynical of any Kardashian motives; I never watched their show, never will, but we all are forced to constantly be exposed to them through their saturation on the internet and social media. They all make me sick and disgusted and yes, the constant updates on Lamar’s situation are just further proof of their almighty concern of self-promotion. I wish Lamar nothing but a return to health and a sober recovery, but alas, if an addict does not change the things/people around him, he has no chance for recovery. This family will exploit him again and when that happens, if they continue to have fans, that is something I will never understand. How can people not truly see the selfishness and manipulation that this family exhibits??
@Vauvert- Let’s start with the fact Lamar was found unconscious but breathing at a brothel. I think we all can agree that happened. So what caused this? Drugs. Lamar overdosed. Anytime anyone overdoses, it’s serious. Some people die, some are rushed to the hospital where they either lapse into a coma or they regain consciousness and are walking around within 24 hours to 48 hours. Those that lapse into a coma (and I am thinking of a few people here), some come out of it within a few days, some weeks and some never do. Quite a few people have long term health problems from overdosing, whether they are aware of it at the time or not. My point it is very well possible that the leaks about Lamar’s condition were the truth.
If he was able to communicate with the hospital staff & people visiting him ( and by all accounts he was able to- his aunt confirmed this last Friday), it’s possible he was competent enough to sign the papers to withdraw the divorce paperwork. I don’t know. But unlike you, I do think Khloe has good intentions here. As others have posted, she probably did this to make medical decisions for him. Let’s put the Kardashians are evil people stuff aside for a moment and think about this logically: who else is going to be able to make these decisions for him? His kids? They are too young and live in NY. His ex? She’s raising his kids and again, lives in NY. His father? His father is an addict himself, elderly and they haven’t always been on the best terms. His grandmother? She’s elderly and couldn’t visit him due to her physical limitations. His aunt? Elderly as well,
Right. So he has the ability to sit up, speak, make decisions pertaining to a divorce and sign his name? Bull f***ing shit. Lamar is far from being out of the woods and having suffered multiple strokes if the reports were correct, how would he have the basic motor functions to sign his name at this very early stage of recovery? And as @Loopy commented up thread, what a coincidence that Khloe’s memoirs are coming out. I had wanted to believe she was different than the rest but I no longer believe that. They are taking full advantage of this situation and Lamar’s health and life mean very little to them. It’s repulsive. All shade and snark aside they are looking far more wicked than I thought they could be. It’s shifting beyond bad fashion choices, endless selfies, media saturation and off the charts narcissism. This is someone’s life.
This all depends on the severity and types of strokes he had. They can effect different parts of the brain, which determines which functions have been damaged. This can be minimal if they are TIAs or very severe. Many times patients are still very capable of making decisions on their own after a stroke. If he does require rehab, he will be having intense physical, occupational and speech therapy daily. It may take him months to be well enough to be discharged. Even then, he most likely will require out-patient therapy, home health services and possibly private duty care. I work in a rehabilitation hospital specializing in this diagnosis.
Thanks for answering my question.
This family (or at least the alpha members of it) does not seem to practice unconditional love. When you are ‘in’, you are treated great. But when you are ‘out’, they are completely done with you.
It is a big gamble to re-enter a dynamic of such extremes. And I seriously doubt Khloe is willing to fully extricate herself from the dominant (negative) forces in that family, whose names rhyme with Diss and Slim.
It’s not about working on a marriage. Good God, the man is ill and has a long road ahead of him. It’s about the fact he wants her to be able to make the decisions for his medical care and handle other issues for him, which if the divorce went through she can’t do. Now isn’t the time about working on a marriage. It’s about Lamar’s precarious health and doing what’s best for him and Lamar getting better.
I’m just so happy for James harden!!
Now there is a part of me that believes Khloe loves Lamar, that was evident by how long she kept his problems from her family and off the show. But I think if she is still truly in love and COMMITTED to a life and partnership will be proven if she keeps this off the show and off camera. If they deal with these issues as a couple on their own. If it’s reality fodder then you know she rushed to his side for PR and story. If we get very limited information well then we know it’s real and let’s be honest there is only so much controlling Pimp Mama K.
I really just hope for the best for Lamar.
I do too. I’ve always thought he was a good guy, despite his demons (but I’m a big bball fan so…). QQ sent me this article yesterday, it’s worth a read.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lamar-odom-plaschke-20151021-column.html
I saw that article too. Made me very sad for Odom and angry that once again, the Kardashian clan are attempting to manipulate this horrible situation. If they are serious about his recovery, stop going to the press EVERY DAY for updates and let the poor man recover in peace!!
Co-dependent relationships are not about love.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, has changed about their relationship except this latest crisis. Once this is over, all the problems and issues resurface. This is not healthy, and it worries me to see so many people here thinking this is a good thing.
This is not healthy love.
This!
People seem to love their co-dependence added with some drug drama. I watch TV for entertainment, their issues are real-life and nothing about it should be romanticized.
Yes – he needs to get serious help and get healthy, everything else should be put aside until that happens, or they’re right back where they started.
I think this is more about medical decisions that anything else. But i could be wrong.
I suspect it’s for legal reasons, but I do hope they reconcile, at least as friends. Khloe was the most likeable of the bunch to me , so I would hope she and Lamar could hash put their issues and work on the things that ended their marriage going forward. I would hope for the sake of his children, in particular, that this motivates him to get the help he needs.
I agree with the other posters who are romantics–I’ve always rooted for these two and I hope they do work it out. There are plenty of instances of couples having health scares and realizing that life is short and they’d rather be together. I’m not even going to get into the fact that Khloe’s family is gross. I’m opting of of cynicism with this. I really like Lamar and I liked Khloe when they were married.
As for Lamar’s condition–there are so many assumptions being made. We have no idea the extent of the damage. All we know is his heart was failing but its on the mend now. They say he had strokes–people who have strokes can be released from a hospital within 48 hours. This doesn’t mean that the man can’t write or that he’s half brain dead or something. It all depends on the severity of the stroke. His kidneys are supposedly failing but this doesn’t mean that it is a death sentence.
I personally feel like we really don’t know enough to make assumptions that this is all a huge scam for ratings.
Of course they’re not getting a divorce. This storyline is ratings gold for the show.
He wanted her back, and now, for a while at least, he’s got her. As a result of circumstance, not necessarily intention. Personally I feel that they are both unhealthy, and until those emotional and chemical issues are addressed and reconciled, that theirs is an unhealthy relationship.
Divorce and romance notwithstanding, of course.
I understand why she is staying with him, but this seems like a relationship that needs to end. He is an emotionally abusive person. He needs to let her move on with her life once he can take care of himself. She may love him, but sometimes it takes more than love to make a relationship work. His answer to everything is to get f’d up and then do something off the walls, like disappear for months, hide in the bushes and jump Khloe early in the morning, go to a brothel, spend 75,000 on call girls and drugs, and put himself in a coma to make Khloe pay attention to him. He is certainly manipulative, perhaps psychotic, and needs serious medical attention both for the damage he is done to his body and the psychological damage that he suffered from before all of this happened. Khloe should do what she may legally be bound to do but also try to keep her distance.
I totally agree with everything you say. I think she might be confusing her concern for him as love and want to get back with him. Who’s to say once he gets better she may realize she doesn’t want him back; Sometimes I wonder if he did that whole brothel thing just to get Khloe back.
With Lamar, I get the perception that he’d rather belong to a deeply dysfunctional & toxic family than no family at all.
I believe he craves the sense of belonging and he is co-dependent.
It is truly a shame because he does have two children of his own who ache to have a strong, living father. But Lamar’s drug use makes him emotionally unavailable and in all honesty, not the best role model for his son and daughter.
Yes, Lamar should concentrate on his own health and his relationship with his children, not chasing the Kardashians.
I weigh in on the cynical side. $74,000 on prostitutes and drugs is more than a call for help, and the love of a good woman only works in novels.
That doesn’t mean they don’t love each other, but it doesn’t mean the K-devils aren’t going to milk their new cash cow.
Even with all his self-inflicted troubles, my cards are more on him. I don’t watch the K show, but the little I’ve seen is Khloe is not the same as she used to be. She’s become one of THEM.
Lamar needs to get clean ,take care of himself and reestablish a relationship with his kids. He doesn’t need Kardashians.
I just don’t understand how Lamar can make all these decisions when according to the press he is so very, very ill? Call me a cynic but this just seems so staged to give the KarTrashians some good press for awhile. It sounds to me like Lamar needs a good friend there who only has Lamar’s best interest at heart because I don’t think the KarTrashian family care all that much as long as there is drama for their show and possible pay day for Khloe.
really hope their love is true and that she quits the reality television part of her career for him.
on the other hand, a tiny voice in my brain keeps screaming that this whole catastrophe has been a brilliant devilish orchestration by the pimp momma herself.
Surprise!!! Said no one! Duh they were going to get back together. Not to sound like an A-hole and this is me playing evil devil’s advocate, but I think it’s not surprising because of all the press this is getting and we all can see how the Kardashians were not as hot as they once were. I knew something would happen to create a media frenzy (it’s sad it had to be health issue) to get them back to gossip worthy news. It won’t last because the public doesn’t care as much and for that I am happy.
I am so happy Lamar is doing better and that he is on the road to recovery!!
Kinda off topic, but want to say…
you know when the whole klan descended upon the Las Vegas hospital. .. understand why Kris initially went with Khloe, because she must have been a wreck and needed her mom. And i understand why people think the rest of the sisters went there for publicity, except for Kylie and Kendall. They were 12 and 13 when Khloe and Lamar got together, and it’s clear from footage and photos that they truly bonded with him and adore him.
I believe they are nearly as devastated as Khloe.
First off, I wish Lamar recovery and support. But, I’m not sure if anyone mentioned this…. I was falling for the khloe loves him, wants to take care of him …
Her first memoir drops in November!!!! This just stinks to me now! Could this really be that convenient timing for Khloe to sell books?
Of course. She seems slightly less stupid then.
Bet she’s back in divorce court within the year.
@Cricket: Yep. I loathe the Ks generally, but with Lamar’s recent crisis, I found myself hoping that Lamar would get clean, Khloe would have an epiphany about her soul-sucking family, and love would (somehow!) conquer all. Except now Khloe’s memoir is about to come out and her interviews and photoshoots for the book are appearing, Lamar’s interviews about her are appearing, and suddenly the timing of Lamar’s collapse seems almost… disturbing. It’s quite coincidental that a crisis would occur to raise interest in and sympathy for Khloe right before her memoir comes out. It’s almost as if the final stages of Kim’s pregnancy necessitated some new storylines for other characters, no?
RATINGS BONANZA!!! The first time in history cocaine and hookers have SAVED a marriage??
I will believe khloe loves lamar if they both disappear and we dont see them again until hes well. I wish him all th best for a full recovery.
I’ve read everyone’s comments with interest. I am USUALLY an optimist, but even with people hoping he turns from drug use and finds happiness with Khloe, this seems pretty unrealistic to me. I think addictions are more about the emotions a person wants to avoid than even the drug. To give up your addiction, you have to deal with feelings in a whole new way, and find something to replace the hole your addiction used to fill. He’s been self destructive, and she’s allowed her family to exploit his private struggles for $ and ratings, NOT a scenario for the trusting, safe environment a recovering addict would need. He also has a history of cheating and he stalked her, so he has real control issues also. It worries me that people want a love story so much they’d see this as one; Lamar needs to love himself. He’s the only one who can do all the emotional work needed for recovery, and that transformation can take years. Sadly, I agree with the people who questioned the divorce action when he is only a few days past his deathbed. It seems off to me, not necessarily the loving thing he needs most now.
Actually, the “stalking” sounds like a setup for the story line. It contradicts what Khloe herself has said off the show about her contact with him. I believe what Lamar said about it and the previous incident, it was very consistent with what Khloe had said before. He was so obviously in pain from the betrayal and showed all the signs of last-strawitis. And yet they continued to use him, digging the knife deeper into an emotionally fragile man in front of a national TV audience. Khloe participated in all this, and she needs to acknowledge that and work to change herself. She is very wrong to excuse such bad behavior on her part as he “deserved” it. That’s juvenile thinking. She needs to figure out why she does such things and how to become an independent adult, disengaging with the two obviously toxic members of her family – her mother and her sister Kim. Can she resist their pressure to get all this on tv, one way or another? Does she even understand why it is so important to turn off the cameras entirely? Can she get the Klan to put a lid on it and stop using him for self-promotion? Or will she continue to join in with their plans?
I don’t think Lamar is the one with control issues, but Khloe definitely inherited control freak genes from her mother. She has repeatedly tried to manipulate other people’s relationships just on the show. I hope she doesn’t have the illusion that she can control Lamar now. I can believe that she loves him and wants to help him. But she is so emotionally needy herself – can she back off enough to let him fix himself (or not)? She can’t fix him. He has to fix himself. If she has visions of finally being in charge because he is now injured – that’s bad news for both of them.
I hate all things kardashian but for some reason I really want to see these two make it work. I’m praying khloe gets fairytale ending.
He dont know what he doing. HOW can he be objective, full of meths?
So they can be showing HIM in THE show, and show us HOW they saved HIM,after knock-out HIM down.
Just perfect