Lamar Odom reportedly kicked Khloe Kardashian out of his hospital room. The former NBA star, who is recovering at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, told his estranged wife he needed space, according to the November 16 issue of Us Weekly.
The rift was said to have been created by 35-year-old Lamar’s close friends and family, who told him the reality star had been exploiting his tragic overdose for publicity.
A source told Us Weekly that the athlete’s inner circle had turned him against Khloe with claims she had tipped off paparazzi to document the Kardashian family’s comings and goings at the hospital.
In addition Lamar is said to have been led to believe that his estranged wife has taken credit for his miraculous recovery after a series of strokes – related to his drug overdose – and blocked members of his family and inner circle of friends from visiting him in the hospital.
Under the influence of these allegations, the publication claims Lamar was fed up and told Khloe on October 23 he ‘needed space’ and ‘wanted to be alone’ before telling her to ‘get out’.
Odom’s cousin Sherae Clark-Williams posted on Facebook on October 16: ‘I’m supposed to sign a waiver not to talk about North West, a child I have no interest in What so ever.’ The date coincides with Odom’s hospitalization in Nevada following his weekend bender – he was rushed to hospital on October 13 when he was found unconscious at a brothel.
But according to Us the final straw was when Lamar was told his children, from his relationship with Liza Morales, Destiny, 17, and Lamar Jr, 13, were not allowed immediate admittance to see him.