For those of you who still pretend to have high standards about “real celebrities” having “talent” let me catch you up. It’s a story as old as time. Reality star girl meets NBA superstar boy. They get married after one month, have a pet blow up giraffe named Henry and take pictures in bathtubs filled with candy. All before filing for divorce four years later amidst allegations of drug use and infidelity. Fast forward a couple of years and the NBA superstar is now unemployed and found in a Las Vegas brothel unconscious and in critical condition after an alleged overdose.
Sure, put it like that and it’s pretty easy to see why people roll their eyes and make jokes about Khloe and Lamar, but what you’re missing is their love story. These two LOVE each other. Like ’til death do us part, emoji heart eyes, old people holding hands on a Hallmark card love. Khloe gave Lamar a family when his was broken by addiction and loss. Lamar gave Khloe unconditional acceptance and support amidst the pressure of being the slightly less popular sister in a family of juggernauts (emphasis on the “jugs”). They complimented one another and while they weren’t perfect, they were perfect for each other. Guys, I adored them.
To me, an outsider with only the slightest (edited by executive producer Ryan Seacrest) view into their lives, they had a true love story that was ripped apart by drugs and money like Hollywood marriages often are. What was different about them was that they so clearly still loved one another even though they knew it wasn’t healthy to be together. That’s why, when Lamar was rushed unconscious to a Las Vegas hospital it was Khloe who hurried to meet him there. Not for ratings (although I’ll totally watch those episodes if/when they air) but because she’s still crazy in love with him no matter what he has done.
On Wednesday, TMZ broke the story that Khloe’s lawyer stopped the divorce proceedings that would end her marriage to Lamar. Maybe it’s so that she’ll continue to have legal rights to make health decisions on his behalf (his current health condition hasn’t been revealed) but I like to think it’s because this was the rock bottom that Lamar needed to hit in order to start his recovery. Hopefully a recovery that will include reconciling with Khloe and making reality tv star babies. A girl can dream, right?
Okay, so maybe this was two confessions.
- I want Khloe and Lamar to end up k-i-s-s-i-n-g in the tree with the baby carriage, etc.
- I’m a huge sap.
Do you think Khloe and Lamar are going to make it? Is there any chance they’ll name their first child Heidi? Tell me in the comments.
