Khloé Kardashian
Khloé Alexandra Kardashian (/ˈkloʊi/;[b] born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality, socialite and model. She rose to fame starring with her family in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015). Following the ending of their previous show, she and her family began starring on Hulu's The Kardashians in 2022.
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian Odom
- Media personality
- socialite
- model
2007–present
Tristan Thompson
(2016–2021)
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- Robert Kardashian (father)
- Kris Jenner (mother)
From September 2009 to December 2016, Kardashian was married to basketball player Lamar Odom, whom she married one month after they first met. They starred in their own reality television series, Khloé & Lamar (2011–2012). In 2009, Kardashian participated in the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice, finishing 10th of 16 candidates by being fired by Donald Trump. In 2012, she co-hosted the second season of the US adaptation of The X Factor with actor Mario Lopez.
Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries with her sisters Kourtney and Kim. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances, and additionally released the book Kardashian Konfidential in 2010. The Dash boutique employees starred in their own short-lived reality television series, Dash Dolls (2015).
In 2016, Kardashian hosted her own talk show, Kocktails with Khloé. She starred and produced health and fitness docu-series Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian.[3]
Early life
Khloé Alexandra Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California on June 27, 1984[4] to Kris (née Houghton), a homemaker, and Robert, an attorney. She has two older sisters, Kourtney and Kim, and a younger brother, Rob.[5] Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry,[6] while their father was a third-generation Armenian American.[7] After her parents divorced in 1991,[8] her mother married 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce)[c] in 1991.[10] Through their marriage, Kardashian gained stepbrothers Burt, Brandon, and Brody; stepsister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie.[11] In 1994, her father garnered public attention as a defense lawyer for football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial.
Kardashian went to Bel Air Prep, Saint Martin of Tours School, Daniel Webster Middle School, A.E. Wright Middle School, and Montclair Prep. As a teenager, she briefly attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls' school in Los Angeles. She left the high school and enrolled in Alexandria Academy, an alternative one-to-one school, after her sisters' graduations, later saying "there was no reason for me to stay" since she "felt like I didn't have any friends." She graduated with honors a year early at age 17.[12][13][14] Before her family reality TV show, Kardashian worked as Nicole Richie's assistant.[15]
Career
2007–2009: Career beginnings
In February 2007, a 2003 sex tape made by sister Kim Kardashian and her former boyfriend Ray J, Kim Kardashian, Superstar, was leaked, which contributed to the family's rise in popularity.[16][17] Later that year, Khloé; her mother Kris; her stepparent Caitlyn; her siblings Kourtney, Kim, and Rob; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie were commissioned to star in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[18]
The series and her sister Kim's popularity led to the Kardashians being able to cash in by endorsing products. These include waist-slimming pants, beauty products and Coca-Cola, for which they are paid (as of 2016) $75,000 per post on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
The series proved successful for E!, the network on which it is broadcast, and has led to the creations of spin-offs including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Khloé & Lamar.[19]
Public image
Kardashian has received criticism and negative comments which were focused on her body since Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered in 2007. She has been compared to her sisters Kourtney and Kim with Kardashian recalling "I didn't really realize that I was 'the fat sister' if you will until I went on TV and the media started saying that about me. I knew I didn't look like my sisters and I didn't have those shapes, but I didn't think that was wrong".[65] Kardashian physique, notably her face, has attracted significant attention from the media and public in recent years. She has received comments from the public regularly saying she looks "unrecognisable".[66] However, Kardashian has denied having surgery, stating that when she lost weight she lost fat in her face and also credits her make-up artist. She has also been open to using photo editing app Facetune, and stated "Facetune is the best thing to bring to the table. It's life-changing" in February 2016.
Personal life
Health
In 2001, Kardashian suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. She went through the windshield and suffered a severe concussion, causing long-term memory loss.[67]
Kardashian has migraines, a condition she has had since she was in sixth grade.[68] As an adult, she became a spokesperson for the migraine pharmaceutical Nurtec ODT, which she has said has helped her.[68]
On October 28, 2020, Kardashian posted a video on social media, revealing that she was diagnosed with COVID-19. In the video, she said, "I suffer from migraines, but this was the craziest headache".[69]
On October 29, 2021, Kardashian announced via Twitter that she and her three-year-old daughter, True, had tested positive for COVID-19. Writing on Twitter, Kardashian said "True and I tested positive for Covid. I've had to cancel several commitments and I'm sorry I won't be able to make those happen. Luckily, I have been vaccinated so all will be ok."[70]
In October 2022, Kardashian revealed she had had a "rare" tumor removed from her face, having initially assumed it to be a zit. She had previously had an operation to remove melanoma when she was 19 years old.[71]
Relationships
Kardashian dated basketball player Rashad McCants in 2008. The two broke up after seven months in late January 2009.[72]
On September 27, 2009, Kardashian married professional basketball player Lamar Odom, who was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers at the time.[73][74] The couple were married exactly one month after they met at a party for Odom's teammate Metta World Peace.[75] Kardashian removed her middle name and took her husband's surname, becoming Khloé Kardashian Odom.[76][77] Kardashian purchased a pet boxer named Bernard "BHops" Hopkins, after Bernard Hopkins, the boxer.[78] On December 13, 2013, after months of speculated separation, Kardashian filed for divorce from Odom and for legal restoration of her last name.[79] Both parties signed divorce papers in July 2015.[80][81][82] The divorce had yet to receive final approval from a judge[83][84] in October 2015, when Odom was hospitalized after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. He was in a coma for four days; as he lay in a hospital, Kardashian withdrew her pending divorce petition.[85][86] In an interview with People Magazine, Kardashian confirmed that they had not reconciled, but the divorce had been withdrawn so that she could make medical decisions on Odom's behalf.[87] Kardashian and Odom's divorce was finalized in December 2016.[88]
In January 2014, she began on-again, off-again relationship with rapper French Montana. They broke up in December that year.[89][90] Kardashian started dating basketball player James Harden after meeting at brother-in-law Kanye West's Staples Center birthday party in 2015. The two were together for eight months between 2015 and 2016.[91]
Kardashian began dating basketball player Tristan Thompson in 2016.[92][93] Kardashian gave birth to a daughter, True Thompson, on April 12, 2018, amidst controversy after Thompson was found to have cheated on Kardashian during her pregnancy.[94][95][96][97] In February 2019, Kardashian and Thompson split after it was revealed that Thompson had allegedly cheated on Kardashian with her younger half-sister Kylie Jenner's then-best friend Jordyn Woods.[98][99] In August 2020, they resumed their relationship after quarantining together during the COVID-19 pandemic.[100] In June 2021, they announced that they had split again.[101] They got back together in October 2021, and split once more in December 2021.[101] In July 2022, it was announced that Kardashian and Thompson were expecting a baby boy via surrogacy.[102][103] Their son, Tatum, was born on July 28, 2022.[104][101]
Activism
Kardashian supports the recognition of the Armenian genocide and has visited Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial to the victims in Yerevan, Armenia.[105][106][107] In April 2021, Kardashian praised President Joe Biden for officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide, thus becoming the first US president to do so.[108]
In October 2020, Kardashian spoke out in support of Republic of Artsakh and Armenians, condemning Azerbaijan's involvement in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[109] On October 10, 2020, she spoke on the ArmeniaFund fundraising telethon and urged viewers to donate money to help those impacted by the recent war.[110]
Religion
Kardashian is a Christian and reads a daily devotional to herself and her "glam squad" every day.[111] She is interested in theology and enjoys attending church.[111] In April 2015, she was named godmother of her niece North West, by Kim and Kanye, as the child was baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem.[112]
Legal issues
On March 4, 2007, Kardashian was arrested for driving under the influence.[113] On July 18, 2008, she reported to jail to serve time for violation of probation. She faced a sentence of up to 30 days and enrollment in an alcohol treatment program within three weeks of her release from jail. She was released less than three hours later due to overcrowding.[114]
In December 2011, Kardashian was sued by a woman who claimed Kardashian and 10 other people assaulted her outside a nightclub in December 2009.[115][116][117]
In March 2012, Kardashian and her sisters Kourtney and Kim were named in a $5 million class-action lawsuit against QuickTrim, the weight-loss supplement they endorse.[118] The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the Kardashians (along with QuickTrim's manufacturer, Windmill Health Products; the retailer GNC; and others in the sales and marketing chain) of false and deceptive marketing of the diet aid. The plaintiffs, hailing from several states, brought claims under their respective states' consumer protection laws.[119]