Tristan Thompson is publicly apologizing to Khloe Kardashian after confirming he fathered
a child with Maralee Nichols.
Let’s get into everything going on.
Tristan Thompson took to Instagram to share that, after a paternity test, he is indeed
the father of Maralee Nichols’ newborn child.
The I-G statement reads, "I take full responsibility for my actions.
Now that paternity has been established, I look forward to amicably raising our son.
I sincerely apologize to everyone I've hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both
publicly and privately."
Prior to all this, Maralee filed a lawsuit against Tristan for child support in California.
According to Entertainment Tonight, a counter lawsuit filed by Tristan against Maralee was
recently dismissed.
Previous messages between Tristan and Maralee– which have now circulated online– indicate
that, initially, Tristan had no plans of being involved in the child’s life, or helping
to support financially.
In court docs, Tristan admitted to “sporadically” meeting with the trainer and hooking up with
her on his birthday in March of 2021.
He also detailed how he used Snapchat to communicate when and where to meet.
Maralee, on the other hand, has claimed that her relationship with Tristan was a long,
on-going affair and not just some short hookup or sporadic fling.
She shared with E! News in a statement that Tristan “told me he was single and co-parenting.
I would never have gotten involved with Tristan if I thought he was in a relationship.
Maralee added, “ I saw Tristan in March 2021 around his birthday.
He told me he had wanted to see me.I agreed to meet him in Houston at a private party
on March 12th...
Houston was one of many nights we spent together.
Soon after his birthday weekend in Houston, Tristan invited me to visit him in Boston."
Needless to say there’s been a lot of he said, she said between Tristan and Maralee,
but you may be asking, “where does Khloe fit into all of this?”
Well, Tristan’s sexual relationship with Maralee overlapped with him dating his now-ex
Khloe.
So with Tristan being unfaithful to Khloe many, many times, fathering a third child
with a third different woman, and being wrapped up in this whole scandal, it’s brought a
lot of pain and attention to Khloe as well.
Tristan chose to specifically address Khloe and the hurt he caused her in his IG statement,
explaining, "Khloe, you don't deserve this.
You don't deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you.
You don't deserve the way I have treated you over the years.
My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you.”
He went on to add, "I have the utmost respect and love for you.
Regardless of what you may think.
Again, I am so incredibly sorry."
Khloe and Tristan have been very good about being supportive of each other online since
their split last spring.
They also have found a way to put aside their issues in order to co-parent their daughter
True.
But we’re wondering if this scandal is truly the last straw for Khloe.
The internet seems to think it should be.
One person on Twitter wrote about the drama, “Dang she really loved you and you really
didn’t care.”
Another said, “And to think Khloé absolutely loved this guy and most likely still does.
To constantly cheat on your partner is absolutely disrespectful.”
This person tweeted, “Bro plays Khloe more than he does basketball”
Yep, I think we’re all on the same page here.
A lot of you are very over Tristan’s behavior, how he’s previously treated Khloe and his
apologies.
And while we’d love to know what she thinks of this recent apology, we don’t have to
wonder about what Maralee thinks.
Her publicist told Page Six, “There was never any doubt that Tristan Thompson was
the father of Maralee Nichols’ baby.
Tristan made numerous false and defamatory statements and declarations about Maralee
over the past few months, and she is taking his contrite statement today in the context
of all of those statements.”
We’ll continue to keep you guys updated as this news story unfolds.
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Then, hit those comments and let me know what you think about Tristan’s Instagram apology
to Khloe.
Do you think Khloe is finally done with him for real?
For now, I’m your host Carly Henderson!
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