Tristan Thompson takes on another woman’s child and apologizes to Khloé Kardashian

Canadian basketball player Tristan Thompson, 30, went on Instagram to apologize to Khloé Kardashian, 37. That’s because a paternity test confirmed he has an out-of-wedlock son with personal trainer Maralee Nichols, with whom he had a brief affair . The baby was born on December 1st.

“Today, a paternity test revealed that I am the father of a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been confirmed, I hope we can raise our child amicably. I disappointed during this process, publicly or privately,” he began.

Afterwards, he referred directly to Khloé. “Khloé, you don’t deserve the pain and humiliation I’ve caused you. You don’t deserve the way I’ve treated you over the years. My actions certainly don’t match the way I see you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. .”

According to the Daily Mail, the athlete, who is already the father of two children, was dating Khloé Kardashian when he conceived a son with his personal assistant, in March 2021 during a birthday. He would have even offered US$ 75,000 (R$ 424,000) for her to have an abortion. Both communicated through a messaging application and arranged to see each other.

Even Lamar Odom, formerly of Khloé, went to the networks to declare his support for her. “I really wish her nothing but the best and I hope we can reconnect and talk as friends one day,” he posted.

This isn’t the first time this sort of thing has hit the couple. In 2020, Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s lawyer released a letter demanding that model Kimberly Alexander stop “defaming them with malicious and delusional lies” related to the paternity of her son, who she claimed was the NBA player .

According to E!, Tristan took a paternity test in January of that year, but the result was negative. Kimberly then went on to make allegations that the couple had rigged the test, in addition to requesting a second player exam, a request that was said to have been accepted by Tristan Thompson.

Attorney Marty Singer claims that the only requirement made by the basketball player was that the new test be done in a laboratory accredited by the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks), which led the model to question the suitability of the first laboratory in her social networks.

The couple’s representative also said the model was trying to get her 15 minutes of fame, but stressed that Khloé and Thompson “will not tolerate her despicable conduct.”

Khloé Kardashian’s separation from Tristan Thompson happened after the socialite found out that Tristan had betrayed her, once again, with the mistress’s aggravating factor this time being Jordyn Woods, Kylie Jenner’s (Kardashian’s half-sister) best friend. The information was released by the American website TMZ, which heard sources close to the family.

According to reports, the basketball player was seen at a party in February 2019, kissing Jordyn, and a source close to the Kardashians said that Khloé had already “suffered too much”. On Twitter, Tristan said in the following days that this was false news.

In 2017, the day before Khloé conceived True, videos of Tristan with other women in a hotel in New York were released. Still, Kardashian decided to pursue the relationship, especially on account of the daughter.