Khloe Kardashian: ‘I’m not back with Lamar Odom’

KHLOE Kardashian has come out swinging after being attacked for an interview about Lamar Odom in which she says the pair are not back together.

KHLOE Kardashian and Lamar Odom filed a court petition dismissing a divorce filing, but the reality TV star says that doesn’t mean they’re reconciling after the former NBA star was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel.

Kardashian says in an interview with People magazine that she halted the divorce to make medical decisions on Odom’s behalf.

“I pulled back on the divorce because there is no rush for it,” she told the magazine. “For medical decisions and a tonne of other things, it’s just smarter that it’s put on hold. But that does not mean I’m back with Lamar. It’s not even in our brains to think about us having a relationship. Only time will tell.”

Family ... Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardasian and Kourtney Kardashian. Picture: Getty Images

Kardashian followed up the front-page spread by sending a couple of tweets explaining that she was not hawking the story around but that the bulk of the interview was conducted before Odom’s overdose.

“I had to do a follow up five minute phoner after the events only because I was contracted to. I cancelled my book tour to avoid this attention,” she tweeted.

I want to make this VERY clear.... My people cover, I shot and interviewed for PRIOR to all the events that happened. PART 1

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) October 28, 2015

I had to do a follow up 5 minute phoner after the events only because I was contracted to. I cancelled my book tour to avoid this attention.

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) October 28, 2015

She came under fire on Twitter with many calling her opportunistic.

That’s when Kardashian let them have it.

Shame on you all for thinking the worst of me. It's been a tough few weeks. I don't need your fucked up energy!

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) October 28, 2015

Know the facts before you throw stones

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) October 28, 2015

A source told Us Weekly that Kardashian and recent boyfriend, James Harden, are “trying to wrk on their relationship”.

“Khloe and James are trying to stay in each other’s lives. Each day is something different, but they’re trying to see if they can still be together,” the source said.

According to search warrant records, Odom is believed to have overdosed on cocaine and other drugs before he was found unconscious at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada. He was hospitalised in Las Vegas and transferred to Los Angeles, where his family said on October 22 that he was undergoing therapy and showing improvement.

Kardashian said Odom has a long road to recovery.

“Every hour is different,” she said. “It goes up and it goes down. Things are progressing, but it’s a very serious situation.”

Kardashian said she hasn’t made any decisions about the future of their relationship.

“There is a very long road ahead of him, and he has to walk that road by himself,” she said. “But I’ll be there supporting him every step of the way.”

Basketball star ... Lamar Odom #7 and Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers talk back in 2009. Picture: Getty

A clerk granted an October 21 request to dismiss their divorce filing from December 2013 in such a way that the divorce papers can be refiled at a later date.

“I love Lamar, and I’ll always be there for him like I promised,” Kardashian said.

Authorities haven’t ruled out the possibility of taking action against the brothel or Odom.

Odom’s one-month courtship of Kardashian before their 2009 wedding was taped for the E! network, and Odom appeared on nearly two dozen episodes of Keeping up With the Kardashians as well as other family spin-offs, including their Khloe & Lamar show in 2011 and 2012.

Originally published as Khloe Kardashian: ‘I’m not back with Lamar Odom’