Lamar Odom Claims Rob Kardashian Cut Him Out of His Life

Lamar Odom sat down for an interview with Wendy Williams and talked about his fractured relationship with Rob Kardashian.

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Lamar Odom's relationship with Khloé Kardashian has clearly come to an end, but the ramifications of their split reach far beyond their dissolved marriage. Odom was close with other members of the Kardashian clan, especially Rob Kardashian, who lived with Lamar and Khloé for an extended period of time during the marriage.

But if you listen to Odom's side of the story, the former friends don't appear to be on speaking terms these days. During an interview with Wendy Williams, Odom opened up about the distance between him and Rob and said he understands why he has been missing out on major life events involving his former brother-in-law. 

"We were close. He has a child, I haven't met his child yet or anything," Odom said. "I guess it's maybe because I hurt his sister too much, I have no idea. If she was my sister, I would have a problem with me, too."

Not all the separation from the Kardashian family sounds bad for Odom. The former NBA champion described what it was like to be caught up in the Kardashian vortex and claimed it was a totally different level of fame than what he was accustomed to.

"A million miles per hour, so many things happen that you're not accustomed to, especially with women," he said. "It's overwhelming a little bit, overwhelming for me and even for the people that were close to me I think it was overwhelming." 

Odom, who said he's now clean and sober after his public battle with addiction, talked about how he's focused on bettering the relationships with the people who remain by him. His time with his children is especially important, and he said reconnecting with them is his top priority now that he has his act together.

"I'm working hard on rebuilding my relationship with them," he said. "I lost a lot of time with them from being high, so I'm trying to work on getting that time back, reestablishing those relationships, especially with my son."

You can watch the full interview with Williams above, where Odom opens up about his addiction, his experience with the Kardashian family, and a whole lot more. His confession concerning Rob starts at around the 9:50 mark.

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