Lamar Odom is disputing his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian’s claim that his late father, Joe Odom, wanted him taken off life support.
In the Netflix documentary, Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom, Kardashian said that Lamar’s father attempted to pull the plug.
“Joe just said, ‘Don’t put him on life support, turn those machines off,’ ” Karadshian claims in the doc. “And I remember walking in around that time, and I kid you not, it was a scene out of a movie. And I was like, ‘Sorry, Joe. I’m still his wife. What do you need?’ ”
Kardashian then said that Joe asked for “a pair of Nikes and $100 and a hotel room for the night,” which she gave him.
“And Joe left and never came back,” she added.
Kardashian also spoke about feeling responsible for Lamar’s well-being during his medical emergency.
“This is my husband, through sickness and health, I have to be there for him,” she recalled. “I have to show up for him. And I was going to do everything I could to make sure he had the best fighting chance. And I just trusted myself more than I trusted anyone in his circle.”
Appearing on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, Lamar told another story about the incident.
“I was knocked out and asleep at that time, but if you know Joe Odom, I don’t think that’s something that would ever come out of his mouth,” Lamar explained. “He was my biggest fan. I don’t know where that got caught — translated. I just can’t see him ever, ever doing that.”
Wearing a pendant with his parents during his live appearance, Lamar said that families should work on their issues together.
“Life is not promised. My pops and I had our differences, but at the end of the day, I knew he loved me. And I loved him, and that’s really all that matters,” Lamar said. “I encourage you to take some time and make amends with family and friends, tell someone you love them, smile a little more, laugh out loud, give your heart to those that deserve it because NOTHING is promised but death. That’s it.”