SUMMARY
- Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian first met each other in 2016 before starting a relationship.
- Thompson has cheated on Khloe multiple times in the past.
Tristan Thompson has had his fair share of success on the court. He was one of the biggest pieces on the 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers roster that won a championship. With a career that was booming at the time, Thompson wanted to spice things up in his love life. And that was when he first met Khloe Kardashian. They were set up by a mutual friend named Brandon Jennings and as Khloe claimed, there was an instant connection between them.
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Their relationship quickly grew stronger as Tristan Thompson made multiple public appearances alongside the reality television icon. And within months of their relationship, Khloe and Tristan went Instagram official. Several months down the line, Thompson eventually appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. In December 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.
In April 2018, reports about Tristan Thompson kissing another woman went viral. And this was the first of many occasions the NBA star was caught cheating on Khloe. While they both tried to work things out for some time, it soon broke out that their relationship was on the rocks. But Khloe still remained true to Thompson and spent time away from her family during the holiday to be with him.
In 2019, Thompson was caught kissing Kylie Jenner’s best friend, Jordyn Woods. While Thompson initially denied the news, Woods confirmed that he kissed her. Khloe and Tristan weren’t officially together but it did seem terrible. Months later, Tristan revealed that he had a child with his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig. Rumors claimed the pregnancy overlapped his relationship with Khloe. However, he claimed he was single.
Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian have agreed to co-parent their children
Somewhere down the line, Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian began reconciliation. In 2020, they decided to quarantine together to keep the family closer. By February 2021, they announced they were officially back together. Khloe even once stated that the NBA player was doing everything he could to change and be a better father to True.
In June 2021, another report of Thompson cheating on Kardashian surfaced. A source close to the television icon claimed that she had lost all trust in Tristan and that she would never go back to him. Yet again, the couple worked things out and continued to co-parent. They eventually reconciled and kept their relationship on the low.
However, rumors later claimed that Tristan Thompson got a personal trainer named Marlee Nichols pregnant. She sued the basketball star for child support as well. Thompson admitted that he was expecting a baby with Nichols and apologized to Kardashian. But to everyone’s surprise, they later announced that Khloe gave birth to their second child via surrogate a month before the scandal broke out.
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People were shocked to find out that not only did Thompson and Khloe have a second baby, but they were also secretly engaged. However, things broke off after she found out he had slept with Nichols. Even though Khloe gets criticized for letting Thompson come into her life, she claims he’s a great father. She maintains a friendly relationship with him for their children.