Khloé Kardashian

**Khloé Kardashian** (also known as **Khloé Kardashian Odom**;born June 27, 1984) in Los Angeles, California) is an American socialite, TV personality, actress, glamour model, and businesswoman of Armenian descent. Kardashian is one of the three daughters of the late attorney Robert Kardashian. Kardashian is best known for starring in E! Entertainment Television’s *Keeping Up with the Kardashians* since 2007.

## Career

As seen on *Keeping Up with the Kardashians*, Khloé is involved in the retail and fashion industries with her sisters Kourtney and Kim; they co-own and operate DASH, a clothing boutique in Calabasas, CA.

They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances, and additionally released the book *Kardashian Konfidential* in 2010. They starred in their own short-lived reality television series, *Dash Dolls* (2015).

In 2016, Khloé hosted her own talk show, the E! Network's *Kocktails with Khloé*, and stars in the health and fitness docu-series *Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian*.

## Early life

Khloé is of Armenian descent, from her father. She is also Native American, French, English, Italian, Dutch, German, and Scottish descent, from her mother. Kardashian was born to late attorney Robert Kardashian (defended O.J. Simpson in the infamous 1994 murder case) and Kris Jenner. Kardashian is a fourth generation Armenian American. Kardashian's family included two sisters, Kourtney and Khloe and a brother, Robert Jr. In 1990, Kardashian’s parents divorced after a 12-year marriage. Soon later in 1991, her mother, Kris married Olympian athlete Bruce Jenner.
Their mother is of Dutch, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry, while their father was a third-generation Armenian American. After their parents divorced in 1991, Houghton married 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce, she changed her name due to gender transition in 2015).}}) in 1991. Through their marriage, Kardashian gained stepbrothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; stepsister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie. In 1994, her father garnered public attention as a defense lawyer for football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial.

As a teenager, Khloé briefly attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls' school in Los Angeles. She left the high school and enrolled in a home-based school after her sisters' graduations, later saying "there was no reason for me to stay" since she "felt like I didn't have any friends." At 17 she earned a GED one year in advance of what would have been her regular graduation date – later saying she received the GED "with honors".

## Personal life

From 2005-2006, Khloé was reportedly dating music producer Stevie J. From 2007-2008, She was dating Romeo Miller aka Lil' Romeo. She later revealed that she had a one-night-stand in 2007, which was rumored to be with the rapper Dizzee Rascal. In September 2007, Kardashian started seeing basketball player Rashad McCants, they started to officially date in March 2008. However, Kardashian broke up with him in August 2008, when she found out that McCants was cheating on her. Kardashian had a short fling with rapper Jeezy in November 2008. In March 2009, Kardashian began dating football player Derrick Ward. They broke up in July 2009.

Kardashian began dating basketball player Lamar Odom in August 2009. After only dating for about a month, they became engaged on the 18 September 2009. They were married just nine days later, on the 27 September 2009. Four years later, the couple separated in August 2013, on behalf on Lamar Odom's drug use extramarital affairs. Kardashian officially filed for divorce in December 2013. Both parties signed divorce papers in July 2015. The divorce was finalized on December 17, 2016.

It was reported that Khloé had started seeing the rapper Game in October 2013, which was the first man she's allegedly been with since her separation from her estranged husband Lamar Odom. The couple broke in February 2014. Kardashian was also reprtedly seeing baseball player Matt Kemp in late November 2013 to early December 2013.

In mid-2014, Kardashian began dating rapper French Montana. Their first break up was in September 2014, but they got back together a month later in October 2014. They broke up for the last time in December 2014, but they remained friends. Kardashian was also rumored to have had a short fling with actor/basketball player Rick Fox in April 2015.

Khloé then began dating basketball player James Harden in June 2015, they broke up for the first time a few months later in October 2015. They got back together a month later in November 2015, but broke up for good in February 2016. The relationship ended when Harden reportedly cheated on her. Kardashian was also linked to singer Trey Songs in 2016.

Khloé began dating basketball player Tristan Thompson in September 2016. The couple has recently announced that they were expecting a baby in the spring of 2018. Their daughter True Thompson was born on 12 April 2018. They broke up in February 2019, due to Tristan's cheating and infidelity, namely out of allegations that he cheated with her younger half-sister Kylie Jenner's best friend Jordyn Woods.

Kardashian is a Christian and reads a daily devotional to herself and her "glam squad" every day. She is interested in theology and enjoys attending church.

## References

1. ↑ Khloe Alexandra Kardashian, Born 06/27/1984 in California. California Birth Index. Retrieved on December 14, 2013.
2. ↑ "How celebrities like Kim Kardashian are selling you ads and products", CBC News, November 11, 2016. Retrieved on November 14, 2017.
3. ↑ Kim Kardashian (June 11, 2008). Monuments And Momentous Times In Monte Carlo. KimKardashian.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved on May 13, 2015.
4. ↑ Barford, Vanessa (January 8, 2013). Kim Kardashian: How do Armenians feel about her fame?. BBC. Retrieved on July 2, 2014.
5. ↑ Buzz Bissinger (June 1, 2015). Introducing Caitlyn Jenner. *Vanity Fair*. Retrieved on June 1, 2015.
6. ↑ Leibovitz, Annie (June 1, 2015). Introducing Caitlyn Jenner. *Vanity Fair*. Retrieved on June 1, 2015.
7. ↑ "Jenner-Kardashian", April 23, 1991, p. A2. Retrieved on June 11, 2015.
8. ↑ Jeff Mayish (May 1, 2013). Ex-nanny to the Kardashians reveals Kris Jenner's temper and an O.J. Simpson trial kidnap scare. Mortimer Zuckerman. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.
9. ↑ "Celebrity Central: Khloé Kardashian". "After her sisters graduate from L.A.'s Marymount High School, Khloé feels the pangs of loneliness. '[I] felt like I didn't have any friends. There was no reason for me to stay', she confesses of leaving school and earning her GED through a home-schooling program. 'I finished three years of high school in one year', Kardashian says proudly. 'I graduated actually when I was 17 with honors, so in your face!' *People.*
10. ↑ Khloe Kardashian Recalls Dropping Out of School – and Stealing Cars. *People (.com)*. Time Inc. (time.com) (April 29, 2010). Retrieved on December 14, 2013.
11. ↑ "Khloe Kardashian filing for divorce from Lamar Odom, reports say", Fox News, December 13, 2013. Retrieved on December 13, 2013.
12. ↑ Khloé Kardashian *Has Been Worried* About Lamar Odom, Family Source Says Hospitalization *Isn't Shocking* (October 13, 2015). Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
13. ↑ Marcus, Stephanie (March 17, 2017). Can The Kardashians Survive In The Trump Era?. *Huffington Post*. Retrieved on May 9, 2017.
14. ↑ How Khloe Kardashian Found Out the Truth About Tristan Thompson: Inside The Days Leading to Their Breakup. *eonline.com*. E! (February 20, 2019).
15. ↑ "Jordyn Woods Moving Out of Kylie Jenner's House: Source", *People*, February 20, 2019.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Kardashian, Khloé (May 17, 2016). Khloé Kardashian: My Relationship With Spirituality (English). Lenny Letter. Retrieved on May 28, 2018.

## External links

* Khloé Kardashian article at *Wikipedia*
* Khloé Kardashian links at FreeOnes