Liza Morales Blames Khloe Kardashian for Lamar Odom Custody Battle
Lamar Odom and ex-girlfriend Liza Morales appeared in court on Monday for custody and visitation issues pertaining to their two children, as a result of what Morales blames to be Khloe Kardashian's fault.
Morales said that the hostilities with Odom are "so tense" she only speaks to the father of her children, Destiny, 14, and Lamar, Jr., 11, through third parties. She claimed things between her and Odom were cordial until he married Kardashian after a 30 day relationship.
Odom, 32, reportedly fell asleep for 20 minutes during the hearing, blaming it on being jet-lagged and the early stages of the flu. The New York Post described the scene as Odom's legs having "dangled well over the short, second-floor wooden bench."
"Excuse me, are you OK?" an officer asked Odom, who said he was fine. "I need you to sit up," the officer instructed. After being questioned by the officer, Odom sat up, but slumped with his hand over his head.
Odom was excused from Tuesday night's Clippers practice, coach Vinny Del Negro said.
Morales and Odom met as students at Christ the King High School in Queens, N.Y. and Morales claims that her romance with Odom ruined her relationship with her father. When Morales started dating Lamar, her father, who is Puerto Rican, did not approve of her dating a black man.
Morales stars on the TLC reality show Starter Wives, even though she and Odom were never married.
The reality show star was engaged to Odom in 2000 and recalled the day when she received a text message from the NBA baller about his engagement to Kardashian.
"I don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with," Morales said. "There aren't words to explain how I felt that day."
The custody hearing involved child support as well as a decision whether or not the children could appear on Odom's reality series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians alongside Kardashian.
