Khloé Kardashian Gives Update on Tristan Thompson Relationship

Khloé Kardashian is dishing on where her relationship with Tristan Thompson stands today.

During an appearance on the SHE MD podcast on May 7, The Kardashians star — who shares two children, 6-year-old True and 1-year-old Tatum — with the NBA player, opened up about how far the two have come since becoming strictly co-parents.

While sharing her experiences with surrogacy and becoming a mother to Tatum, the Good American founder, 39, noted that Thompson, 33, was an “incredible father” and didn’t want her time on the podcast to be misinterpreted as “bashing.”

Kardashian and Thompson began dating on and off in 2016. He cheated on her multiple times, including once just days before their daughter, True, was born and another time with Jordyn Woods in 2019 while he and Kardshian were still together.

Years later, they gave their romance another shot. But it was later revealed in December 2021 that Thompson had fathered a child with Maralee Nichols around the same time he and Khloé were secretly expecting their second child via surrogate.

Kardashian officially ended their relationship months before the birth of their son, Tatum, in August 2022 and has since emphasized repeatedly that she has no intention of getting back together.

“He did make mistakes,” the reality star told SHE MD hosts Dr. Thais Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney. “He’s the nicest guy and we get along so well now. We’re not meant to be together, but he was meant to be the father of these kids. And we do get along so well and I’m really grateful for that because my parents got along so well.”

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During a season 4 episode of The Kardashians, Thompson was confronted about his serial cheating by Kourtney Kardashian Barker and his hopes for the future.

“I’m a firm believer that if you make a mistake, you have to be accountable for it and stand on two feet. You do the crime, ya gotta own it,” the professional basketball player said at the time.

“I want to be a good example for them,” Thompson said of his children, adding that he’s acknowledged to Khloé that he knows that it’s his responsibility to be honest with their children. “I always tell Khloé, when it comes to True and having that conversation, it’s on me to have that conversation, because Daddy failed you and Mommy…Mommy didn’t fail you.”