00:00He would escape rehab and go on a drug bender and no one could find him.
00:03I just felt such a responsibility to cover this up and protect him.
00:08Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are opening up about their volatile relationship in Untold,
00:13The Death and Life of Lamar Odom, detailing his infidelity, drug use,
00:18and the events surrounding his near-fatal 2015 overdose.
00:22In the documentary, Odom reflects on how serious the overdose was,
00:25revealing he suffered 12 strokes and 6 heart attacks and was dead for 3 days before ultimately surviving.
00:32He says now he's focused on being present and working on himself,
00:36while still feeling grateful for his time with Kardashian.
00:39The film also sheds light on his mindset going into their 2009 marriage.
00:43A close friend claims Odom believed being connected to the Kardashian family
00:47could better his future because of their influence and connections.
00:50Odom admits he was drawn to their lifestyle, while his daughter adds that although he loved Kardashian,
00:56he had long wanted to be on reality TV.
00:58Both also revisit his infidelity during their marriage.
01:01Odom questions his past behavior, recalling one incident where he was
01:05high out of my f***ing mind, when a woman he was involved with called Kardashian directly.
01:10Kardashian remembers the woman telling her she had been sleeping with her husband
01:14and urging her to pick him up because of his drug use.
01:17Kardashian also admits she was an enabler at the time, describing how she
01:21searched for him in alleys and motels and cleaned up drug paraphernalia to prevent stories from leaking.
01:27She also says she felt a responsibility to protect him and cover up his addiction,
01:31even as it took a toll on her.
01:33She recalls not sleeping for years and feeling horrible about herself,
01:37while keeping his struggles a secret, explaining that she tried to rationalize his behavior
01:41because of his past trauma and her desire to fix him.
01:45The documentary details how his drug use escalated after his trade from the Los Angeles Lakers
01:50to the Dallas Mavericks, with Kardashian describing that period as monstrous.
01:55She says he overdosed multiple times and at one point she had to pump his stomach.
01:59Despite everything, Kardashian says she didn't initially want to divorce him.
02:04In 2015, she gave him an ultimatum to go to rehab or end their marriage as part of an intervention,
02:10but recalls feeling conflicted when he agreed to the divorce.
02:13Just before his overdose at Nevada's Love Ranch, Kardashian says she had a dream that he was dead.
02:19The next day, she learned from her sister, Kim Kardashian, that he had overdosed and was hospitalized.
02:24During his hospitalization, Kardashian claims she took control of medical decisions,
02:29including moving forward with a risky surgery, after consulting with Kobe Bryant,
02:34which ultimately helped save his life.
02:36After Odum was discharged, Kardashian tried to support his recovery,
02:39but says that ended when she found him using drugs again.
02:42She recalls confronting him and deciding she was done supporting him,
02:46marking a breaking point in the relationship.
02:48Untold, The Death and Life of Lamar Odum is now streaming on Netflix.
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