Khloe Kardashian came under fire on social media Monday for praising her ex-partner Tristan Thompson for his parenting skills, despite the serial cheater allegedly avoiding their one-year-old son born after an illicit affair at a hotel.
The outcry came from The Kardashian star, 38, wishing the NFL player a happy 32nd birthday and sharing photos showing her newborn son’s face for the first time.
Kardashian bestowed the title of ‘best dad’ on Tristan when she shared snaps of him doting on their two children: four-year-old daughter True and their yet-to-be-named baby.
Khloe and Tristan conceived their latest addition via surrogate, but split before he was born after it was revealed Tristan had had a baby boy named Theo with another woman, 31-year-old Maralee Nichols.
The NBA star’s relationship with Theo appears to be non-existent, prompting Twitter to go nuclear on Kardashian and ask, “Good dad? What about little Theo?
‘What about little Theo?’: Khloe Kardashian posted this new photo of Tristan Thompson with three of their four children. Thompson gazed adoringly at his newborn son with Khloe as he sat next to his daughter True, four, and his son Prince, six, the child he shares with Thompson’s ex. he Jordan Craig.
Roast: The 38-year-old woman came under fire on social media Monday when she praised her ex-partner Tristan Thompson for his parenting skills, despite the serial cheater allegedly avoiding their one-year-old son born from an illicit affair in a hotel.
Uproar: The NBA star’s relationship with Theo appears to be non-existent, prompting Twitter to go nuclear on Kardashian, asking: ‘Good dad? What about little Theo?
One Twitter user captioned a bewildered child’s comical expression with: ‘@khloekardashian how can Tristan be the best father if he has abandoned one of his children?’
Another reviewer likened the ex-couple’s embarrassing relationship storyline to a “humiliation kink,” while someone else chimed in: “Not @khloekardashian calling Tristan the best dad ever.” [laughing emoji] the world really coming to an end.’
One troll offered the reality star some helpful advice, tweeting: ‘Khloe Kardashian. You better turn off comments on your Insta post about Tristan being a good dad. You forgot about that new baby huh!!?? He hasn’t even met that one!!
Khloe took that bit of advice and disabled her Instagram comments, but the backlash kept spreading across Twitter: ‘@khloekardashian Tristan is not a good father. He has another son that he hasn’t met yet. Please, he be careful. You are out of touch.
Theo’s mom, Maralee Nichols, apparently responded to the uproar in a subtle way when she posted a touching image to her Instagram story showing her hugging the adorable boy.
Khloe’s controversial post seemed to allude to Tristan’s various infidelities, as Khloe described hoping he would continue to “long for change, healing and transformation” in the future.
He also referenced his late mother, Andrea Thompson, who recently passed away from a heart attack. ‘Continue to make your soul and mommy proud,’ Khloé posted.
The full post began: ‘Happy birthday @realtristan13. You are truly the best father, brother and uncle. Your love, attention, silly dances, hugs, carpools, bedtime rituals, the way you present yourself to them.
One Twitter user captioned a bewildered child’s comical expression with: ‘@khloekardashian how can Tristan be the best father if he has abandoned one of his children?’
Little Theo and his mom: Theo’s mom, Maralee Nichols, 31, apparently responded to the uproar in a subtle way when she posted a touching image to her Instagram Story showing her hugging the adorable boy.
Tristan pictured with their newborn son, whose name has yet to be revealed.
‘All of the above means more than you will ever know to your family of little ones. My birthday wish to you is that you continue to yearn for change, healing and transformation.
‘Be strong, be kind, be patient, be free. She continues to make your soul and mommy proud. Happy Birthday daddy.
Unbeknownst to Khloe, Tristan had impregnated Maralee in March 2021 and was informed of her pregnancy in July 2021.
Despite learning that he had a baby on the way with another woman, Tristan kept the news from Khloe and encouraged her to continue her surrogacy journey.
An embryo transfer was successfully completed in November 2021, just a week before DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Tristan was expecting a child with Maralee, who gave birth to Theo in December 2021.
Although he initially denied being the child’s father, Tristan took to Instagram in January 2022 to confirm that he had taken a paternity and was, in fact, Theo’s father. He also stated that he planned to ‘amicably’ co-parent with Maralee.
Tristan has apologized to Khloe, whom he has cheated on numerous times in the past, including when she was pregnant with their daughter True in 2018.
The second season of The Kardashians began with Khloe welcoming her second child with Tristan via surrogate, though it was revealed in the second episode that the premiere episode was actually filmed in August 2022, while the rest of the season takes place several months earlier.
His recent loss: The reality star’s post also referenced Tristan’s late mother, Andrea Thompson, who recently passed away from a heart attack. “Continue to make your soul and mommy proud,” Khloe wrote in the caption of her photo.
High praise: “Your love, attention, silly dances, hugs, carpools, bedtime rituals, the way you show up for them,” Khloe continued. The Good American founder included a photo of Tristan with his 16-year-old brother Amari Thompson, who suffers from epilepsy.
The first season ended with the bombshell revelation that Tristan had fathered a child with another woman, that woman being Maralee.
Khloe and Tristan started dating in 2016 when his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig was pregnant with their son Prince, who is now five years old. His Public cheating scandals initially broke just days before Kardashian welcomed their first child together, True Thompson, in 2018.
Despite the public infidelity, the couple reconciled and remained together, until they broke up in February 2019 after he was seen kissing Kylie Jenner’s then best friend, Jordyn Woods.
To the dismay of fans, Khloe got back together with the athlete at some point during the COVID-19 pandemic while he was in quarantine at Khloe’s Hidden Hills home. They have since separated after the paternity scandal.