Khloé Kardashian’s name immediately started trending on X (formerly known as Twitter) following the death of OJ Simpson at his Las Vegas home on Wednesday.
After news broke that the retired NFL star succumbed to prostate cancer two months after the diagnosis was announced at the age of 76, social media users flocked to express their “condolences” to the 39-year-old reality star , who conspiracy theorists claim has been her biological father for years.
Despite Simpson denying the baseless rumor several times over the years, Kardashian was inundated with messages from trolls on her latest Instagram and on X writing that they were “sorry” for her loss.
Others mused that the mother-of-two would wake up “very confused because people were sending her their condolences.”
Khloé Kardashian’s name immediately started trending on X (formerly known as Twitter) following the death of OJ Simpson at his Las Vegas home on Wednesday; seen in 2018
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum and her mother and former stepfather’s name, Caitlyn Jenner, all started trending Thursday morning
‘Has anyone checked on Khloé Kardashian? She must be devastated about her dad,” one snarky X user wrote, while another said they would “pray” for the Good American founder “during this difficult time.”
While her former stepfather, Caitlyn Jenner, harshly tweeted “good riddance” immediately after Simpson’s death, Khloé has not publicly responded to the news.
However, she did post a video of herself at the gym, showing off her incredibly fit figure in a black tank top and high-waisted leggings from Fabletics.
In the footage, uploaded to her Instagram Story, the TV personality zoomed in on her perky bum as she hid her face behind her phone.
Kardashian is the youngest child of Kris Jenner and the late attorney Robert Kardashian, who famously defended Simpson during his 1995 murder trial.
Khloé was just nine years old when Simpson was arrested on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her boyfriend, Ronald Goldman.
In 2009 during an E! True Hollywood Story, Khloé said she always called Simpson “Uncle OJ” and Brown “Aunt Nicole.”
Jenner was so close to Brown that she paid tribute to her friend after her death by giving daughter Kendall Jenner the middle name Nicole.
After news broke that the former NFL star succumbed to prostate cancer two months after the diagnosis was announced at the age of 76, social media users flocked to express their “condolences” to the 39-year-old reality star , who conspiracy theorists say was her biological father for years (pictured with his daughter Arnelle in 1969)
Despite Simpson denying the baseless rumor several times over the years, Kardashian was inundated with messages from trolls on her latest Instagram and on
Others mused that the mother-of-two would wake up ‘very confused because people were sending her their condolences’
“She must be devastated about her dad,” one snarky X user wrote, while another said they would “pray” for the Good American founder “during this difficult time.”
‘Has anyone checked on Khloé Kardashian? asked another
Some Kardashian fans pointed out that any fake condolences would confuse Khloé
In 2019, Simpson vehemently denied that he was Khloé’s father, amid rumors that she was conceived during an alleged affair with her mother in the 1990s, which he also said never happened.
“I want to emphasize that I have never – in any way, shape or form, ever had any interest in Kris, romantically, sexually, and I was never given any indication that she had any interest in me,” Simpson said in a video , posted on X. .
He continued, “So all these stories are just fake. Bad, you know, tasteless.’
Simpson mentioned his close relationship with Robert Kardashian, the family patriarch who died in 2003.
While her former stepfather, Caitlyn Jenner, harshly tweeted “good riddance” immediately after Simpson’s death, Khloé has not publicly responded to the news.
“Khloe, like all the Kardashian girls, I’m very proud of, just like I know Bob would be if he was here,” Simpson said.
“But the simple fact is, she’s not mine.”
Norman Pardo, who said he once managed Simpson, is accused of spreading the rumor about Simpson’s paternity.
But Simpson denied Pardo ever managed him, saying he is someone who “the media likes to say is my manager.”
“I’ve always taken care of my own business and I’d like to think very successfully,” Simpson said.
“So when you see that these guys look like Norm, and these guys claim they’re my manager, that’s just not true.
“Maybe I made a deal with them here and there, but none of these guys looked even remotely like a manager to me.”
In 2009 during an E! True Hollywood Story, Khloé said she called Simpson ‘Uncle OJ’ and Brown ‘Aunt Nicole’ (Simpson pictured with Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian)
Kardashian is the youngest child of Kris Jenner and the late attorney Robert Kardashian, who famously defended Simpson during his 1995 murder trial; seen in 1994
Simpson was acquitted of charges that he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman, but was later found liable in a separate civil trial; seen in 1994
Simpson’s tweet came in response to Pardo claiming that the former Buffalo Bills great once bragged to him about his steamy “hot tub hookup” with Kris, which sent her to the hospital due to the size of his manhood.
Pardo said the former NFL star bragged about having sex with Jenner in a hot tub in the 1990s. New York Post.
Pardo made the claim in his documentary Who Killed Nicole?, referring to Simpson’s ex-wife, whose footballer was controversially acquitted of murder.
Kris, who has denied having sex with Simpson, was married to her first husband Robert at the time and Simpson was married to Nicole when the alleged encounter in the jacuzzi took place.
While Kris previously admitted to TMZ’s Harvey Levin on OBJECTified that she flirted with a football player with Robert, she insisted to In Touch that she never slept with Simpson.