TRISTAN Thompson is being ripped apart after a recently rediscovered clip from Keeping Up With the Kardashians in which he talks about getting “the old Khloe back.”
The clip, from the end credits of one of the episodes of the long running reality show, features Khloe’s former boyfriend talking directly to the camera, addressing his enemies.
Tristan says: “People are going to hate you regardless, but you know, I’m working on trying to get the old Khloe back, Okay?
So, leave her alone. Cause you’re screwing with my s**t. Okay?”
But the clip was not “okay” with fans, who, in light of Tristan’s recent admission that he fathered a child with another woman, attacked him and his choice of words.
“This didn’t age well,” one fan commented, while another called the clip: “so embarrassing.”
A third person called it, “Cringe AF.”
While another doubted Tristan’s intentions, remarking: “He sounds very….mmm…questionable.”
And one follower took pity on a younger Khloe, who has no idea where her future lies with the basketballer: “Sad part is she enjoyed this.
“Not a good look for women so sad.”
Khloe, 37, is still reeling over the news that her baby daddy Tristan, 30, fathered a child with his mistress Maralee Nichols.
“Khloe is really struggling with what’s happening with Tristan,” a source told PEOPLE on Wednesday.
“This time that he was unfaithful has been much harder than the previous times. She really wants the relationship to work and she has been devastated.”
The source added on the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum’s support system: “She’s leaning heavily on Kris [Jenner].
But Kris wants Khloe and Tristan to be in a good place so she’s encouraging Khloe to keep the lines of communication open.”
“[Khloe] wanted the fairytale life with him and she’s so upset. People around her have never seen her so down and are so thankful she has her mother there who has barely left her side.”
After nearly a month of denying he was the father of Maralee’s son, Tristan confirmed the paternity results in an Instagram Story post.
He wrote: “Today, paternity test results revealed that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols.
“I take full responsibility for my actions.
“Now that paternity has been established, I look forward to amicably raising our son.”
Tristan went on on apologize to his ex, writing: “Khloe. you don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you.
“You don’t deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions have certainly not lined up with the way I view you.
“I have the utmost respect and love for you, regardless of what you may think. Again I am so incredibly sorry.”
Khloe has remained relatively quiet on social media and hasn’t publicly addressed Tristan’s confession about paternity.
She is said to have “responded privately” to her ex after he shared the news and issued his public apology.
An Insider previously told Page Six: “Khloe decided not to respond back publicly, but privately she let him know she appreciated the message.
“She is taking the high road, and while she will never, ever get back with him, Khloe really wants Tristan to be a good father to [their daughter] True, and for him to be a big part of their daughter’s life.”
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