Khloe Kardashian fans are convinced Tristan Thompson was "scared for his life" as he thought his cheating scandal had been exposed.
The former couple had a rocky romance, with Tristan cheating on Khloe with multiple women. The NBA player even fathered a child with Maralee Nichols behind Khloe's back while they were expecting their second child via surrogacy.
The scandal wasn't brought to light until Khloe's sister Kim Kardashian found media reports of Tristan admitting to the affair, something which was aired in the season one finale of The Kardashians. Now, fans have uncovered an earlier scene which seems to show Tristan worrying he would be found out.
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Taking to TikTok, one fan shared a throwback video from the first episode of season one. In the clip, Kim's son Saint West was seen playing a game on his iPad when a picture of his mum's cry face popped up. Accompanying the picture was a message which read: "Kim's new sex tape."
Khloe Kardashian nearly busts out of low-cut top & sports funky New Year's Eve glasses as star preps to ring in 2023The SKIMS founder panicked and took the iPad off her son. As she tried to figure out what to do, Kim said: "Khloe, will you look at this?"
The camera then cut to Tristan who looked wide-eyed and terrified. He watched on as Kim walked over to show Khloe the iPad. Viewers are now convinced he thought Kim was showing her sister something about his affair.
"Tristan soul left his body for a quick second," one fan commented. Another said: "Tristan thought he was busted AGAIN….not yet," while a third added: "Tristan was scared for his life."
Another fan said: "LOOOLLL Tristan looked so stressed," while one viewer wrote: "Tristan thought it was another one of his side pieces speaking out." Other fans were loving the editing on the show, with one person commenting: "The camera man knew what he was doing."
Khloe finally found out about Tristan's cheating when sister Kim found court documents in which the athlete admitted to having seen Maralee various times between December 2020 and March 2021, while he was in a relationship with Khloe.
Kim called Khloe to tell her the devastating news and was left to try and console her sister over the phone. Khloe broke down in tears as Kim tried to reassure her that everything would be okay.
"Everything is going to be okay, no matter what. … You know we really believed that he had changed, I was his biggest supporter. But if this isn't more clear, the most clear situation, I don't know what is," Kim told Khloe before asking the cameras to stop filming.
Khloe and Tristan first started dating in September 2016, when the NBA player was expecting his first child with his ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig. They went Instagram official in January 2017 and announced they were expecting their first child together in September that year.
Things began to take a turn for the worse when Tristan was caught on CCTV kissing women in a club just days before Khloe was due to give birth. One of the women later claimed she had sex with Tristan.
Despite this, Tristan was at Khloe’s bedside for the birth of their daughter, True, and the reality star decided to forgive him and stand by his side. Less than a year later, however, Khloe and Tristan called time on their romance in 2019 when he was caught kissing Kylie Jenner's best friend Jordyn Woods. Tristan spent months trying to win Khloe back and she eventually relented in August 2020 with the pair spending most of lockdown together.
Khloe Kardashian slams Kim as a 'vibe stealer' in heated social media exchangeIt was rumoured the pair were planning to have a second child together, but they called it quits in December 2021 after Tristan's affair with Maralee was exposed. In July 2022, Khloe and Tristan announced they were expecting their second child together via surrogate. On August 5, they welcomed a baby boy named Tatum.