Kourtney Kardashian Says Tristan Thompson Doesn’t ‘Deserve Khloé’ as He Admits He Doesn’t Know ‘How to Love’

Kourtney Kardashian Barker has finally confronted Tristan Thompson about his serial cheating on Khloé Kardashian.

During Thursday’s episode The KardashiansKourtney, 44, and Tristan, 32, sat down for the first time to talk about the fallout from his repeated infidelity and disrespect for Khloé, 39.

While Kourtney sought answers from the NBA player, the conversation also led Tristan to open up about his childhood and why he felt the need to cheat in the past.

“When we were in Palm Springs for Easter, Tristan kept bringing up his life and his future with Khloé, and he texted me as soon as he left my house, asking to talk, and I was trying to eat my Cheetos in peace and I didn’t want him to I’m going to talk to him,” Kourtney explained in the confessional why she decided to meet him right now. “So Tristan and I really aren’t related and I just can’t act so . . .”

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From left: Tristan Thompson, Travis Barker, Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Khloé Kardashian.

Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

When Tristan first arrived at Kourtney’s home, the Poosh founder greeted him with a hug before joking: “On a scale of 1 to 10, how scared are you?”

Tristan insisted he wasn’t afraid, and the two quickly got to the heart of the matter.

“I’m really not here to judge,” Kourtney said. “I don’t hold any grudges, I’m just more interested in understanding how you could do these things or how it happened. I wonder if [you are] ever like, ‘I have no remorse’… the next day after you do the deed, do you feel anything?”

He quickly responded, admitting he felt “gross the next day,” prompting Kourtney to ask, “Why are you doing it again?”

I cheated just for the plot, I cheated for the feelings, Tristan explained. “It really came down to not knowing how to love because that’s how I grew up. With therapy, I realized that my upbringing as a child, what I saw from my dad, how he treated my mom. As a child, when you see that, the trauma that you have it because you can’t protect your mom because you’re so young, because your mom says everything’s going to be okay. You’re basically numbing your emotions of fear or sadness. That’s my defense mechanism.”

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He continued, “[My mom] did it more for us as kids so it wouldn’t bother us, so I never understood how to feel pain or feel someone’s emotions, because the most important person in my life, even though they treat her terribly… .was always happy. So I never understood pain or suffering.”

“I’ve never seen a man treat a woman well, I’ve never seen a man not cheat on a woman, I’ve never seen a good husband,” Tristan added. “I’ve made mistakes, many times, but have I ever really understood why I do them?”

Tristan Thompson and Khloé Kardashian at Beauty & Essex on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

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Kourtney wasn’t happy with that and pushed the issue further. “But what do you think is wrong?” she asked Tristan, who replied, “Cheating. If I’d been upfront about it, and maybe told Khloé, maybe we’d be able to figure it out together instead of her being blindsided.”

Kourtney then asked about Khloé and how Tristan compared her to his mom. “You never had a mom who put herself first, but with Khloé, do you feel like she needs to put herself first and say, ‘You don’t stand a chance’?” she asked.

When Tristan stumbled over his words, Kourtney spoke again. “I don’t think you deserve Khloé, nor are the actions you did something she deserved.”

With that, the “To be continued…” title card closed the episode.

Kourtney Kardashian Barker (left) and Khloé Kardashian. Heidi Gutman/NBCUniversal

Tristan’s conversation with Kourtney was one of two major conversations he had with one of Khloé’s siblings this week. Earlier in the episode, he sat down with Kylie Jenner to clear the air about his cheating with Kylie’s former BFF Jordyn Woods.

“I think a lot of it was selfish and not understanding the value of good people,” Tristan Kylie said. In a later confessional, he added: “Kylie has been there for my family through the worst times and her life has changed because of my actions, so I wanted to be responsible and apologize to her and Jordyn, so I hope she gets that message across to Jordyn.”

“I want to get my family’s respect back, so that’s what I’m trying to do, one day,” he continued. “I’m not in a position to ask for anything, I think the only thing I can continue to do is prove myself and be who I am, and then I think overtime … try to get everybody’s trust back.”

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Khloé and Tristan began dating on and off in 2016. He cheated on her multiple times, including once just days before their daughter True was born and another time with Jordyn in 2019 while he and Khloé were still together.

Years later, they gave their romance another shot, but it was later revealed in December 2021 that Tristan fathered a child with Maralee Nichols around the same time he and Khloé were secretly expecting their second child via surrogate.

Khloé officially ended their relationship months before the birth of their son Tatum in August 2022 and has since repeatedly stated that she has no intention of getting back together.

Khloé Kardashian, Tristan Thompson and their daughter True Thompson when she was a baby. Tristan Thompson/instagram

Ahead of this week’s chat with Kourtney, the Poosh founder shared her unfiltered thoughts on Tristan — and why her daughter, Penelope Disick, isn’t a huge fan either.

“I feel like she got it from me,” Kourtney explained on the previous one The Kardashians episode after she asked her daughter — who she shares with ex Scott Disick — if it was okay for Tristan to come with Khloé. “I told her on the first day of school that he pushed me like that… I know why, but I feel like we all reject it and we’re fine, and then I was so pushed and I was like, ‘I just can’t take it anymore.'”

In the confessional, Kourtney further clarified, “Tristan has made terrible decisions and choices with my sister. There are times when I’m so turned on by him that I can’t be around him, and then there are times when I just let it go because I just want us to be together and, you know, he’s the father of my niece and nephew.”

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Although Khloé has a positive co-parenting relationship with Tristan, she told the cameras that she doesn’t blame her 11-year-old niece for feeling the way she does.

“Me being with Tristan has nothing to do with what I expect from my family members. If Penelope has feelings for Tristan, that’s rightfully so. And good for you, girl,” she said. “I want Penelope to have those feelings and I don’t want to talk her out of them because I don’t want this behavior to be something I validate or justify. I want her to know how she feels is the right way to feel. We shouldn’t accept that someone treats us like this us.”

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