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<p>It seems like 2021 wasn&#8217;t too kind to Khloé Kardashian&#8217;s love life. And from the looks of things, 2022 is headed the same way—courtesy of former bae Tristan Thompson. Khloé and Tristan have had an on-again, off-again relationship plagued by cheating scandals on Tristan&#8217;s part. Weeks ago, a woman named Maralee Nichols <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/texas-woman-alleges-that-she-is-expecting-a-child-with-tristan-thompson/">filed a lawsuit against Tristan</a> for child support. Following the birth of a baby boy and paternity test results, Tristan publicly admitted to fathering a child with Maralee and apologized to Khloé.</p>
<h6><strong>Tristan&#8230;You ARE The Father</strong></h6>
<p>&#8220;Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. I take full responsibility for my actions,&#8221; Tristan wrote on his Instagram Story. &#8220;Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tristan also apologized to everyone who was &#8220;hurt or disappointed&#8221; throughout the paternity ordeal. His Monday admission comes just weeks after his attempt to get a <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/tristan-thompson-files-an-emergency-petition-to-prevent-himself-the-woman-who-alleges-he-fathered-her-child-from-speaking-out-about-the-case/">gag order</a> in place for both parties. Regardless, word got around about their affair.</p>
<p>Tristan previously said that he only had sex with Maralee on his birthday in March 2021. At this time, he was in a public, romantic relationship with Khloé. However, Maralee claimed they became involved at least five months before then. In a recent statement, she <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/maralee-nichols/">clarified they met</a> in 2020 at a party in Tristan&#8217;s home. Maralee also said after his birthday weekend in Houston, the NBA player also invited her to Boston.</p>
<p>Tristan revealed in court documents that he only communicated with Maralee via a <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/tristan-thompson-reportedly-arranged-sexual-encounters-with-the-alleged-mother-of-his-newborn-son-via-secret-snapchat-account/">secret Snapchat account</a>. His reasoning for using the app is because it &#8220;automatically deletes messages&#8221; after they&#8217;re read. He did slam the credibility of a Snapchat message screenshot, in which he apparently suggested an abortion. Maralee later agreed with Tristan that the circulated screenshot was all lies.</p>
<p>“Instead of focusing on any negativity, I am choosing to embrace being a mother and doing the best I can for my son,&#8221; Maralee said in her statement. &#8220;I do not want any further media attention, nor do I want a romantic relationship with Tristan. My goal is to raise our son in a safe, healthy, loving and private environment.”</p>
<h6><strong>Tristan Apologizes To Khloé</strong></h6>
<p>Now that the pappy results are in, it seems like Tristan is on the same page as Maralee. In addition to his confession, he penned an apology to Khloé.</p>
<p>&#8220;Khloé, you don&#8217;t deserve this. You don&#8217;t deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don&#8217;t deserve the way I have treated you over the years,&#8221; Tristan wrote on his Instagram Story. &#8220;My actions certainly have 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 sorry.&#8221;</p>
<p>As of late Monday night, Khloé did not publically respond to the news.</p>
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<p>As you may recall, the couple allegedly ended their relationship in May after Instagram influencer <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/khloe-kardashian-and-tristan-thompson-reportedly-ended-their-relationship-weeks-ago/">Sydney Chase said</a> she slept with Tristan. Reports at that time also say the athlete allegedly spent time with three women in a room at a Bel Air Party. For the first half of 2021, Khloé and Tristan dealt with <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/the-alleged-mother-of-tristan-thompsons-child-goes-on-an-online-rant-demanding-he-take-another-dna-test-im-not-going-anywhere/">public accusation</a>s by Kimberly Alexander that <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/kimberly-alexander-responds-after-tristan-thompson-scores-a-win-in-the-libel-case-against-her/">Tristan fathered</a> her five-year-old son.</p>
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