The moment Kim Kardashian learns of Tristan Thompson’s paternity scandal news

While Khloe Kardashian has said throughout the inaugural season of Hulu’s The Kardashians that she was in a great place with Tristan Thompson… she’s about to learn that he cheated on her yet again.

Khloe revealed in the fourth episode of The Kardashians – which was filmed in October 2021 – that she had gotten back together with the 31-year-old NBA player.

When Khloe didn’t know at the time was that Nichols filed a paternity lawsuit against Thompson in June 2021, though it wasn’t reported publicly until December 2021, which Kim seemingly finds out about before her sister in a preview for the upcoming ninth episode of the ten-episode series, airing next week.

Cheated: While Khloe Kardashian has said throughout the inaugural season of Hulu’s The Kardashians that she was in a great place with Tristan Thompson… she’s about to learn that he cheated on her yet again

Kim: When Khloe didn’t know at the time was that Nichols filed a paternity lawsuit against Thompson in June 2021, though it wasn’t reported publicly until December 2021, which Kim seemingly finds out about before her sister in a preview for the upcoming ninth episode of the ten-episode series, airing next week

The preview shows Khloe celebrates the fifth anniversary of her clothing brand Good American and revealing they are doing a new casting call.

Khloe also reveals she just moved into her ‘dream house’ with Tristan Thompson and True, and ‘everything is in a really good place right now.’

However, Kim is seen talking on the phone with someone about Tristan’s paternity lawsuit where he admits to sleeping with a woman – later revealed to be Houston-based personal trainer Maralee Nichols – on his 30th birthday.

Phone: However, Kim is seen talking on the phone with someone about Tristan’s paternity lawsuit where he admits to sleeping with a woman – later revealed to be Houston-based personal trainer Maralee Nichols – on his 30th birthday

Kim says in the preview that the lawsuit said, ‘I, Tristan Thompson, met this girl in Houston. I slept with her on my 30th birthday.’

‘So I sent it to him and I was like, “Does Khloe know about this?” Khloe doesn’t even f***ing know!’ as the preview comes to an end.

Nichols had claimed that their child – who was born in December 2021 – was conceived on Tristan’s 30th birthday on March 13.

Doesn’t know: ‘So I sent it to him and I was like, “Does Khloe know about this?” Khloe doesn’t even f***ing know!’ as the preview comes to an end

Birthday: Nichols had claimed that their child – who was born in December 2021 – was conceived on Tristan’s 30th birthday on March 13

The NBA player flew with his team – the Boston Celtics – to Houston on the 13th, for a game against the Houston Rockets on the 14th, with the child reportedly conceived that night.

Thompson had known about Nichols’ pregnancy, with uncovered texts revealing he offered her $75K to keep quiet about the pregnancy.

A paternity test confirmed Thompson was the father, his third child along with three-year-old daughter True with Khloe and five-year-old son Prince with ex Jordan Craig.

Quiet: Thompson had known about Nichols’ pregnancy, with uncovered texts revealing he offered her $75K to keep quiet about the pregnancy

It was reported in early December that Khloe and Tristan had been, ‘broken up for a while, and things are okay between them.’ 

It’s unclear how Kim heard about the lawsuit, though she did recently pass the ‘baby bar’ exam and it’s possible one of her legal cohorts made her aware of it.

The Kardashians concludes its first season with the ninth episode debuting 12 AM ET/9 PM ET on Thursday, June 9 and the tenth and final episode Thursday, June 16 on Hulu. 

Broken up: It was reported in early December that Khloe and Tristan had been, ‘broken up for a while, and things are okay between them’