Lamar Odom distraught over his reputation, downfall
Lamar Odom lashed out about the media, his anguish over his reputation, and his relationship with estranged wife Khloe Kardashian in remarks videotaped in August by celebrity website TMZ.
The online video shows a visibly irritated Odom saying: "Ya'll have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me. You will not do it again."
He slams a media report that he ambushed Kardashian outside a California gym, saying he lives in Las Vegas now.
The former NBA star and reality TV personality also railed against reports that he's a womanizer and drug addict and touted his accomplishments on the basketball court.
"I probably couldn't even get (expletive) hired by Home Depot right now because of how people look at me," he says. "It's over."
He rallies against TMZ at one point for following him around. "Me and that girl fell in love, that's our business...Do not disrespect my space. Do not disrespect my character," he said.
Odom was found unconscious Tuesday at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles from Las Vegas. Kardashian has been by his side at a Las Vegas hospital. There are mixed reports about his condition. An outpouring of support has come from fellow athletes and celebrities.