Lamar Odom is hoping to become good friends with his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian but he doesn’t know how to tell her in person.
The former professional basketball player said he is too shy to ask her out as a friend.
‘I would just love to take Khloé out to dinner,’ Odom, 43, says in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek at TMZ Presents: Lamar Odom: Sex, Drugs & Kardashians special, which premieres on Monday, January 2.
Host Harvey Levin asks, ‘For what purpose?’ Lamar responds, ‘Being her friend. That’s it.’
Odom explains that the reason he hasn’t reached out to his former spouse for a joint meal is that he’s ‘too shy.’
He further reveals: ‘And I’m a Scorpio and I hate being told no and being denied. I’m afraid.’
The New York native fell quickly for the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum, 38, in 2009. The pair tied the knot in September of that year after just one month of dating.
The fairy tale romance, however, began to unravel in 2013 after four years of marriage — and they split that December.
Kardashian, however, paused the divorce in 2015 after Odom suffered a near-fatal overdose in October.
At the time, the retired NBA player was hospitalized in Nevada and suffered several strokes after being found unconscious at a legal brothel.
Once Odom was back on his feet in early 2016, the Strong Looks Better Naked author filed for divorce a second time.
The former Khloé & Lamar stars settled the proceedings in December 2016.
