Kourtney Kardashian Can’t Stand Tristan Thompson, And He’s Creeping Out …

Simon Delott

The Kardashians viewers have already heard about Kris Jenner’s greatest regret.

But she’s not the only — or the most egregious — cheater in the family.

That title belongs to the reigning champion, Tristan Thompson. His betrayals of Khloe went well beyond ordinary cheating.

Kourtney cannot stand to be in the room with the man who put her sister through hell. And neither can her daughter, Penelope.

Kourtney Kardashian sits on a piece of off-white modular furniture with her legs crossed, holding up her phone. The Kardashians' graphic explains that Khloe is on the phone.
With sister Khloe Kardashian on the phone, Kourtney Kardashian lounges on a large piece of modular furniture to discuss the day’s plans. (Image Credit: Hulu)

On this week’s episode of The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian called her eldest sister, Kourtney.

Kourt lounged on the most eye-catching (yet with its practicality undetermined) piece of modular furniture, the size of some small living rooms.

When Khloe mentioned that she and niece Dream Kardashian would be stopping by, she mentioned that Tristan was with them, too.

A screenshot from The Kardashians featuring text of Penelope Disick saying "I'm okay" from off camera.
From off camera, Penelope Disick assures her mother that she’s okay with today’s plans. (Image Credit: Hulu)

Kourtney then asked her daughter, Penelope, if she would still feel up for going out with family if Tristan was there.

From off-camera, Penelope replied: “Yeah, I’m fine.” She’s a very easy-going child, clearly.

Penelope is currently 11 years old. She would have been 10 (but just a few months shy of 11) when this episode filmed.

A screenshot from The Kardashians in which Kourtney Kardashian sits on a piece of large modular furniture and speaks.
Seated on this elaborate piece of modular furniture, Kourtney Kardashian discusses her feelings about a certain member of the extended family. (Image Credit: Hulu)

Having broached the awkward topic of Tristan, this left Kourtney alone in this colossal space to explain the situation to producers.

At first, she began to say that she doesn’t “know why” she, personally, reacts in sucha strong, negative way to Tristan.

But she does. And production reminded her of that.

In this screenshot from The Kardashians, the subtitles show a producer telling Kourtney Kardashian "You know why."
When Kourtney Kardashian claims that she doesn’t “know why” she reacts this way, a producer reminds her that she does, in fact, know. (Image Credit: Hulu)

“I feel like she gets it from me,” Kourt said of Penelope’s discomfort around Tristan. “I told her the first day of school, I was so triggered by him.”

Just a head’s up — Kourtney says “triggered” a bunch of times. It’s unclear if she is using the term accurately, to refer to something like trauma or OCD or something like that. She might simply be using the word to say “mad” or “upset.” (Helpfully, those are already words that exist, so you don’t need to misuse “triggered”)

“I feel like we all brush it off and are fine,” she admitted. “And then I was just so triggered and I was like, ‘I just can’t do it anymore.'”

Kourtney Kardashian wears an asymmetrical black top and faces the camera in this The Kardashians screenshot.
Kourtney Kardashian speaks to the confessional camera on The Kardashians while wearing an asymmetrical black outfit. (Image Credit: Hulu)

“Tristan has made horrible decisions and choices with my sister,” Kourtney then royally understated.

“There’s times when I’m so triggered by him I can’t be around him,” she said.

“And then there’s times when I just let it go because we just want harmony,” Kourt explained. She continued: And, you know, he’s the father of my niece and nephew.”

Shirtless Tristan Thompson gives an awkward hug to Kourtney Kardashian, who attempts to keep her face away from his bare chest. Khloe Kardashian removes her oversized sunglasses, and young Penelope Disick remains chill despite the awkwardness.
Kourtney Kardashian receives a very awkward hug from Tristan Thompson after he and Khloe Kardashian arrive. Penelope Disick is not a big fan of him, either. (Image Credit: Hulu)

Sure enough, Kourtney and Dream Kardashian arrived. Tristan was there, too, looking incredibly shirtless as he towered over everyone.

He walked over and gave Kourtney a side hug. She grudgingly accepted it, but did her best to keep him from mashing her face into his tattooed tiddy.

Viewers recoiled in discomfort from the display. Kourt and Penelope quickly busied themselves ignoring Tristan as much as possible.

Tristan Thompson takes up the visual space of this The Kardashians screenshot, but both Kourtney Kardashian and Penelope Disick are looking elsewhere.
Kourtney Kardashian does her level best to tune out Tristan Thompson (and Penelope Disick does the same beside her) while speaking to Dream Kardashian. (Image Credit: Hulu)

However, Kourtney did end up graciously offering Tristan a tour of this sprawling house.

Noting that it was Good Friday and perhaps feeling that her personal religious beliefs prompt her to give people more leniency than they deserve, she acked as if everything were fine.

Couldn’t be me. Not after, at this point, five whole years since Tristan’s first (but not last) cheating scandal.

Walking past an array of wooden cabinets, Kourtney Kardashian is followed by the much taller Tristan Thompson. With her oversized shirt and bare legs and his shirtless torso and big shorts, they have exactly one outfit between them.
Walking past what appears to be some sort of rich people snack bar complete with multiple ovens, the much taller Tristan Thompson trails behind Kourtney Kardashian. With her oversized shirt and bare legs and his shirtless torso and big shorts, they have exactly one outfit between them. (Image Credit: Hulu)

Significantly, Khloe doesn’t object to Kourtney giving Tristan the cold shoulder.

If anything, she feels even more strongly in favor of Penelope’s resentment.

(At least, that’s what she says in the confessional, and who am I to argue with a woman whose hair looks that good?)

Khloe Kardashian speaks to the confessional camera in this screenshot from The Kardashians. Her hair looks great.
Speaking to the confessional camera, Khloe Kardashian affirms that she doesn’t expect everyone to share her feelings about her serial cheating ex. (Image Credit: Hulu)

Khloe emphatically says that she is in a good place with Tristan.

No, they’re not together. We all hope that this remains true for the rest of their lives.

But they get along as co-parents, as friends, and as neighbors. It’s awkward, but better than being enemies.

Khloe Kardashian faces away from the camera in this screenshot from The Kardashians, while Penelope Disick stands about 20 feet away from her and faces her.
Khloe Kardashian and Penelope Disick enjoy a massive, opulent space. (Image Credit: Hulu)

But Khloe stressed that she does not expect other members of her family to share her feelings about Tristan.

Or to get along as well with him as she does.

That doesn’t seem to have always been the case. After all, Khloe has leaned heavily upon their family’s infamous solidarity over the past several years. But now? She’s cool with it.

Khloe Kardashian wears an asymmetrical top full of straps and bands that reach her shoulders and arms. Despite the color, it looks great -- and so does she.
Looking gorgeous while giving her confessional statement, Khloe Kardashian says that she’s happy that her niece has such a strong sense of moral clarity. (Image Credit: Hulu)

In fact, Khloe added that she finds it encouraging that Penelope, at only 10 years old, had such a strong sense of right and wrong.

There are families that force kids to spend time around toxic relatives whom they despise. This is unhealthy (and sometimes dangerous). It’s good that Kourtney gave her a choice.

Penelope and Kourt are right. Tristan sucks. He’s not evil, but his behavior is not that of a good dude.

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