Despite being a celebrity-gawker for decades, sportswriter Bill Plaschke said “Enough!” about the Lamar Odom saga — slam-dunking the Kardashians in a Los Angeles Times column Wednesday.
In a piece titled, “Kardashians’ freak show capitalizes on Lamar Odom one more time,” the 57-year-old journalist said:
“As one of the many media members who fell in love with Odom’s sweet soul during his 12 seasons as a pro baller in Los Angeles, I watched in sadness last week as he fought for his life after being found unresponsive in a brothel. … Yet the horror increased when it became apparent that even his most dire moments were going to be stolen by the tacky reality TV show that had already taken so much.”
He recalled how Odom approached him when Plaschke panned his reality show with wife Khloe.
“Look, I know you don’t like the show, I get it,” Odom is quoted as saying. “It’s Hollywood, it’s not real, but I get that you think it’s hurting me, and I appreciate your concern. But when you’re taking personal shots at Khloe, just remember, that’s my wife. That’s the woman I love. Rip the show, fine, but do not rip her personally, because that’s my wife.”
Plaschke concluded his column: “Pray for his return to health. And pray the Kardashians don’t have the obscene gall to put it all on television.”
This is what fame-seeking vultures do. They’re not ashamed. How could they be when it comes to ratings? https://t.co/VYBye1TFEq
— Charles L. Chatmon (@chatwrites) October 21, 2015
Sports columnist decries people inserting themselves in Lamar Odom’s life by inserting himself into the story. https://t.co/NapBV5sXKw
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) October 21, 2015
Honesty makes great writing from the LA Times’ Bill Plaschke: Odom story has a sad reality https://t.co/uPfoggwMka
— Mike Garzillo (@SFGothicRomance) October 21, 2015