As Us Weekly noted, rumors swirled that Khloé Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. were an item after photos emerged of them getting cozy at Scott Disick’s party on May 27, 2016. On May 30, Kardashian and Beckham Jr. were again seen at Drake’s Memorial Day pool bash. The photos in question showed Beckham Jr. with his arm around the reality star, who was standing between his legs, according to Life & Style. In response to the gossip, Kardashian teased via X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, “It’s really not that deep.” So, according to KoKo, she and Beckham Jr. were only ever just friends — and maybe friends with benefits?
The NFL star agreed with Kardashian’s assessment of their relationship. Like his supposed girlfriend, he debunked the rumors by confirming on X (via Life & Style) that the photos were “taken out of context.” “Whoever was there taking the pictures inside of a private party, inside of a private-er … area of the house — we were in the kitchen of the house, where there [were] only like 15 people,” he told GQ in a July 2016 interview. “It’s just kind of like … dating? I just met this person. This is maybe the second conversation we’ve had.”
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In all fairness, the rumors were probably carried by the fact that KoKo and Beckham Jr. were newly single at the time, she from Lamar Odom and he from model Amber Rose.
