Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian and the problem with his public apology

The 30-year-old NBA player and Kardashian, 37, were the talk of social media after Thompson issued an Instagram apology for fathering a child with another woman, shining a bright spotlight on the tabloid-fodder Kardashian has thus far not commented on. 

"Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols," Thompson wrote Monday, adding he takes "full responsibility" and plans to "amicably" raise his son with Nichols.

Thompson went on to apologize to Kardashian directly.

"You don't deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you," he continued. "You don't deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you. I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry."

Read More (...)