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Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson Scandal that Exposed the Kardashians

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at George Mason University chapter.

In my last article titled ‘Reality TV “Legacy” Coming to An End: “Keeping Up with The Kardashians,”’ I discussed the Kardashians’ reality tv show coming to an end. I went into detail about the show’s legacy and their history of controversies that aired while filming. The article vaguely discusses the Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods scandal that took place last year in February. Now I am going into grave detail about the events after the scandal broke on social media and reasons why I can’t sympathize with the Kardashians — Khloe Kardashian in particular.  

On March 1, 2019, to tell her side of the story, Jordyn Woods went on a Facebook Watch show, “Red Table Talk” hosted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Woods and Smith have known each other since Woods was a child and has been considered part of the Smith family. On the show, Woods went into detail about the situation and while doing so, she cried and expressed that she felt bad about the situation. When the episode aired on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” the sisters were extremely mad, more so at Jordyn than Tristan, which is not shocking. Considering Jordyn was like family and usually, in situations like this, the woman gets all of the blame. Khloe was more upset and expressed her distaste for Jordyn doing an interview instead of talking directly to her. From the show and social media, the Kardashians and close friends of theirs, such as actress Malika Haqq, were bullying Jordyn, though they knew she was getting hate from every corner. 

Related: Reality TV “Legacy” Coming To An End: “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” 

After Jordyn’s interview, Khloe went on Twitter and expressed that Jordyn was lying and her versions were completely different from what she told Khloe and what she told Jada. She also stated that Woods was the reason why her family broke up, though Thompson is to blame, and he cheated on her months prior while she was still pregnant. After expressing that on Twitter, Khloe started to be bashed and people came to Jordyn’s defense by putting out receipts on the Kardashian and Jenner family about their shady tactics when it comes to men. On the show, Khloe stated that she was now receiving death threats and people threatening her daughter, True, which I think is despicable. This episode was interesting to watch because I felt for both sides, but I really felt for Jordyn for multiple reasons.

When it comes to the Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods situation the Kardashians have no reason to judge or be upset. Kim Kardashian West began to have an affair with Kanye West when he was still dating model Amber Rose. Kylie Jenner began having relations with rapper Tyga, when he was with family friend and model Black Chyna. Kylie was friends with singer Justine Skye, and she was dating rapper Travis Scott. Kylie Jenner then began to start dating Travis Scott and eventually had a baby with Scott though he was in a relationship with Justine Skye who was her friend. Kendall Jenner dated basketball player Black Griffin who was rumored to have left his fiancé for Jenner. Also, Kendall began dating basketball player Ben Simmons who was rumored to have left singer, Tinashe, for Jenner. Malika Haqq who tried to bully Jordyn Woods as well had an affair with a married man and Larsa Pippen has had an affair with rapper, Future. Finally, Khloe who the whole controversy surrounded, she dated rapper French Montana though he had a live-in girlfriend, rapper, Trina. She “dated” singer Trey Songz who once dated her friend and actress, Lauren London, and that tarnished their friendship. As people say “you lose them how you catch them,” Khloe began dating Tristan Thompson while he was in a relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Jordan Craig. Even Thompsons own father criticized him for leaving his family and putting his ex-girlfriend through stress during her pregnancy. That is one of the reasons Khloe was bashed instead of supported when she attacked Jordyn Woods. Even today and during their current season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” Tristan is back on the show and faces no resentment. While Jordyn has been exiled for good.

The point of this article is not to defend Jordyn Woods because she was wrong, but the Kardashians/Jenners have done no different from friends than she has. They have shown their bias and cruel nature on their show multiple times. Not to mention their taste for men and the strategies they use to start relations with those in relationships is disgusting and hypocritical. Their habits of “stealing men” and stealing ideas from small Black businesses is why I resent their family dynasty.

Imani Agbionu

George Mason University '21

Imani is a senior majoring in Marketing from Washington, DC where she has lived her whole life. Her mother is American and her father is Nigerian. During free time when she is not studying she likes to read ebooks from Amazon with her favorite author right now being Bethany Kris. She also enjoys talking to people about a variety of topics focusing on politics, movies, life, or other trending subjects. As you can see, she is an introvert so streaming platforms such as Netfilx, Disney+, and more are her best friends. She loves to write about different topics as well sometimes people might agree or disagree, but that is what conversation is for! That is why she is extremely ecstatic to write for Her Campus and can possibly make new friends and people that enjoy her writing.
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