12 Men Burned By The Kardashian Curse
Generally speaking, the Kardashian women have a type—rich, professional athletes of a certain ethnicity.
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With the exception of Kanye West (well, actually), these 12 men burned by the Kardashian Curse would’ve been better off smashing women from another family instead of watching their careers end in struggle.
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Reggie Bush
To keep it 100, things have been up and down for Bush since he left USC amid a Heisman Trophy scandal. Bush bounced around to the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers after the short-lived euphoria of winning a Super Bowl with New Orleans in 2010. He’s since wifed up a woman who looks a lot like Kim, so there’s that.
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Kris Humphries
After working his way up from a run of the mill utility player, Hump cashed out with the then New Jersey Nets for a nice sum of $8 million. A year later, he was dating Kim on the rebound, participating in a 72-day marriage, and watching himself become the butt of bad Kanye West punchlines.
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Lamar Odom
In 2010, Lamar Odom won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award as part of a championship squad with the Lakers. About 18 months into his marriage with Khloe Kardashian, he was allegedly cheating, on drugs, and pouting his way out of an aborted trade to the Hornets. Life happens fast.
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Ray J
On one hand, neither Kim or Ray J would be as famous as they currently are without the fame and cash boost of their sex tape. On the other hand, Ray J has diminished what would otherwise be an enviable career by constantly reminding everyone that he hit it first.
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Bruce Jenner
At the risk of sounding outright disrespectful, facts are facts. Maybe years of being henpecked by the Kardashian women eroded the last bit of masculinity Bruce had left before transitioning to Caitlin.
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Damon Thomas
If you’re asking yourself, “Who is Damon Thomas?” then you have all the proof you need that the Kardashian Curse is real. To be fair, Kardashian accused Thomas of physical and verbal abuse after their 2003 divorce.
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Rashad McCants
During the initial days of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, McCants split his time between the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and being Khloe’s side piece. One of the people in that relationship moved on to bigger and better things.
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Gabriel Aubry
Dude knows how to upgrade. He can boast dating both Kim Kardashian and Halle Berry. Unfortunately, his main claim to fame these days is collecting child support from Halle and catching a fade from her husband. Cold game.
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Derrick Ward
Not counting O.J. Simpson, Ward is the second Super Bowl winner to date a Kardashian. It’s hard to pin this one on Khloe though, since he allegedly knocked up another woman while still dating her.
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Scott Disick
The smart money is on Disick to either run back to Kourtney with his hat in hand again or fade into obscurity like Damon Thomas. Since he’s reportedly a trust fund baby with three Kardashian kids, things could go either way.
Kanye West
Look at Kanye West’s current predicament. Any questions? Get well soon Yeezy.
