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Khloé Kardashian slammed “gross commentary” surrounding Tristan Thompson’s brother Amari attending dance classes“Last time I posted Amari in his dance class, I heard some ridiculous commentary about, ‘How is this dance? Does he even know what’s going on?’ “ she said on Instagram StoriesThe reality star became the primary caretaker for Amari, who has a form of epilepsy called LGS (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), after the death of her ex’s mother, Andrea Thompson
Khloé Kardashian is shutting down negative comments about Tristan Thompson’s brother Amari.
On Dec. 13, the Kardashians star, 41, spoke out against previous comments she’s received on social media surrounding photos and videos of Amari, 19, who has a form of epilepsy called LGS (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), at one of his dance classes.
“Last time I posted Amari in his dance class, I heard some ridiculous commentary about, ‘How is this dance? Does he even know what’s going on?’ “ Kardashian explained on her Instagram Stories. “All of this gross commentary that I don’t need, no one needs, so if you don’t know or if you have never had someone with special needs in your life and you don’t know what they’re interests are and what makes them happy, don’t comment.”
“And if you don’t like this type of content, you don’t have to watch it,” she added. “We’re all good over here.”
Khloé Kardashian and Amari Thompson at Carousel Dance Studio.
Khloé Kardashian/Instagram
The Good American founder went on to post a sweet video of Amari dancing along to songs like “We’re All in This Together” from High School Musical during his latest class at Carousel Dance Studio. She also shared a photo of herself and Amari posing with all of his “amazing” instructors at the academy.
“It’s so beautiful and it’s so special and these kids are so happy and I don’t know how someone would cry by being in these classes,” she emphasized. “It’s so beautiful.”
Khloé, who also shares daughter True, 7, and son Tatum, 3, with Tristan, has previously explained why she stepped in to help with Amari as his primary caretaker after the death of her ex’s mother, Andrea Thompson, in January 2023.
“For those who don’t know, Tristan has a younger brother who is 18 years old, and he is severely disabled” she explained during an “Ask Me Anything” episode of her Khloé in Wonder Land podcast in July before Amari’s 19th birthday. “He can’t walk or talk. He’s never been able to talk.”
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From left: Amari, Tristan, Tatum and True Thompson.
Tristan Thompson/Instagram
Since Andrea was “the sole caretaker for Amari” when the family lived in Canada, Khloé explained that “we — me, Tristan, my whole family — took Amari back with us to the States” after her death. And since Tristan’s busy NBA schedule means he is travelling to a different state every few days, Khloé made it clear that she has “chosen” to take care of his brother and loves “having Amari be a part of my family.”
“People are always like, why did I do that? Me and Tristan aren’t together, why would I take on helping with Amari?” she continued. “But when I met Tristan and his family, oh my gosh, like nine, almost 10 years ago, which is crazy. When I met them, Andrea, Tristan’s mom and I, we became such good friends.”
“I would help her with Amari medically,” she added. “She would have questions. She would need connections to certain doctors, and I would help with that. So I was very much involved in all of his medical appointments when Andrea was here.”