Who Is Khloé Kardashian’s Dad? Paternity Debate Explained

When people think of the Kardashian and Jenner family, a few key individuals come to mind. Because Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and now The Kardashians, has been on for so long, we all know the sisters and their momager, Kris Jenner.

From Kris’s first marriage, she had three daughters: Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé plus a son named Rob. Because Khloé stands out from her siblings, people have often wondered if Robert Kardashian Sr. was her father. Who is Khloé Kardashian’s dad? Let’s dive in.

Born on Feb. 22, 1944, Robert Kardashian Sr. grew up in Los Angeles and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego. He would go on to practice law for about a decade before becoming a successful entrepreneur. According to the , Robert started Juice Inc., “which established several frozen yogurt shops,” and later invested in a music video company called Concert Cinema. It’s safe to say, he was doing just fine.

Unfortunately Robert would be thrust into the public eye in June 1994 when his very good friend, O.J. Simpson, was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Although they briefly met at the University of Southern California in 1967 as undergrads, Robert and O.J. wouldn’t become friends for another three years when they met again while playing tennis, per Huffington Post.

For a few years, they tore it up even though O.J. was married to his first wife until 1979. In 1978, Robert married Kris Houghton (now Jenner) and in 1985 O.J. married Nicole Brown. They soon became inseparable which included being in the lives of each other’s children. Their tight-knit relationship, coupled with the fact that Khloé looks a bit different than her siblings, has fueled a wild conspiracy theory about who her father is.

People have been speculating about who they believe is actually Khloé’s dad and many believe it’s O.J. Back in 2019, a video of O.J. was posted where he said Khloé isn’t his kid. “But never — and I want to stress never — in any way, shape, or form have I ever had any interest in Kris — romantically, or sexually — and I never got any indication that she had any interest in me,” he said in the video. “So all of these stories are just bogus, bad, tasteless.”