Reality TV star Khloé Kardashian recently offered up her brother to serve as a friend’s sperm donor without asking him first and even despite her own negative experience with artificial reproductive technology (ART).
In a recent episode of “The Kardashians,” Khloé was speaking with her friend, actress Malika Haqq, about Malika’s desire to grow her family. Malika, who has appeared in shows like “ATL” and “Entourage,” already has one child, Ace, with rapper O.T. Genasis. The two women discussed the idea of using ART for Malika to have another baby.
“So Malika and I both have decided that the sperm bank isn’t the right fit for Malika. So we are inviting my mom and Scott over today,” Khloé said in a confessional. “Really to see if they know of anyone that either Malika should be put on a date with or that someone just wants to donate some sperm.”
Malika said she needed to hurry because if she waited too long, she wouldn’t be able to carry the baby on her own. “I don’t want to be 42 or 45 and pregnant,” she said. “I fought for this body. But if I am going to carry, it has to happen almost now because I am not a spring chicken. If I was going to use a surrogate then I would have time.”
So Khloé offered up her brother to Malika, without asking him first. Malika and Rob had a previous romantic relationship. “Why don’t we just ask Rob to give you some sperm? He’s a good catch,” Khloé said. She immediately called him.
On the surprise phone call, Khloé said she had a “real serious – like, Bible serious” question for Rob. “Malika wants to have another kid,” Khloé said. “And she was gonna go to a sperm bank to get sperm, but I just said, why not get it from you?”
Rob responded that he couldn’t physically do so, but Khloé pushed him as he became irritated and repeatedly said, “I can’t…”
Khloé said. “So, we could — you just simmer on this conversation, OK?” In a follow-up confessional, Khloé added that her brother is “disgusting” and said she didn’t think there was really a problem.
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Khloé also offered Malika one of her own children — a frozen embryo she shares with Tristan Thompson, the father of her two born children.
Malika eventually went to a sperm bank, where Page Six reported she chose a “platinum sperm donor,” highlighting the eugenic nature of sperm donation and the fertility industry. She became emotional while there, however, and said she was not certain she would go through with it.
The insistence on Rob becoming a sperm donor was surprising, considering how candid Khloé herself has been about her own struggles with ART and surrogacy. Last year, she described the process as “transactional,” and said she struggled to bond with her son, Tatum, afterward. “[The] surrogate process — Kim knows — is very hard for me. It’s a mindf***,” she said. “It is really the weirdest thing. I do feel less connected. People do say it takes a minute to feel connected but Kim said hers was easy. This is not easy.”
