Lamar Odom and wife Khloe Kardashian are in some hot water after an Outside the Lines report on ESPN showed that his charity Cathy's Kids, which was made after his mother passed away from cancer, has never given money to research as its mission said it would.
According to ESPN.com, the investigation showed that the organization founded in 2004 has some glaring issues, including that it sponsors an AAU basketball team, but that is has not given " a dime in grant money to any cancer entity in its eight-year history." The report says it has raised over $2 million.
On the couple's eBay page it says that "[Cathy's Kids] was developed as a means for Lamar to streamline all his charitable efforts and focus on making a positive impact on the lives of under-privileged children, as well as targeting a disease that has played a significant role in his life, cancer."
Odom was asked about the charity in a sit down interview with OTL, but when the questions got tough he shook hands and walked off. The report says that at least 60 percent of the funds have been used for the basketball team and not research.
The main report also found that many athletes charity groups lack standards and operate not as nonprofits that are registered as. The couple put out information on their websites about giving money to cancer research, but documents showed that never happened.
