Kim Kardashian feels sorry for her scamming, stealing ex, Reggie Bush

Last week, I saw a really incredible episode of HBO’s Real Sports that I was dying to report on. I rarely watch Real Sports because the subject is something I have little interest in, but the few times I’ve seen it I was so impressed. (This week I recorded it to catch an expose on female bodybuilders and was tearing up when I learned about a PGA golf pro who had two heart transplants.)

One of the stories this week was about a scandal that former USC (and current Seattle Seahawks) football coach Pete Carroll faced that resulted in his firing. The NCAA hit USC with harsh sanctions a month ago when it came out that former quarterback running back and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush accepted illegal payoffs in his 2004-2005 season in exchange for favors. USC had to give up their NCAA status for two years, surrender over 30 football scholarships and return their Orange Blow trophy, won in 2005.

As part of the story, the man who bribed Bush and blew the whistle on him when he was double-crossed, a convicted felon named Lloyd Lake, was interviewed. Lake told Real Sports that he gave Reggie a tricked out car, paid him $3,000 a month, paid for his parents to go to away games, and put a down payment on a house for Bush’s parents under the pretense that Bush would hire him as his agent when he graduated. (Think Jerry MaGuire and how much money that character made.) Lake borrowed $300,000 from family to set Bush up. When he was ready to go pro, Bush went behind Lake’s back and hired another agent while shafting him for all the money he paid him illegally! His parents stole a bunch of furniture from the house Lake bought for them and just left. As evidence of his claims, Lake had a tape of Reggie’s dad promising him that all the money he invested in his son would pay off for him.

Lake’s story was absolutely believable, and while Bush has denied it he looked scared and not at all convincing in the tape that Real Sports played. (There are no clips of Lake’s interview online that I can find, but HBO does have a clip of USC coach Pete Carroll denying any knowledge of the illegal payoffs and another clip of the promo for the show.)

Anyway USC has taken down Bush’s jersey and returned his Heisman trophy as a result of the scandal. In response, Bush’s cat-faced ex girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, has chimed in with some sympathy for him.

“I don’t really think he should give [the Heisman trophy] back I think he earned it, I think he worked hard for it, and I think he deserves it. I don’t think it’s fair for anyone to take back all the hard work he put in…

“I think USC can make their decision on their end. I’m sure a lot of people financially made a lot of money off him. Are they going to just give back all the negative and keep the positive? I don’t really think it’s fair. I think he earned it and he deserves it.”

“I do feel bad for him. I’m sure he’s going through a really hard time… Knowing the type of person he is, I’m sure that he would do anything in his power to make it up to the school.. and the kids that are playing there now that aren’t eligible to make it to championships.”

[From audio of Ryan Seacrest’s show tip via Bossip]

I guess I’m not surprised that Kim, who comes from a family of opportunists and grifters, would feel sorry for Bush. She probably feels that he hasn’t done anything wrong and deserved to be set up in luxury, even if he screwed the guy who got him there.

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