Liza Morales, Lamar Odom’s high school sweetheart, finally spoke out about the moment she found out that her ex got married to the reality star Khloé Kardashian.

“It was shocking. I couldn’t escape it,” Morales told PEOPLE.

She opened up just days before Netflix releases Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom, a documentary about the basketball star’s life, fame, struggles and relationships.

A big part of the film looks back on his early romance with Morales.

The couple met in high school and Odom proposed to her when they were just 20 and they delayed marriage but went on to have three children together.

But tragedy happened in 2006 when their six-month-old son Jayden died from sudden terrifying syndrome.

The loss, however, left a heavy effect on their relationship and slowly, they went their separate ways.

The fashion designer went on to add that she was blindsided when Odom’s relationship with Khloé Kardashian became public in 2009.

“It was a text message and then a phone call from Lamar, ‘By the way, I’m getting married,’” she recalled.

“Then it was everywhere. It wasn’t just that he got married—it was how it happened. It was rushed, and it hurt.”

Still, Morales shared that she and Odom have reached to a better place now. “It took years. I had to work on myself and heal.”

Actor Lee Sang-bo, known for his roles in Bad Love, Miss Monte Cristo, and Graceful Empire, has died at the age of 44.

OSEN confirmed that Lee’s funeral has been arranged at Room 3 of the Central Funeral Hall in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

The funeral procession will depart on March 29 at 10:30 a.m., with burial to follow at the Pyeongtaek City Memorial Hall.

Who was Lee Sang-bo?

Born in 1981, the South Korean actor debuted in 2006 with KBS2’s Invisible Man Choi Jang-su and went on to appear in numerous dramas.

His career faced turbulence in 2022 when he was investigated for alleged drug use.

The case was later dismissed after forensic analysis confirmed he had been prescribed medication for depression.

Lee returned to acting with Graceful Empire in 2023, determined to rebuild his reputation.

In addition to acting, Lee recently opened a meat restaurant in Pyeongtaek, where he personally greeted and served customers.

Friends and patrons described him as warm and ‘friendly neighbour’.

Following his death, the restaurant has temporarily closed, with his cousin (co-manager of the restaurant) expressing grief over the loss, “My heart is heavy.”

“Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie will return to the program on April 6, host Hoda Kotb announced on the program’s Friday broadcast. 

The investigation into the disappearance of Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still continuing. In an interview on “Today,” Savannah Guthrie made a tearful plea for someone “to do the right thing” and share information to help solve the case. 

It has been nearly two months since authorities believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home after she was last seen on the night of Jan. 31. 

In a portion of the interview with Kotb that aired Friday, Savannah Guthrie said she wants to return to the show “because it’s my family.”

“I think it’s part of my purpose right now. I want to smile. And when I do, it will be real. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer. And being there is joyful,” Guthrie said. 

She added, “I consider this my family, my greater family, and when times are hard, you want to be with your family and I want to be with my family. And so, I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try.”

Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, the morning after she had dinner at her daughter Annie’s house and was dropped off back at her own home for the night. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News he believes she was abducted in the middle of the night, and he has also said family members and their spouses have all been ruled out as possible suspects.

Evidence later showed that a doorbell camera at Nancy Guthrie’s home disconnected at 1:47 a.m. Images and video retrieved from the camera system’s data and released by the FBI showed a man in a face mask, gloves and backpack at her door overnight.

No suspects have been named in the case. The Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery. The FBI is also offering a separate reward of $100,000.

Savannah Guthrie’s appeals

Savannah Guthrie has made several appeals for people with information about her mother to come forward, including a tearful plea in a two-part interview this week on “Today.”

“We are in agony. We are in agony,” an emotional Guthrie told Kotb in a clip released Wednesday. “It is unbearable, and to think of what she went through, I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night, and in the darkness, I imagine her terror, and it is unthinkable, but those thoughts demand to be thought.”

She and her siblings have also released video pleas on social media.

As authorities continued to search for her mother, Guthrie stepped back from her duties at NBC, including dropping out of hosting the network’s 2026 Winter Olympics broadcast last month.

“Someone needs to do the right thing,” Savannah Guthrie said in Wednesday’s clip. She also said, “I will not hide my face, but she needs to come home now.”