Rob Kardashian Not in Rehab; Kris Jenner Slams False Tabloid Report

Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has faced personal struggles over the past year, but claims of him seeking treatment in Florida are entirely untrue

By Ken Baker, Rebecca Macatee May 29, 2015 5:22 PMTags
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Calm down, dolls: Rob Kardashian is NOT in rehab.

A Florida-based tabloid claimed that the 28-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had checked into a 60-day program down in Palm Beach, but Kris Jenner tells E! News this is "false," stating point blank, "Rob is not in rehab."

This, of course, isn't the first time Rob's found himself at the center of widly erroneous reports. In April 2014, certain tabloids claimed he was at the Meadows Trauma and  Addiction rehabilitation center in Wickenburg, Ariz., undergoing treatment for depression and substance abuse issues. Not only was this entirely false, but a rep for Rob told E! News that at the time this non-news broke, he was actually in L.A. working out with trainer Gunnar Peterson!

There were more false reports claiming Rob had checked into rehab in May 2014. He took to Twitter himself to shoot these down as well as rumors claiming he'd checked into fat camp. "I'm aware that I'm fat that def aint a surprise to me lol," he wrote in response (and later deleted).

And while most of the rumors surrounding Rob are nonsense, that doesn't change the fact that his family is concerned about him. During an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians that aired this past August, Kris tearfully revealed to camera, "I feel like if I don't help him do something drastic, that he's gonna die," Kris Jenner said. "He's gained over 100 pounds in the last year...He doesn't go out of the house. He's missed Christmas, he missed Kim's wedding."

Kim Kardashian chimed in, saying her younger brother "obviously has some kind of depression." She later revealed to Today's Matt Lauer that she thinks Rob is "just going through a phase where he's not comfortable in his own skin," adding, "and he is working really hard to get back to where he really wants to be."

He's undoubtedly grateful for his family's love and support along the way.

Tune-in to E! this Sunday at 9 p.m. for Keeping Up With the Kardashians' mid-season finale!