Inside Lamar Odom's Wild Week of Strip Clubs & Airplane Drama

Former athlete was reportedly kicked off flight out of LAX before returning to his native Queens, NY

It's been, to say the least, an eventful week for Lamar Odom.

The former athlete was reportedly removed from a flight out of LAX to JFK Monday evening, but by Tuesday, he'd arrived on another flight in his native Queens, New York. 

"He came to get his confidence back," a friend of Lamar's told E! News. "He's been through a lot this past year...He wanted to feel like himself again."

His return to the East Coast has, so far, included several visits to local strip clubs. On Thursday, Lamar and a few guy friends were at a restaurant called Made in Mexico from 11 p.m. until around 2 a.m., a source confirmed to E! News. From there, walked to Playroom Lounge uptown, where an onlooker noted he "was very friendly and took pictures" with fans as they approached him. At the end of the evening, Lamar and his friends went to a pal's home in Queens.

Lamar visited another strip club, Fantastic Lounge, with his cousin and a male friend on Wednesday, and on Tuesday, he frequented two different strip clubs. He started at Mia Sushi and Steakhouse—which turns into a lounge around 11 p.m.—where the club's promoter Nell V. told E! News he arrived around midnight with a mutual friend and stayed for an hour.

"He just sat, hung out and listened to the music," Nell said. "He had never really been uptown before so it was his first time. He really liked it."

Later that evening, Lamar visited CityScapes Gentleman's Club for their #2LiveTuesdays event. The owner of the club told E! News Lamar arrived around 3:15 a.m. and stayed until the club closed at 3:45 a.m.

Earlier in the day Tuesday, Lamar stopped by Sports in Effect Inc in Queens where he made several purchases and stayed for more than an hour. "He was well-managed and put together," a source told E! News. "He was in good spirits. Very quiet and very sweet. He was in a good mood."

That brings us back to Monday, when Lamar was allegedly kicked off a plane after drunkenly vomiting. The same day, he was spotted at 4Play Gentlemen's Club in L.A. with an unidentified woman.

Despite what at least appears to be a tumultuous week, a friend of Lamar's insists he's "fine," telling E! News, "He's just hanging out trying to get that old feeling back."

—Reporting by Alessandra Mortellaro & Beth Sobol