Dennis Hof was a lover, not a murderer and he did NOT try to kill Lamar Odom ... so says Hof's best friend, porn star Ron Jeremy.
Just hours after Odom went on "The View" and claimed the late Love Ranch brothel owner poisoned him on the day he overdosed back in 2015 ... we spotted Ron in L.A. and asked him if there was any truth to LO's allegation.
"Read my lips," Ron told us ... "NOOOOO!!!"
Of course, Hof passed away in October 2018 .