Marcus Jordan and his girlfriend Larsa Pippen recently had a small issue that stirred up some drama. A video of his father, Hall of Famer Michael Jordan went viral as the legend blatantly said he didn’t approve of the relationship. MJ already has a strange relationship with Scottie Pippen, who is Larsa’s ex-husband. And this makes the pairing all the more forbidden in a way.
On hearing what Mike had to say about their relationship, Larsa opened up about it on a recent episode of the Separation Anxiety Podcast. She sat down with Marcus and explained how hurt she felt by his father’s disapproval.
The reality television figure claimed that she believed Mike was comfortable about the whole situation. Larsa said she felt embarrassed as she told the world that everything was perfectly alright while Mike did not approve of their relationship.
Larsa Pippen says she was ‘traumatized’ after Michael Jordan didn’t approve of her relationship with Marcus Jordan
“I didn’t think it was funny. There’s nothing funny about it. I was kind of embarrassed… I was like traumatized.”
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Marcus Jordan responded by saying, “Obviously we knew ahead of time because he called me and texted me and wanted to make sure that I didn’t take anything the wrong way but then when the article came out, he texted me again and he never said ‘hell no’ and that’s not what the implications were.” Marcus stated that his father didn’t mean what he said. It seems as if Mike only meant it as a joke which eventually blew out of proportion.
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In addition to his side of the story, Marcus Jordan also claimed that his father wasn’t entirely sober when he made the comment. He said, “I can only assume my dad, because he loves Cincoro and he drinks tequila all the time, that he was feeling himself a little bit.” MJ was walking out of a restaurant in Paris at the time and he seemed like he was in high spirits as well.
Marcus also highlighted that MJ doesn’t expect his son to seek his approval for anything related to his personal life. He said, “One of the things [ Michael Jordan] also said was you don’t need my approval in your personal life, insinuating that that’s something that we could say for us.” It is apparent that Mike is okay with the relationship despite his questionable history with Scottie Pippen.
However, Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen have been getting even more serious about their relationship over the last few months. It is safe to say that they might be looking forward to marriage shortly as well. They are often spotted together in public and aren’t afraid of the paparazzi taking a few clicks either.