Michael B. Jordan Confronted A Reporter On The Red Carpet Who He Claimed Once Called Him "Corny," And It Was So Awkward
If you're a fan of Michael B. Jordan, then you've probably seen all the press he's been doing for the new Creed movie.
It comes out March 3.
Well, at a recent red carpet event, things turned seriously awkward when he confronted a reporter over their past comments about him.
It all begins when the interviewer, Lore'l of the Morning Hustle radio show, introduces Michael and mentions that they used to go to school together in Newark. "[I was] the corny kid, right?" he replied, unexpectedly.
"I did not say that! [I was] misquoted, for sure," Lore'l said, laughing. But Michael was insistent, maintaining she definitely said that. "I heard it."
As Complex notes, the comments appear to stem from a 2021 episode of the Undressing Room podcast, where her co-host said that Michael seemed like “a nice, corny guy" while discussing his then-relationship with Lori Harvey.
Lore'l then said: “You know what’s so crazy? I went to school with Michael B. Jordan at a point in life. And to be honest with you, we teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let’s start there, and he was no Michael Jordan. And he also would come to school with a headshot. We lived in Newark, that’s the hood. We would make fun of him like, ‘What you gonna do with your stupid headshot!?’ And now look at him!”
Lore'l denied ever calling him "corny" once again, claiming that she only used to make fun of his name before changing the subject completely. “But yeah, he is obviously killing things out here.”
She then asked him a few questions about his career before wrapping up the interview with, “Well, you’re not corny anymore" — which he just kind of ignored as he walked away.
