Putting her on blast. Larsa Pippen claimed she wasn’t pleased with the way Tamron Hall treated her during their recent sit-down — and she didn’t hold back.
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The man, the myth, the legend. Michael Jordan rose to stardom for his time with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards — which was only the beginning of his professional career.
After playing college basketball for three seasons, Jordan became a global icon when he joined the NBA and went on to play 15 seasons in the ’80s and ’90s. Over the years, the professional athlete developed a reputation for his slam dunks during games — and his appearance in the film Space Jam.
Jordan started to explore prospects as a businessman when he took on a collaboration with Nike in 1984. The company crafted the Air Jordan around the promising basketball player, who would go on to bring Nike plenty of success.
In 2000, fans got a glimpse at Jordan’s ups and downs in a documentary titled Michael Jordan to the Max. Jordan’s life was front and center again in ESPN’s 10-part TV documentary, The Last Dance, which premiered in 2020.
However, the limited series seemed to create tension between Jordan and some of his former teammates. Scottie Pippen. who won six championships alongside the Jordan CEO in the 1990s, revealed that they were no longer close because of how Jordan alleged minimized the role his coworkers played in the Chicago Bulls’ success.
“They glorified Michael Jordan while not giving nearly enough praise to me and my proud teammates,” Pippen, whose ex-wife Larsa Pippen ultimately started dating Michael’s son Marcus Jordan, wrote in his 2021 memoir, Unguarded. “Michael deserved a large portion of the blame. The producers had granted him editorial control of the final product. The doc couldn’t have been released otherwise. He was the leading man and the director.”
Michael, for his part, praised his teammates for the support they offered
Putting her on blast. Larsa Pippen claimed she wasn’t pleased with the way Tamron Hall treated her during their recent sit-down — and she didn’t hold back.
Larsa Pippen is coming for Tamron Hall over an interview that, to be honest, we all kind of forgot about for a while there…
Hollywood celebrities are calling for justice.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are promoting their new film “Air,” telling the story of Nike’s Air Jordans. The film follows a Nike executive that lands a Michael Jordan endorsement, boosting the young athlete’s career and creating a product that revolutionized the sports market. In an interview, Affleck and Damon discussed the first time they met Jordan, with Jordan and Affleck entering a challenge of who was tallest.
Michael Jordan’s $15 million mansion in Illinois. Highland Park Police Department responded to the robbery while it was in the process after neighbors were called around 4:10 pm Tuesday, April 4th, according to Lake & McHenry County Scanner.The suspect is Raiden Hagedorn, and he was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors: criminal trespass to an occupied residence and two counts of criminal property damage.
according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The film, which The Post called “lousy,” opened on Wednesday, ahead of the holiday weekend.
J. Kim Murphy Before “Air” could get the greenlight, director Ben Affleck needed one last seal of approval. With months of development already complete, the director flew out to meet with Michael Jordan, seeking his blessing for the film, which explores the NBA star’s landmark 1984 sponsorship deal with Nike and the origin of the Air Jordan line. For screenwriter Alex Convery, this was the most stressful 24 hours of his career. “Either this was going to get made and it would be my first produced movie, or it’s all going to fall apart. Back to square one,” Convery recalls in a conversation with Variety. “To really do this responsibly, you need Michael to say yes. Ben said it in the first meeting, ‘We will not do the movie if Michael doesn’t want to do it.’”
Ben Affleck may be the new Benito. The actor and filmmaker is fluent in Spanish, and he showed off his impressive skills in an interview for a La Cadena SER, a radio network in Spain.
Matt Damon explain the wild coincidence between his anniversary and how it's insanely connected to the GOAT, Michael Jordan.During his Thursday appearance on, Damon had a couple of very good reasons to celebrate. For starters, April 5 is the anniversary of when he met his wife, Luciana, meaning his appearance coincided with the 20-year anniversary of meeting his wife.That's not all.Also on Thursday night, Damon was celebrating the big premiere of , the biopic about Nike's groundbreaking collaboration with the NBA legend. And how does all relate to Damon's anniversary? Well, let him connect the dots and be prepared to be blown away.«The movie is opening today and we realized that Michael Jordan wore two numbers in his career — 45 and 23,» Damon explained.
post-COVID theatrical gambit, “Air,” tells the mostly untold story of how Nike convinced a promising NBA rookie named Michael Jordan to sign with them over the market-dominating likes of Addidas and Converse. Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon alongside a packed ensemble cast, the film also stars Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans and Chris Messina and has debuted to mostly rapturous reviews and early-bird Oscar buzz.It’s also the feature screenwriting debut of 25-year-old Alex Convery.
Todd Gilchrist editor Michael Jordan and his signature sneakers have been a fixture of pop culture since 1984, when Sonny Vaccaro convinced the then-rookie (and more importantly, his shrewd mother, Deloris) to sign an industry-changing endorsement deal with sportswear brand Nike. “Air” dramatizes many of the finer points of these real-life events, with Matt Damon playing Vaccaro, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan and Ben Affleck pulling double duty as director and co-star. But the new film operates less as a tribute to consumerism than as an origin story of one exceptional athlete — and the leather-and-rubber vessel that has become synonymous with his legacy. “I wasn’t all that interested in the business minutiae in the story,” Affleck tells Variety. “It’s really a fable, inspired by these characters and who they represent.”
Eric Trump had an important dinner to attend amid his father Donald Trump’s arraignment. The businessman was spotted during a social outing over the weekend, joined by his wife Lara and eight other guests at Blackbird Modern Asian, located in Jupiter, Florida.It was reported by Page Six, that the group was having dinner in the same restaurant as NBA star Michael Jordan and his wife Yvette Prieto.
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Amazon Studios’ robustly entertaining, real-life drama definitely has the makings of one. It’s far and away the most likable film released so far this year.There’s a starry cast led by Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck, who also directs his best movie since “Argo” 11 years ago. Running time: 112 minutes.
The new movie AIR is all about Nike signing Michael Jordan as a new spokesperson, but you never actually see his face in the film.
Air, the about Nike's signing of rookie Michael Jordan in 1984, take place in a dimly lit office, without other people present, and over the phone. And yet, in a film that includes heavyweights Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, and Chris Tucker, Messina stands out.
“Family First: Winning the Parenting Game.”Michael Jordan could soar through the air — but he could also hem pants, dust and cook. Life skills were “a result of such parental expectations,” she wrote. The mother of five, now 81, ran a tight ship.
Love on and off the big screen! Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, walked the red carpet at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday for the L.A. premiere of their biographical drama, . In the film, the real-life husband and wife play Michael Jordan's parents, Deloris Jordan and James Jordan.
Viola Davis is making us green with envy with her incredible look at the L.A. premiere of AIR!
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor As a director, Ben Affleck has proven himself to be a versatile, compelling talent, moving seamlessly from the morally complex “Gone Baby Gone” to the stark crime drama “The Town” to the tense and thrilling best picture winner “Argo.” Even Affleck’s one directorial misstep, the critically panned box office bomb “Live by Night,” has an intriguing gloss and conviction. That’s why it’s so difficult for many viewers to answer: “Which Affleck-directed joint is your favorite?” Well, that decision may get even harder with the arrival of “Air,” Affleck’s latest feature which premiered as the Closing Night film at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this month.