And then, there was the Kendall Jenner thing-a rumor that left a sour taste in the mouths of many of Jordan’s fans.
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Jordan is gracing the cover of the recent issue of GQ.
“I want to be part of that movement that blurs the line between white and black. I don’t know her, like, that well, but I know her enough”, he added. I don’t. People’s perspective on that is what it is.
On getting female attention: “I understand what females want and need, you know”.
They’re lofty ambitions, and frankly, Jordan sounds more than a little douchey talking about wanting people to forget about that other Michael Jordan when they hear his name.
In the October 2015 issue ofGQ, in which he covers the magazine with Ryan Reynolds and Rob Lowe, the Fantastic Four star opens up about the famous model. It’s so weird, though, right? It was one of those things: “‘Stop dying in those movies, man.’ It’s like the running joke with horror movies-if the black guy’s there, you know he’s the first one gone”, he said. I get it, but on the other hand it’s, like, relax.
In the GQ article, Jordan also spoke a lot about growing up in Newark, which he described as “a rough place to live and grow up”.
Between Jordan and his Fantastic Four costar Miles Teller, it seems young Hollywood’s publicists are out for lunch these days, and the kids are not exactly all right.
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The two celebrities were spotted leaving Rihanna’s Met Gala after-party together in May. In order to keep himself from playing stereotypical black roles and prevent his mother from ever seeing him die on screen again, Jordan has created new rules for his acting agenda and his agent. Kicking off his career 16 years ago when he moved to Los Angeles to fulfill his dreams, Jordan has since been featured in several hit television series and films like Fruitvale Station, The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Hardball, Parenthood, and Red Tails. I don’t f**king know. I was a good kid at heart. Until I find something that’s so undeniable that I can’t help myself, ‘. “My mom and dad raised three intelligent kids, so we tried to do our best, make them proud”. All the extra sh*t is extra sh*t, you know.
