Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. clapped back at ex-girlfriend Madison Pettis after she called him a “psychopath” during a March podcast appearance.
“That was crazy,” Porter, 27, said on the Monday, May 4 episode of the “One Night with Steiny” podcast, appearing alongside influencer Celina Powell. “I wasn’t feeling that at all because, bro, we dated for what, three months, and nothing happened. Crazy.”
Porter and Pettis, 27, dated briefly when both were teenagers. Porter was a McDonald’s All-American while Pettis was starring in the Disney Channel’s Cory in the House.
“I don’t know why 10 years later she’s getting on a podcast talking about, ‘He’s a psychopath,’” Porter continued. “She’s scaring all the jawns away.”
Pettis’ comments came during an appearance on the “In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele,” where she first revealed that the two dated.
“I mean, my ex is now in the NBA. When we dated, he was in high school and college. I broke up with him before he was in the league because he was a psychopath,” Pettis said. “I do think a lot of athletes are not great partners, but I wouldn’t rule it out because I do love what they do. I would have respect for them and love to talk to them about their passion.”
Porter, for his part, also explained how he and Pettis met, crediting Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.
“Me and her met because Stephen Curry, it was my birthday, and I was at his camp,” he explained. “He posted a selfie saying, happy birthday, Mike. Gave me a shoutout on Instagram. I got tons of followers from Stephen Curry. This was back when Instagram first started. I think she saw that and DM’d me saying, happy birthday. I didn’t see it for a while because I was getting a lot of DMs. “Then I came across her page, looked at my DMs, and she had messaged me. So we started DMing and talking.”
The conversation was posted just days after Porter found himself in the middle of even more drama — this time with Powell, 30, herself. Porter claimed that a planned Instagram live broadcast went awry on Friday, May 1, leading to Powell forcing herself into the NBA star’s home and sharing his personal address via social media.
“Plus she leaked the addy on Insta so now I feel like we’ve got to move,” Porter said on the live stream. “I’ve never seen anybody act like that.”
That incident appeared to occur after the two recorded their podcast episode with Steiny.
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