Dennis Rodman Dating History: Madonna, Carmen Electra and more
Dennis Rodman, Madonna.
Getty Images (2)As one of the greatest rebounders to ever play in the NBA, Dennis Rodman made the tabloids as often as he did Sports center. Known as a magnet for controversy, Rodman, now 63, had highly publicized affairs with Madonna, Carmen Electra and much more.
And with every confirmed relationship Rodman has with an A-list celebrity, there seems to be another deal.
Although Rodman is best known as a member of the Chicago Bulls from 1995 to 1998, he also played a season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999, during which time he said he dated Ginny Basswho is now the owner of the team. Bass denied this, saying that her father, the then owner Jerry Bassinstructed her to keep Rodman out of trouble, and their relationship didn’t go any further.
Rodman has also been linked to Toni Braxton and Vivica Foxthough both also denied dating the basketball legend.
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Dennis Rodman has faced his inner “demons” about parenthood for years. “I think the only major demon that I have right now is trying to convince myself that I’m a good dad,” Rodman said during an interview with ESPN in 2020. “It’s very difficult for me to try to get out of it (…)
For anyone Rodman has had a relationship with, keep reading.
Annie Bakes
Rodman and model Annie Bakes began dating in 1987 and married in 1992. lasted only 82 dayshe was marred by allegations of abuse and infidelity. They have a 36-year-old daughter, Alexis Rodman.
Madonna
Rodman had a brief but very public relationship with Madonna in 1994 while playing for the San Antonio Spurs.
Since they broke up, Rodman has been open about the relationship, detailing their sex life and insisting she once offered him $20 million to get her pregnant.
“We never had any problems. It was one of the easiest relationships I’ve ever been in,” Rodman wrote in his 1996 memoir, Badass I Want to Be.
Rodman later claimed he ended the relationship because he didn’t want to be the pop legend’s “boy toy.”
Gabrielle Union, Aisha Curry, Jordyn Woods and other stars have settled down with professional basketball players over the years. In turn, the Bring It On actress met Dwayne Wade in 2007 at a Super Bowl party. At the beginning of 2013, both gave up work due to conflicting schedules and difficulties with long-distance communication, but resumed (…)
Carmen Electra
Rodman and Electra began dating in 1998 and married later that year in Las Vegas. Nine days after their wedding, Rodman filed for annulment. They later reconciled, but finally divorced in 1999.
Their relationship returned to the public eye when the 2020 documentaries The last dance on ESPN, covering the Bulls’ 1998 championship season. During the 1998 NBA Finals, Rodman unexpectedly left the team to play with Elektra in Vegas for 48 hours.
“One thing about Dennis, he had to run,” she said in the series. “He liked to go out, he liked to go to clubs. We went to his favorite restaurant, then we went to a nightclub, then we went after hours. It hasn’t stopped.”
With Rodman not back on the team, the Bulls sent no one else Michael Jordan to Las Vegas to pick it up.
Michelle Mayer
Rodman and Moyer met in 1999 and married in 2003. They have two children, a son, Dennis Rodman Jr., 23, and daughter of Trinity Rodman22.
The couple chose not to live together during their marriage, instead choosing to live two miles apart.
“We will not live together. I like it so much. She and the kids come over for the weekend,” Rodman told the Los Angeles Times in 2003.
Although Moyer filed for divorce in 2004, they reconciled before their marriage ended for good in 2012. After their divorce, it became known that Rodman was sent to court for failure to pay child support and spousal support totaling $860,376. Although he faced 20 days in jail, Rodman ended up getting 104 hours of community service and three years of unofficial probation.
Trinity Rodman has “made it clear” that dad Dennis Rodman is “not present” in her life, but she’s finally ready to share the truth about their relationship. “He’s not a dad,” Trinity, 22, explained during an interview with Call Her Dad on Wednesday (December 18). “Perhaps by blood, but nothing else.” 63-year-old Dennis shares the Trinity (…)
Alicia Duvall
Rodman dated model and reality TV host Duvall in 2004 while he was still married to Moyer. Duvall later claimed that they were even engaged, which Rodman denied.
Duvall, also known for her extensive plastic surgery, later had a highly publicized relationship with Simon Cowell, with whom she claimed she “ended up doing it 11 times in one night”.
Yela Yela
Rodman has been dating Yella Yella since 2022, when they first appeared together in a video posted on the singer’s Instagram account. In 2023, Rodman got black and white a tattoo of her face on the right cheek explaining to TMZ“I thank her for loving me the way I am, and that’s why I did this for her.”
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