NFL star Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday labeled his ex-girlfriends as “relevance-seeking” opportunists and liars, and while he didn’t name them, many of the famous women Rodgers has dated certainly have a lot to say about him in the past.
Rodgers opened up about his dating history during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” noting that he tied the knot last year with a woman he met in 2017 and who he has identified only as Brittani.
“I knew there was something very special about this, and I wanted to be with her,” Rodgers said of his wife. “And she made funny comments like, ‘I would never live in Green Bay’ and ‘I don’t want to be a player’s wife.’ She’s just not a public person.”
Rodgers then launched a plea for his exes to “stop lying” and “move on,” saying that after his current wife moved out, “I found myself in crazy town.”
The quarterback has dated many high-profile names, including NASCAR racer Danica Patrick, “Newsroom” star Olivia Munn and Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley, most of whom have spoken in less than glowing terms about their time with the Pittsburgh Steeler.
Patrick has described her past relationship with Rodgers as “emotionally abusive”, while Woodley said it was “beautiful” but “not good” – and Munn openly suggested there was an unhealthy dynamic in the family that contributed to their divorce.
“I was with individuals who called the paparazzi, who leaked or talked about where I lived, who forced me to make the proverbial Instagram posts on social media,” Rodgers told McAfee. “I never really wanted to live a public life.”
He continued, “I mean, if you watch the saga with my family, it was one-sided for years. They were taking shots at the media and saying nonsense. I never said anything until it got to the point where I was like, okay, enough is enough.”
Rodgers told McAfee that “the stories have gotten a little ridiculous” about who is responsible for the various rifts in his past. He kept their identities private, but said, “To some of them I would say, just move the hell on. It’s been years and years and years.”
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“And I’ve dealt with clinical bipolar, I’ve dealt with depressed people looking for relevance, I’ve dealt with people who wanted to explore other options before they could commit to me, and then they go on TV and talk about how I ruined their lives and all this stuff,” Rodgers said.
He continued, “And I just want to say, just move on with your life. Stop lying about me.”
Rodgers has been an outspoken supporter of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who apparently accused Jimmy Kimmel of being on the Epstein list and was accused last year of mocking a child he nearly hit during a celebrity golf tournament.
“I have a super small circle,” he told McAfee about his mystery woman. “It’s getting smaller by the minute. And the people in that little circle know it, and they’ve met her, and they love her. And the people who aren’t, that’s just the way it is. That’s life.”
