Everyone knows when a guest appears on The Tamron Hall Show, they’re going to get asked tough questions, and that’s what happened to The Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa Pippen, former NBA player Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife.
On the Feb. 28 episode, Hall and Pippen discussed the 48-year-old’s new relationship with 32-year-old Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan’s son.
Hall first addressed the 16-year age difference between the two, asking what they would have in common with 16 years between them.
“We have everything in common,” she said. “I’ve dated guys that were a lot older than me. Scottie is 10 years older than me. So, I don’t really view age as you’re mature, you’re immature. I don’t feel like that determines if you’re mature or not.”
She continued, “I feel like if you can drink at 21, you can go to war at 18. There’s different circumstances that I feel like age doesn’t really determine your level of maturity.”
Hall then said that while the age stuck out to some people, the biggest issue with the relationship was that Larsa was dating the offspring of her ex-husband’s enemy.
The feud between Scottie and Michael stemmed from The Last Dance docuseries. Scottie felt like the docuseries focused on Michael and not the other members of the Chicago Bulls, including Scottie.
When asked why she would date Marcus, knowing the history between her ex-husband and Michael, Larsa explained that she didn’t focus on what other people thought.
“I can’t basically explain how someone else feels,” she explained. “That’s how Scottie feels, and he has a right to feel the way. I personally don’t really care about other people out here. I feel like I live my truth. I’m happy. I feel like we get along. He’s my best friend. And so, as your best friend, I feel like we have a lot in common.”
When they returned from the commercial break, Hall shared that Larsa thought she was treating her negatively during the interview. Hall said she was only asking things based on what occurred on the show and shown to the public.
“A lot has happened on the show,” Larsa said. “When I was on the show a couple of years ago, I felt like the whole entire season I cried, I left, like, every time someone would argue with me and make up stories about me, I would just cry and leave.”
She continued, “So when you’re saying, oh, I’ve said this or that about people, you don’t know what they’ve said to me to hurt me. I feel like there’s a lot that goes into these shows that you don’t really see.”
Hall cut in with, “What you’re saying is that y’all are equally mean? I don’t know.”
“No, we’re not mean to each other. I feel like you don’t have it right,” Larsa said, attempting to defend herself.
Hall told her she didn’t want her to think she was judging her.
