Michael B. Jordan Talks Recovering From Lori Harvey Heartbreak as ‘SNL’ Women Pitch Future Romances
29.01.2023 - 18:41
/ usmagazine.com
Single and ready to mingle! Michael B. Jordan opened up about his split from Lori Harvey for the first time during his Saturday Night Live hosting debut.
“20 years [after my first acting gig on All My Children], I just directed my very first movie, Creed III. But, right after that I went through my very first public breakup,” the Fruitvale Station actor, 35, said during his Saturday, January 28, monologue, referring to the model, 25. “Now, most people after a breakup are like, ‘I’m gonna get in better shape.’ But, I was already in Creed shape! So, I had to be like, ‘Alright, I guess I’ll learn a new language.’ Anyway, estoy en Raya.”
He continued: “After the breakup, everyone thought I was so heartbroken because when the news came out, I was at a basketball game and they caught me looking [disappointed]. Look, I was just chilling but the Internet decided that was me being sad. Lucky for me, if you Google ‘Sad Michael Jordan’ the first 8,000 results are [of the basketball star crying].”
Us Weekly previously confirmed in June 2022 that the All My Children alum and Harvey had split after more than one year together. While the SKN by LH founder has been candid about the breakup before moving on with Damson Idris, Jordan remained quiet after deleting her pics from his Instagram.
The Without Remorse star’s single status quickly turned heads on the SNL set with cast members Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Punkie Johnson all interrupting his monologue to shoot their shot about a potential fling.
“Hey, Michael, I didn’t even know you were out here. I was just taking a walk around the studio, and I just threw this on,” Nwodim, 34, nonchalantly said on Saturday, referring to the bridal gown and veil that she wore. “Oh my