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New York Post
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Larsa Pippen details ‘draining' Marcus Jordan relationship: ‘Thank God made it out'
Larsa Pippen's last relationship threw her for a hoop. The 'Real Housewives of Miami' star, 50, and her ex-boyfriend Marcus Jordan were together for two years before going their separate ways in July 2024. Although the exes had broken up once before, this last split was for good — and for the betterment of Pippen. 'I honestly didn't date for like a year,' the mom-of-four confessed exclusively to The Post ahead of the show's Season 7 premiere on Wednesday. 'I just worked on I worked on my businesses. I was really spending time with my kids, my friends. I really did not want to date anyone just because I feel like my relationship was so public. It was, at the end, was so draining and I thank God [I] made it out of it.' 9 Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan. Instagram/@larsapippen Looking back at her relationship with Jordan, 34, Pippen noted 'it just felt like a really hard relationship to distance myself from.' Now, the influencer has found her other half in basketball star Jeff Coby — but she plays coy on if he will show up on future episodes. 'You know, I feel like if you date me, you kind of don't have a choice because I do film a lot,' Pippen teased to The Post. 'I do feel like he's open to it. We haven't really had that conversation — what type of role he would play if it would be big or small. But I do feel like, you know, he's going to support me the same way I support him.' 9 Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen in Los Angeles in 2023. GC Images At the time of meeting Coby, 31, Pippen was focusing on herself, those closest to her, and the app she co-founded, 'So I didn't date for a year and then I just ended up going to a party and met Jeff and it just kind of happened naturally, organically. It wasn't something that I was looking for,' she explained. 'I don't think he was looking to be in a relationship and it just kind of evolved to what it is now.' 'I went to this gym that I work out at, it's called DBC,' she explained, 'and it was like the 10-year anniversary and we just ended up meeting there.' 9 'The Real Housewives of Miami' – Season 7. Bravo Media But before striking up a match at the gym, Pippen tried dating in this day and age: which requires dating apps. 'Last year, I was single — all my best friends were single,' she recalled. 'We're like, let's go on a dating app. So we started researching all these dating apps and there was not a dating up that we liked that we're like, 'Oh, I wanna put myself out there on this dating app.' And so I helped create which is powered by AI. It is the smartest dating app ever. There's facial recognition. So there's no catfishing.' Pippen's favorite feature is that 'you can voice call and video call from the actual app. You never have to give anyone your personal phone number.' 9 Larsa Pippen and Jeff Coby out in June. larsapippen/Instagram 'I don't want to give a random guy my phone number, what if I have two conversations with him and we don't like each other?' Her projects will play out on the upcoming season — along with the hardships of breaking up with a long term partner. 'I feel like this season was very emotional for me,' she stressed. 'I feel I'm normally not so emotional and I don't really share my downfalls sometimes or my darkest times. I feel like I'm more to share all the good things that I have going on more so than the negative things. But I feel this season I really relied on my friends. I feel that I really needed them. It was a hard time for me. I think when you are in a relationship and your kids are a part of it and it doesn't work out, it's just hard. It's hard on everyone.' 9 Jeff Coby and Larsa Pippen out in Miami in May. GC Images Luckily, Pippen had her friends and fellow co-stars to lean on during the hard time. 'On our show, because we've been friends and we're friends in real life, we see each other, we hang out all the time. It's like you could almost do anything to each other and be apologetic,' she continued. 'It's almost like your sister where you're gonna make up with the person. We have downfalls and we have problems, but at the end of the day, we really love each other. We come back.' Although not everyone had the dating app co-founder's back during her split from Jordan. 'I feel like when people break up, it's kind of a hard situation. I never want to be in a situation where I speak negatively about someone that was in my past. It's not a good feeling for me. I don't like to bash someone that I'm not with anymore. I feel when I break up with someone, it's like, I wish you nothing but the best. And I kind of want to move on thinking about all the good times we had.' 9 Jeff Coby and Larsa Pippen arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Amazon MGM Studios 'The Accountant 2.' FilmMagic Which most certainly did not happen this time around. 'I feel the season was tough because it was like, I couldn't move on!' Pippen quipped. 'It was hard for me to move on because Lisa [Hochstein] kept bringing that person back into my sphere. That part was hard because I feel like when you're breaking up with someone, it's definitely better for your mental [health] to cut all ties, move forward and not have the person in your sphere. But when your friend is literally making it really hard for you — it was tough. I didn't want to show all the negative aspects of my previous relationship because of course there were good things. But I wasn't happy with how I couldn't just move on. I couldn't just cut the ties and move on.' Pippen and Hochstein, 42, have been ride or dies for years, with the Fashion Nova ambassador supporting the mom-of-two throughout her split from ex-husband Lenny Hochstein last season. 9 Larsa Pippen. larsapippen/Instagram This time around, Pippen didn't feel she received the same support. 'No, I didn't get any of it. I'm such a good friend and I give my relationships a hundred percent no matter what I do. If it's with a significant other or my girlfriends,' she stated. 'I feel like when I don't get that reciprocated, it's hurtful. When you need someone and they're not there for you the same way, [and] you've been there for them for so long, it makes you feel bad.' As relationships ebb and flow in Pippen's life, co-parenting with her ex-husband, Scottie Pippen, is at an all-time high. 'We're friends, we've always been friends,' she said. 'I feel like we have a great relationship. We talk about our kids, what benefits our kids, what's best for our kids. We don't really talk about our personal lives. I don't ask him about his stuff, he doesn't ask me about my stuff. I think our relationship is strictly based on our children.' 9 Larsa Pippen and Lisa Hochstein during the Season 5 reunion. Clifton Prescod/Peacock Larsa and the retired basketball player, 59, were married for 24 years from 1997 to 2021 and share children Scotty Jr., 24, Preston, 22, Justin, 19, and Sophia, 16. When it comes to putting her family on camera, Larsa leaves it up to each kid to decide for themselves. 'I kind of ask my kids,' she shared. 'I have a couple of kids that are athletes and they don't want the limelight. The only attention they want is on the basketball court. And I have to respect that. I let them shine where they want to shine. And I've a couple kids that don't mind being on camera. Preston and Sophia don't mind being camera, they like it.' 9 Larsa Pippen poses with her family. larsapippen/Instagram 'So I kind put them on air with me,' she explained. 'I'm like, 'You guys, I have such great kids. I want the world to see my relationship with my kids and how great you guys are.' I feel like for Scotty and Justin, they're so private and they don't want the attention. They just want to focus on basketball. And I have to respect that.' As the new season approaches, Larsa wants viewers to respect her and her family as they tune in. 'I share so much of my life and dating is not easy,' she said. 'And I feel like bringing someone into your life is not easy. It was a tough season for me just sharing so much of the emotional rollercoaster that I went through and leaving a relationship that I knew that I couldn't be a part of anymore. It was hard on me. It was hard to my family.' 'Real Housewives of Miami' returns Wednesday on Bravo at 9 p.m. ET.
Miami Herald
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Miami Housewives' Larsa Pippen knows a few things about dating. Let her help you
Larsa Pippen is well aware that her love life is under a microscope. It's been this way for years, since her high profile divorce from NBA legend Scottie Pippen Jr. in 2021. In the years since, the 'Real Housewives of Miami' star has been linked to a number of eligible (and not so eligible) men who happen to also be linked to the sport of basketball. There was former Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Beasley, who was married with a small child at the time of their fling. Earlier this month while on 'The Jason Lee Show' Pippen called the 2021 affair 'a mistake,' and blamed it on 'COVID brain.' Pippen's next big headline-making relationship was with another younger suitor, Marcus Jordan. The UCF alum is the son of Michael Jordan, who played on the Chicago Bulls with her ex husband, and hoops fans just couldn't get wrap their heads around that one. Since that on-off situationship ended, Pippen hasn't exactly flipped the script. The reality vet is currently stepping out with pro basketball player Jeff Coby, who is younger (31), but not married. Is Coby a keeper? That's unclear, but Pippen certainly seems content, almost giddy. So much so that she wants to help other women find their soulmates now that's she off the market. Pippen is launching a free dating app called The platform is committed to safety, privacy and security through facial recognition and AI technology, she told the Miami Herald in a recent interview. Meaning users won't get scammed or catfished, as all photos are verified, and no one's identity or credit card information is sold. ' is dedicated to eliminating wasted time and minimizing risks by thoroughly verifying each member and curating high quality, pre-screened matches,' reads a press release. FYI: We downloaded it, and, no, you can't just post some random photo of yourself, or someone else for that matter. If you shell out $69 for the so called concierge package, they'll throw in added security measures such as a background check and send you invites to fancy events. Pippen helped come up with the idea a few months ago with local partners, real estate investor Greg Mirmelli and software entrepreneur Umut Tekin, when she was unattached. 'I was single, and all my friends were single, and we were like, we can't just keep going to all these dating sites, and exchanging our numbers with random guys.' With you speak to the individual in the actual app, available on Google Play or the App Store. If all goes well, you can move off of it into real life, Pippen says. Ironically, while putting the app project together, Pippen happened upon her new man without any digital assistance — at the gym. The fact that Pippen is with yet another basketball player isn't lost on her at all. The Chicago native knows the sport well, and not only really likes it but follows it religiously. Oldest son Scottie Jr., 24, is a point guard with the Memphis Grizzlies and their other two sons, recent LMU grad Preston, 22, and UC Berkeley student Justin, 19, also dabble. 'I know some people wish I was with someone with a different profession but it's so much fun,' she says. 'My kids are athletes. It's just a part of my life and I've been around it so long.' The only downside to having an athletes as boyfriends? They keep you on your toes. 'Oh my God, Jeff trains me so hard,' Pippen says. 'I feel like he's getting me ready for the WNBA.' Housewives and tequila Working on her body and her app aren't the only things that are consuming Pippen's time lately. She's a new homeowner, having just bought a house in the Miami area, while still keeping her flashy downtown penthouse. Hanging in the 'burbs has been an adjustment, to say the least. Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place. 'I was freaking out so bad that I called 911!' the mother of four recalls. 'I didn't know what to do but I learned the hard way. The police gave me the number [for a trapper]. It was insane.' Reptiles aside, Pippen prefers a more chill existence away from the bright lights and noise. 'We used to have a lot of waterfront property in [Fort Lauderdale] and I missed my backyard,' she explains. 'I wanted to lay out, have a pool party.' We can think of a few fellow Housewives that may get the invite, and a few who may not. Pippen's dynamic with the ladies is ever-evolving. 'I used to think that if you knew someone for a long time, they were going to be your best friend forever,' she says. 'Now I realize you can have just social friends who aren't really your close friends.' Pippen is definitely way excited about the latest cast member, Shoma Group's Stephanie Shojaee, who took Dr. Nicole Martin's place. 'I love her so much,' Pippen says of the real estate developer. 'It was so nice to have her around because it's been the same mix for so long. With a new person, you can experience things all over again.' If there's anyone Pippen's not happy to be around, she won't say and Bravo is notorious for keeping the drama/gossip tightly under wraps. We'll have to wait to see ourselves; the first episode of Season 7 premieres June 11. 'I feel like our franchise is so much fun,' Pippen allows. 'We enjoy shooting our show and some of us actually hang out off screen. So when you butt heads with someone you're always with it's easier to come back from it, because we're such good friends at the end of the day.' Another project Pippen is working on is an organic tequila called Olujo. Look for the booze's official launch on (where else?) Instagram. That's where Pippen boasts more than 5 million followers, putting her in the top 10 of most popular Real Housewives on social media. Apparently, Pippen loves the Internet as much as it loves her. 'Before, when I was married and my kids were young, I didn't show that much of my life,' she says, adding with a laugh, 'Now I share literally everything... I think I'm overworked!'
