Washington Spirit and USWNT star Trinity Rodman didn’t hold back while discussing her strained relationship with her father, five-time NBA champ Dennis Rodman.
Trinity was a guest on the latest installment of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast — entitled, “The Truth About My Family” — and revealed her difficult upbringing because Rodman’s partying lifestyle with “random b–hes” wasn’t a suitable environment for her to live in.
“We had an expedition and we kind of lived in that for a little bit,” Trinity told host Alex Cooper, who mentioned that some might assume money wasn’t an issue for her growing up. “We tried to live with him but he’s having parties 24/7, he is bringing random b–ches in. He loves the spotlight. He loves the cameras.”
Rodman was known for his wild partying lifestyle — including his whirlwind marriage to model Carmen Electra at A Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas that lasted just a few months.
Trinity’s mom is Michelle Moyer, Rodman’s third wife. Moyer filed for divorce in 2004 and it officially went through in 2012.
The former Bulls great has two other children.
Trinity went on to recall the emotional moment she and Rodman shared when he surprised her at a Spirit victory during an NWSL playoff game in November 2021.
The USWNT forward explained that it wasn’t a happy reunion like the public had thought.
“I’m crying, no one knows what the f–k’s going on and I’m like, ‘Dude my dad’s here,’” Trinity recalled, adding at the time that she hadn’t spoken to her father in months. “Then I walk over, and again there are cameras everywhere, he grabs my head and I just start bawling into his arms as if it’s a daddy-daughter like —
“I lost hope in ever getting him back, I answer the phone now for my conscience to be like, ‘He needed to hear my voice’ before anything happens. That’s why I answer the phone, not for me. He’s not a dad maybe by blood but nothing else.”
Trinity explained that she hadn’t spoken about her father in depth because she wanted to protect his image — but she admitted it became difficult to stay silent because of her pent-up anger.
“We never want to make him look bad, and that is at the cost of kind of holding it in a lot,” she said. “I guess it’s just like the anger that I haven’t really been able to let out is difficult for me.”
