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A new unauthorized biography about Aaron Rodgers is shedding tons of light on his personal life, including his strained relationship with his family.
According to author Ian O’Connor, who wrote the new Aaron Rodgers bio Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers, the 40-year-old quarterback’s strained relationship with his parents began back in 2014 when then-girlfriend Olivia Munn played a central role in his life.
O’Connor says that Rodgers’ parents Ed and Darla received an angry phone call from Munn after Rodgers posted a career-worst 34.3 quarterback rating in a Winter 2014 defeat against the Buffalo Bills in which the actress told them not to attend the Packers’ upcoming game in Tampa Bay.
Rodgers’ parents reportedly told Munn that they’ve been attending their son’s games his whole life and do not need her permission.
“According to sources, Munn called Ed and Darla and blindsided them with an angry rant about their plans to see Aaron again when the Packers played at Tampa Bay before Christmas. The actress made it clear that she did not want her boyfriend’s parents meeting them or attending the game. Ed and Darla explained that they had been attending Aaron’s games since he was a kid and did not need her permission to continue doing so.”
Despite the overzealous aggression seeming to be on the part of Munn, Rodgers sided with her over his parents anyway.
“Ed and Darla made the trip to the Tampa Bay game and did not see their son. According to sources, Aaron later sent an email to family members that effectively said, ‘Don’t attack the woman I love.’ They would not have another full conversation with their middle child for at least another nine years.” [via New York Post]
After his relationship with Munn, which ended in 2017, Rodgers has since dated NASCAR driver Danica Patrick — who has similarly delved into right-wing conspiracy theories in recent years — actress Shailene Woodley, a “holistic healer” named Blu of Earth, and Mallory Edens, the daughter of the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks.