Dennis Rodman’s Daughter Claims He’s Only A ‘Dad By Blood’

Dennis Rodman’s daughter, Trinity Rodman, does not accept his “joke” of an apology. Trinity is seemingly done with her father after his public response to her calling out his poor parenting.

Following his Dec. 19 apology, the Olympic soccer star shared a repost of it to her Instagram story. “A joke,” she wrote under the post. “The response alone. And the attention. Wiping my hands with it I’m done. Thank you.”

This comes after Trinity appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Dec. 18 where she detailed him being a “selfish” and absent father during her upbringing. In the 62-minute, interview, Trinity said, “He’s a person. He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else.”

The next day, the five-time NBA champion responded to his daughter on Instagram with a series of photos of them together throughout the years.

In the caption, he said, “Sorry I wasn’t the Dad you wanted me to be but either way I still tried and I still Try and Never will Stop. I will keep Trying even when you’re being told as an adult not to respond to my phone calls. I will try even when it’s difficult and if it takes a long time.I’m always here And tell you all the time rather it’s your voice or voicemail how proud I am.”

Dennis has three children. He had his eldest daughter Alexi Rodman, 36, with his first wife Annie Bakes. Then his son Dennis “D.J.” Jr. Rodman, 23, and Trinity, 22, came after he wed his third wife Michelle Moyer in 2003.

Trinity pointed to her father’s wild lifestyle of frequent partying and being an “alcoholic” as the downfall to her parents’ relationship. Their financial woes began after her parents divorced in 2012 following her mother’s initial filing in 2004. 

“Before the divorce happened,” she said. “My dad was actually helping money wise. That was the difference. He would actually give money to my mom and let us live life a little bit. But then when the divorce happened, it was just like, ‘F-ck you guys.’ We’re getting enough money to pay rent, barely.”

Growing up in Newport Beach, California Trinity said there were months that her mom would have to decide which nights she could afford for them to live in a motel. The days they could not afford a room, they had to live in their expedition vehicle. 

They didn’t look to her father for help unless it was absolutely necessary, according to Trinity. “In reality, we never really asked for anything unless we really needed it. Like me, my mom and my brother. It was like we just want you.” 

The USWNT player said she saw her father more often when they were kids but visits decreased over time. “By the time we were in seventh grade, until even now, it was three, four times a year…when we lived in the same city.”

In his heartfelt 2011 Hall of Fame acceptance speech, Dennis revealed that he wished that he was a better father, son, and husband.

Addressing his shortcomings, he said, “Hopefully, in the future, I can actually be somewhat of a good individual, and a good father to my kids.”

But those words don’t seem to move Trinity. On CHD, the host, Alexandra Cooper, made note that Trinity rolled her eyes when she brought it up. 

Explaining herself, she said, “Yea because it’s just like, do I believe him? Yea I do believe that he wishes that he could fight his demons. I roll my eyes because it’s like you hear something so many times but he does nothing to change it. And it’s like I wish I was a better dad. He said that in so many interviews like I could pull them up. And it’s like okay. Like do something.”

Following Trinity’s dismissal of Dennis’ apology, he has since deleted the post. 

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