Magic Johnson’s son made headlines recently when he appeared in a TMZ video walking hand-in-hand with his boyfriend. While many already knew he was gay, it was big news for others. With Magic Johnson being a major former athlete but no stranger to controversy, it was great to see he and wife Cookie publicly announce that they supported their son. Now Magic’s gone a bit further in these video interviews. Check it out after the jump.
Via TMZ
Magic Johnson has never talked about it before … but he wanted to open up about his gay son and the implications that Earvin Johnson III’s coming out will have in the black community, in the sports community and in their lives.
TMZ sat down with the NBA legend for an unbelievably candid interview — we’ve divided the video into three parts:
1) How Magic went to his son around the age of 13 and asked, “Are you gay?” Magic explains why he felt the need to approach his kid and the importance of letting EJ know his whole family loved and supported him.
2) Magic tells us how he feels about some of the hateful reactions to EJ’s coming out on African-American blogs and whether he’s bitter, given his unparalleled support of the black community.
3) Magic talks about how his son’s coming out could inspire professional athletes to follow suit. Harvey also asks Magic how, as the owner of the L.A. Dodgers, he would react to a player coming out.
You gotta watch Magic — he’s awesome and inspiring.
