JAKARTA - Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is familiar with discrimination. He was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1991 and has suffered a lot of abuse since then.
Discrimination like this is also experienced by his son, EJ Johnson, except from his own father.
Back in 2010, EJ revealed himself to be a gay man and 'Magic' struggled hard to accept it.
When he left to study at New York University, their relationship was completely broken. Magic needed time to understand and accept EJ's decision.
Finally, she went to visit her son and gave him a genuine hug which improved their relationship. After that, they became closer than before.
Johnson's new Apple TV documentary series will premiere on April 22. Titled They Call Me Magic, the series touches on the topic of Johnson's relationship with his son.
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"When you grow up in team sports, you think, 'Is he going to play sports? And then when I see that he likes dolls and playing dress-up... 'What are you doing?'" the Lakers legend spoke of his son to Variety.
"A lot of people don't like that I love my son. He changed me. He is very proud. This man is very proud of who he is. As I got older, when my wife (Cookie) talked to me, I couldn't (judge EJ).
I love this story from @selomeeeee & @RaminSetoodeh's cover about @MagicJohnson embracing his gay son EJ.
“A lot of people don’t love that I love my son,” Magic tells @Variety.
“He changed me,” he adds. "This dude here is just so proud of who he is." https://t.co/YCaNyXcCtv
— Elizabeth Wagmeister (@EWagmeister) April 7, 2022
"I had to accept who he was and who he wanted to be. He really helped me get there. Because he was so proud. Cookie said, 'Look in the mirror.' I said, 'You're right'. Because I'm proud of who I am. And he got that from me."
With 'Magic' happy for his son's openness as gay, three years later TMZ published a photo of EJ holding hands with another man. That's when he decided to reveal to the public.
“He changed me,” the former NBA star said. https://t.co/fqPL5DbSPo
— Them (@them) April 6, 2022
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