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Adonis Johnson is taking on a childhood bully.\u00a0Michael B. Jordan\u00a0had an interesting run-in with a former classmate on the red carpet during a\u00a0screening for his film,\u00a0Creed III,\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0Atlanta, Georgia.<\/em><\/p>\n The 36-year-old\u00a0stars as boxer Adonis in the film, which also marks his directorial debut. While doing red carpet press at the event, Jordan was approached by Lore\u2019l, the host of\u00a0The Morning Hustle Show<\/em>, who reminded him of their shared history.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know we know each other. We go way back all the way to Chad Science [Academy] in Newark,\u201d Lore\u2019l told Jordan.<\/p>\n The actor and director gave a tight smile and said, \u201cOh yeah, corny kid, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Lore\u2019l tried to laugh off the moment saying, \u201cI did not say that! I was misquoted for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I heard it,\u201d Jordan claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, you did not hear me!\u201d Lore\u2019l replied, adding, \u201cI said we used to make fun of the name, but he is obviously killing things for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n The awkward interaction was captured and shared on\u00a0The Morning Hustle<\/em>\u2018s Instagram account.<\/p>\n\n Lore\u2019l also shared a video of the rest of her interview with Jordan, in which she declared, \u201cYou\u2019re not corny anymore!\u201d as a stone-faced Jordan looked back at her while she laughed.<\/p>\n The \u201ccorny\u201d comment comes from a 2021 episode of\u00a0The Undressing Room<\/em>\u00a0podcast\u00a0in which Lore\u2019l and podcast hosts Eva Marcille and Dominique da Diva spoke about Jordan. At the time, Eva called him a \u201cnice, corny guy,\u201d adding at the time, \u201cand I don\u2019t mean that as a slight.\u201d<\/p>\n Lore\u2019l also referenced their history during the episode, sharing that as kids she and her peers used to tease him for his famous moniker.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went to Chad Science [Academy] together in Newark, and to be honest with you, we teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let\u2019s start there, and he was no Michael Jordan,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd he also would come to school with a headshot. We lived in Newark. That\u2019s the hood. We would make fun of him like, \u2018What you gonna do with your little stupid headshots!?\u2019 And now look at him!\u201d<\/p>\n Jordan isn\u2019t letting a childhood bully bring him down.\u00a0The actor spoke with ET\u00a0at the Los Angeles premiere of\u00a0Creed III<\/em>\u00a0on Monday, where he opened up about the release of the film coinciding with his eye-catching new Calvin Klein underwear ad.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was like, a moment, you know? Just to have everything come together at one time, it feels great,\u201d he gushed to ET.\u00a0\u201cAnd to be able to share that moment with my other actors, who are having a moment of their own as well, it just feels special. It feels like everything is happening at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n