Trinity Rodman blasted her father, Dennis Rodman, for being an absentee “alcoholic” dad when she was growing up.
“He’s not a dad,” the United States Women’s National Soccer Team star, 22, said during her “Call Her Daddy” podcast interview on Wednesday. “Maybe by blood, but nothing else.”
The 22-year-old alleged the former Chicago Bull superstar — who was married to her mom, Michelle Moyer, from 2003 to 2012 — would constantly have parties while she and her older brother, DJ Rodman, were in his care.
“We tried to live with him, but he’s having parties 24/7. He’s bringing random bitches in. He loves the spotlight. He loves the cameras,” she claimed.
“My mom didn’t want — she was strong enough to deal with it because even to this day, I still believe that my dad hasn’t loved anyone after my mom.”
Moyer filed for divorce from Dennis, 63, in 2004 but their marriage wasn’t dissolved until eight years later.
Trinity said her mom left her dad because his “demons were too strong.”
“I think my mom just saw the situation of, ‘We love each other. It’s not gonna work,’” the soccer star said. “For my kids, I can’t have them seeing you treat me this way, embarrass me this way and have the party scene all the time.”
The Washington Spirit player then spoke about the former NBA star’s struggles with substance abuse.
“He’s an alcoholic,” she bluntly stated. “That’s something that I don’t want to say, but I’m just like, f–k it. It’s just the truth.”
Trinity shared that her dad was in her and DJ’s “lives less” as they grew up.
“We were seeing him once, two, three, four times a year,” she recounted. “Every time they were together, it was the same s–t. It was my mom being valid and what the f–k are you doing? Help us and help your children.”
She also claimed that the five-time NBA champ left them financially struggling after the divorce.
“Before the divorce happened, my dad was actually helping money wise,” she explained. “He would actually give money to my mom and let us live life a little bit. When the divorce happened, it was just like, ‘F–k you guys.’”
Trinity said they “barely” had enough money to pay their rent and were allegedly living out of a car at one point.
The young athlete explained that she’s never spoken out publicly about Dennis because she wanted to protect his image.
“We never want to make him look bad, and that is at the cost of kind of holding it in a lot,” she said.
“I guess it’s just like the anger that I haven’t really been able to let out is difficult for me.”
Amid their rocky relationship, Trinity said her father has been “trying to call” her over the last few weeks.
“I answer the phone now for my conscience. If something does happen, God forbid, I want to know that I did that. Or if he needed to hear my voice before anything happens,” she said.
“That’s why I answer the phone, not for me.”
Page Six has reached out to Dennis for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Dennis, known for his wild lifestyle, is also dad to daughter Alexis Rodman, 36, whom he shares with his first wife, Annie Bakes.
He also married Carmen Electra in 1998 at A Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas. However, their union lasted only a few months.
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