Dennis Rodman lives his life on the edge. Today, he is this character with a cult following. But before the release of ‘The Last Dance,’ he was a washed-up athlete who had once done some atrocious things. Rodman’s reclaim to fame was the success of the Michael Jordan-heavy Netflix show that entertained the world during the lockdown.
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It shed light on the colorful life of the Bulls’ eccentric rebounder. Dennis Rodman reached the same level of fame he had received after partying with Dennis Rodman.
But before all this ‘traveling circus’ vibe, The Worm was a young talented athlete struggling with the sudden popularity NBA brought him. Broke most of his life, the sudden surge of money changed his life.
It brought him out of the limitations of his childhood. But in his own words, it also ruined his perception of his ex-wife, Annie Bakes.
Dennis Rodman accused Annie Bakes of tricking him
In his book Bad As I Wanna Be, Rodman discussed his marriage with Annie Bakes in detail. At first, he claimed he had married her because of their daughter Alexis.
Later, Dennis also revealed how Annie was trying to take all his money from him. He accused her of tricking him into marriage.
Dennis: “I think I GOT USED in the marriage. I think I GOT TRICKED into marriage. I think IT WAS A SETUP from the start. I got used within the system. There’s a woman who supposedly loves you, and then all of a sudden she turns around and tries to take every dime you’ve got. Why? Because it belongs to her all of a sudden, after eighty-two days of marriage? No, it does not.”
The Worm had a problem paying Annie $10,000 in Alimony
Dennis and Annie’s marriage was a disaster. The two bickered and fought and things left a deep impact on both. Dennis Rodman developed deep distrust for the mother of his child.
After their divorce, he even had a problem paying her $10,000 in Alimony. The former Bulls’ star believed Annie was taking advantage of their daughter in order to rip him out of $10,000 every month. In his book, he wrote:
“Lord knows, any man who doesn’t take care of his child is stupid. I give her $10,000 a month. Is that all going to my child? No. It’s all right to provide the woman with a comfortable living for a short period of time, then after a while, the woman has to take responsibility and stand on her own two feet. When you start taking care of the child and taking care of the woman—for life—that’s another story. She shouldn’t have what the man has, because the man made it where he is without her.”
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel bad for Annie Bakes that she had to sell memorabilia rather than Rodman directly supporting his daughter.
— Bud Stowe (@BudmansCom) January 22, 2013
Rodman’s divorce from Annie escalated an already boiling eruption. The 6ft 8″ rebounder struggled to find mental and emotional well-being. Finally, in 1993, Dennis Rodman attempted suicide but fortunately fell asleep and went on to become a legend in his own right.
