{"id":223608,"date":"2026-02-18T18:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/tyler-reddick-responds-to-video-of-young-son-michael-jordan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:05:59","slug":"tyler-reddick-responds-to-video-of-young-son-michael-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/tyler-reddick-responds-to-video-of-young-son-michael-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Reddick Responds to Video of Young Son &#038; Michael Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/michael-jordan-child-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Jordan\u2019s video<\/a> featuring a child drew ire and scrutiny from across the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Did he behave inappropriately? <\/p>\n<p>Did he touch the kid in a \u201ccreepy\u201d manner?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what Tyler Reddick, the kid\u2019s father, had to say.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick on the race car track.\" class=\"wp-image-548723 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick speaks triumphantly.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NASCAR\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-kid-is-a-real-person-and-his-dad-has-something-to-say\">That kid is a real person, and his dad has something to say<\/h2>\n<p>Over Valentine\u2019s Day weekend, Reddick won a NASCAR racing event called the Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<p>Basketball legend Michael Jordan is co-owner of the No. 45 Toyota stock car.<\/p>\n<p>(The other co-owner is Denny Hamlin, who won that same car race three times a \u2014 a big deal in racing circles, pun mostly unintended.)<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the celebration, a video appeared to show Jordan touching the lower back, shorts, and leg of a young boy. (As we explained, it appeared that he was trying to help the kid with his wet clothes.)<\/p>\n<p>That child is 6-year-old Beau. He is Reddick\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Unfiltered Conversation with Tyler Reddick\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1MJkWY1zugc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, February 17, Reddick appeared on Stephen A. Smith\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1MJkWY1zugc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sirius XM show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There, he addressed the widely-publicized backlash over the video, with prompting from Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my perspective, I\u2019ve gotten to know Michael and his family very well,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see what other people see when it comes to this,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Reddick gushed about the victory \u2014 clearly trying to pivot away from the backlash by focusing upon the positive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick speaks to Stephen A Smith\" class=\"wp-image-548724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick speaks to Stephen A Smith\" class=\"wp-image-548724 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A couple of days later, Tyler Reddick responds to an overblown controversy.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Sirius XM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-he-isn-t-covering-for-anyone-and-he-s-not-even-trying\">No, he isn\u2019t \u2018covering for\u2019 anyone \u2026 and he\u2019s not even trying<\/h2>\n<p>To someone with a clear understanding of the video, this isn\u2019t a particularly remarkable interview.<\/p>\n<p>Reddick is a racecar driver, not a PR specialist. <\/p>\n<p>He simply answered the question, redirecting as well as he could.<\/p>\n<p>The suggestion that the video is evidence of Jordan being some sort of <em>predator <\/em>is absurd, and Reddick knows that.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the strangers who saw Jordan try to help his friend\u2019s son with his wet clothes and saw \u201cbrazen molestation\u201d in broad daylight, he actually knows everyone involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is Michael Jordan doing \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVZeTGGgXI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sVZeTGGgXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrickCenter_\/status\/2023210173754720375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, to those who believe that this video actually portrayed some sort of insidious intent, Reddick\u2019s interview likely didn\u2019t reassure them.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because, to the worst sort of assumptions, Reddick\u2019s dismissal could sound like a man who doesn\u2019t care what a wealthy celebrity does to his son \u2014 because he won the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s not the case<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Reddick <em>knows <\/em>that nothing bad happened to his son. And he really doesn\u2019t want to play defense and explain what, <em>realistically<\/em>, any reasonable person could see for themselves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick on GMA\" class=\"wp-image-548725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tyler Reddick on GMA\" class=\"wp-image-548725 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0218_tylerreddick_03.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tyler Reddick speaks to Good Morning America.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-controversy-was-avoidable-for-the-record\">This \u2018controversy\u2019 was avoidable, for the record<\/h2>\n<p>As we previously acknowledged, Jordan may have made an error in judgment.<\/p>\n<p>It is only natural to reach down and adjust the clothing of a young child whom you personally know. Especially for someone who is a father and a grandfather.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s polite to ask someone before you mess with their clothing \u2014 even if you\u2019re only trying to help.<\/p>\n<p>That is, however, a far cry from the <em>foul <\/em>and baseless allegations that people on social media were hurling at the NBA icon.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, we live in a society where too many people would rather hunt for clues of sexual predators \u201chiding in plain site\u201d than look for likely predators (who tend to be family or family friends) or actual sexual predators who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/jeffrey-epstein-files-unredacted-congress-9-year-old-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">infest our government<\/a> and industries.<\/p>\n<p>Playing foolish games of armchair detective with innocuous videos doesn\u2019t keep kids safe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/tyler-reddick-michael-jordan-6-year-old-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently, Michael Jordan\u2019s video featuring a child drew ire and scrutiny from across the internet. Did he behave inappropriately? Did he touch the kid in a \u201ccreepy\u201d manner? Here\u2019s what Tyler Reddick, the kid\u2019s father, had to say. Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick speaks triumphantly. (Image Credit: NASCAR\/YouTube) That kid is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-223608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}