The World Will Not Like It
However, although Cookie may have responded well to her son confessing, Magic had taken a different stance. Cookie says she was surprised by her husband’s response when she and EJ actually “had the conversation”. After finding out about EJ ‘s sexuality, the retired NBA player said, “This isn’t what I want for my son,”. Magic allegedly added, “Did you realize what you’re saying? Because the world is not going to like that. Do you want to live this life?”
The World Will Not Like It
A Mother’s Love
So Cookie was shocked by what Magic had said as well as her son. “It hurt my feelings and I know [EJ’s] feelings are hurting,” she says during Red Table Talk. Later, in the wake of that conversation, Cookie says she ‘d told her husband, “That wasn’t right.” And although she didn’t get any answers at the moment, her words seem to have had an impact.
A Mother’s Love
