Like any father,Steve Harveyhas his limits — especially when it comes to his daughterLori Harvey’s relationship with boyfriendMichael B. Jordan.
During an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showon Tuesday, hostEllen DeGeneresasked Steve, 65, whether Jordan, 34, had spent the holidays with the Harvey family. A steamy photo of Lori, 25, sitting in Jordan’s lap then appeared on the screen, sparking a comically adverse reaction from theFamily Feudhost.
“Look at that,” DeGeneres, 63, said while pointing at the intimate shot. “That’s happening in front of you?”
“I’ve never seen that picture before,” Steve replied.
“I’m very uncomfortable with that picture right there,” he continued. “I’m not really feeling that picture.”
Steve went on to explain that this past holiday season marked Jordan’s second Christmas with the Harvey family. Asked whether theCreedactor was a “good gift-giver,” Steve said: “Hell yeah.”
Steve Harvey, Lori Harvey, Michael B. Jordan.Cindy Ord/Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/WireImage; Aaron J. Thornton/FilmMagic
“That’s why I like him,” Steve continued. “That boy come through. He [is] trying to impress the family. I’m a father, so he bought me this big 100 [pack] cigar box of the most hard to get cigars. 100 of them in this big box and he gave that to me.”
“He gave my wife some skis. Who do that?” he added. “Only way you give your potential mother-in-law some skis is because you want her to be your mother-in-law.”
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Steve added that he’s “pulling” for Jordan because he’s “a really good guy” and “comes from a good family.”
But Steve joked that he’s still hesitant about the Emmy nominee.
“At the same time, I got my eye on him,” said Steve. “I can’t whoop him but if he ever turn around, I’m going to knock his ass out.”
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After sparking dating rumors in late 2020, Lori and Jordanmade their romance Instagram officialin January 2021. A source then told PEOPLEthe pair “have gotten serious quickly.”
That April, Jordan revealed why he was being more open about his romance with Lori compared to his past relationships.
“I’m still private, and I want to protect that, but it just felt like it was a moment of just wanting to put it out there and move on,” he previously said. “I am extremely happy.”
“I think when you get older, you feel more comfortable about the [public nature] of the business that we’re in,” he added. “So for me, it was a moment to, I guess, take ownership of that and then get back to work.”
“I don’t speak publicly about this type of stuff, but I’m happy for my daughter right now. I really am,” he said at the time. “It’s the first time I’ve been happy for her [in a relationship]. And it’s the first time she’s been happy.”
source: people.com
