The movie Creed IIIwas released in theaters last Wednesday. The same day, American actor Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis Johnson in the saga, got his star on the famous Walk of Fame in Los Angeles (United States). As relayed by the Huffington Post, the actor was interviewed for the occasion by a former classmate who mocked him at school.


A women who went to school with Michael B. Jordan was interviewing him on the red carpet but Michael remembers when she used to call him "corny" back in school.... Success really is the best revenge 💯 pic.twitter.com/AUFFWP5kBc

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"You know, we know each other, we were in high school together," the journalist reminded the 36-year-old actor. "Oh yes! I was the nerdy kid, right? ", replied the latter for tat. This sequence took place on the red carpet, while Michael B. Jordan answered the microphone of the media present on site.

"The accomplishment of a lifetime"

Now a journalist for The Morning Hustle, the embarrassed young woman quickly denied: "No, I never said that! I said we made fun of your name. In 2021, she spoke on a podcast about her former classmate, whom she actually called a "nice, cheesy kid."

If the actor became known in the series Friday Night Lights dedicated to American football, it is thanks to his roles in the films Creed and Black Panther that he really broke through, to the point of now being among the most famous stars in Hollywood. A consecration that looks like revenge for the young actor and director: "It's the accomplishment of a lifetime. It's great! " he said.

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