Salli Richardson Says Daughter Is ‘Normal’ Despite Dating LeBron’s Son

LeBron James’ son Bronny James and Salli Richardson-Whitfield’s daughter Parker Whitfield are relationship, however that doesn’t imply the actress’ daughter is fascinated with fame.

Rookie NBA participant Bronny, 19, and Richardson-Whitfield’s daughter, Parker, 20 — who each attended Sierra Canyon Excessive College in Los Angeles — first sparked romance rumors after they had been noticed courtside in August to look at LeBron, 39, play within the semifinal recreation on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Whereas the couple’s dad and mom aren’t any strangers to the limelight, the eye is new for the Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty director’s daughter. Us Weekly requested Richardson-Whitfield, 56, about how she’s dealing with the eye now that Parker is relationship Bronny, who was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this 12 months. “My youngsters have stayed just about out of the highlight as a result of they actually weren’t — they’re not fascinated with it,” Richardson-Whitfield solely informed Us on the BAFTA North America TV Tea carpet in Los Angeles.

Richardson-Whitfield credit Parker and son Dre’s lack of curiosity within the leisure trade to protecting them “level-headed.”

Richardson-Whitfield continued, “The youngsters are fairly regular as a result of my daughter’s going to Spelman [College]. She’s like, ‘I’m finding out economics. I don’t care about this Hollywood stuff.’”

The actress, who shares each kids along with her husband of twenty-two years, Dondré Whitfield, additionally spoke about receiving her first Emmy nomination this 12 months for the Successful Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — in directing.

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“I at all times thought I might be right here as an actress, however I believe that generally it takes perhaps your second chapter in your life the place you discover what you’re actually imagined to do and the place your actual ardour lies. So I’m simply proud, and I’m simply excited that individuals are recognizing the work, the exhausting work that I’ve put in. That’s actually what it’s about. I am going, ‘OK, individuals see me.’”

Despite the fact that Richardson-Whitfield was “shocked” to obtain her nomination and already felt “like a winner simply to be included within the class” (which was received by Shōgun director Frederick E.O. Toye), she was additionally “hoping” The Gilded Age — which she directed 4 episodes of its season 1— would even have been nominated this 12 months, too.

Richardson-Whitfield gushed about her time working with The Gilded Age solid, “It’s completely a lot enjoyable. Clearly, these are two fully completely different reveals, however what I really like about Gilded is I’ve this love of symmetry, and it’s a present that’s actually about making it lovely. So it’s simply good to return. Like this season, I’m again in the course of the closing two episodes, and it’s simply good to put into all that grandeur and wonder and simply suck all of it up.”

Reporting by Mariel Turner