Dennis Rodman’s Dating History: Madonna, Carmen Electra and More

As one of the greatest rebounders of all time in the NBA, Dennis Rodman made the front pages of the tabloids as often as he did Sports center. Known as a magnet for controversy, Rodman, now 63, had high-profile romances with Madonna, Carmen Electra and more.

And with every confirmed relationship Rodman has had with a high-profile celebrity, there seems to be another rumor.

Although best known as a member of the Chicago Bulls from 1995 to 1998, Rodman also played one season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999, during which time he said he dated Jeanie Busswho is now the owner of the team. Buss refuted this, saying his father, then owner Jerry Bussassigned him to keep Rodman out of trouble, and their relationship went no further than that.

Rodman was also linked to Tony Braxton And Vivica Foxalthough both have also denied dating the basketball legend.

Keep reading for everyone Rodman actually had a relationship with.

Annie Pastry

Rodman and model Annie Bakes began dating in 1987 and married in 1992. Although their marriage only lasted 82 daysshe was marred by accusations of abuse and infidelity. The common daughter, Alexis Rodman, 36 years old.

Madonna

Rodman had a brief but very public relationship with Madonna in 1994 while playing for the San Antonio Spurs.

Since their split, Rodman has spoken openly about their relationship, detailing their sex life and insisting she once offered him $20 million to impregnate her.

“We never had any problems. It was one of the easiest relationships I ever had,” Rodman wrote in his 1996 memoir, Bad As I Wanna to Be.

Rodman later claimed he ended their relationship because he didn't want to be the pop legend's “toy boy.”

Carmen Electra

Rodman and Electra began dating in 1998 and married later that year in Las Vegas. Nine days after their wedding, Rodman filed annulment papers. They later reconciled but eventually divorced in 1999.

Their relationship returned to the public spotlight when the 2020 docuseries The last dance broadcast on ESPN, chronicling the Bulls' 1998 championship season. During the 1998 NBA Finals, Rodman unexpectedly left the team to party with Electra in Vegas for 48 hours.

“One thing about Dennis: He must have escaped,” she said on the show. “He liked to go out, he liked to go to clubs. We would go to his favorite restaurant, then we would go to a nightclub, then we would go after hours. It hasn't stopped.

When Rodman didn't return to the team, the Bulls sent none other than Michael Jordan to Las Vegas to pick it up.

Michelle Moyer

Rodman and Moyer met in 1999 and married in 2003. They share two children together, son Dennis Rodman Jr., 23, and daughter Trinity Rodman22.

The couple decided not to live together during their marriage, preferring to live two miles apart.

“We will not live together. I like it like that. She and the kids come to our house on weekends,” Rodman told the Los Angeles Times in 2003.

Although Moyer filed for divorce in 2004, the two reconciled before their marriage finally ended in 2012. After their divorce, news broke that Rodman was heading to court over unpaid child support and the spouse totaling $860,376. Although he could have received a 20-day jail sentence, Rodman was ultimately sentenced to 104 hours of community service and three years of informal probation.

Alicia Douval

Rodman dated model and reality TV personality Douvall in 2004 while he was still married to Moyer. Douvall later claimed the two were even engaged, which Rodman denied.

Douvall, also known for her numerous plastic surgeries, later had a high-profile relationship with Simon Cowell, with whom she claimed she “ended up doing it 11 times in one night”.

Yella Yella

Rodman has been dating Yella Yella since 2022, when they first appeared together in a video posted to the singer's Instagram account. In 2023, Rodman got a black and white tattoo of his face on his right cheek, explaining to TMZ“I thank her for loving me the way I am, and that’s why I did it for her.”