Michael B. Jordan On Being Public About Lori Harvey Relationship: ‘I Finally Found What Love Was’

Michael B. Jordan opens up about dating Lori Harvey and worrying whether he “could have handled” relationships in the public eye when he was younger. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter for the magazine’s latest cover story, Jordan explains why he felt comfortable sharing his personal relationship publicly, plus why he was finally ready to star in a romantic film.

“There are roles that I passed on that I knew I didn’t have enough life experience to play. I was like, ‘What can I pull from?’ But I finally found what love was,” he said. “When I was younger, I don’t know if I could have handled the onslaught of opinions and being picked apart, and also being conscious of what the other person’s going to go through,” Jordan said about dating in the public eye. “It takes a special person to deal with that.”

“There’s a premeditated planning of staying out of the way [of the public eye] that sometimes kills spontaneity and intimacy. I wanted to take that away and give this the best chance it had, in this weird world that we live in, to be somewhat normal. Long story short, I think it’s just the timing of everything. It was the right time for me. Yeah. I’m happy.”