Former NBA player Dennis Rodman is still mourning the death of his friend Penny Marshall, who passed away in December 2018. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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Dennis, 57, spoke to
Page Six over the weekend at the Pegasus World Cup near Miami. He said of her passing, “That was hard.”
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“She was very close to me,” Dennis continued. “I found out she died like three days later, and I was like, ‘What the f–k, she did what?’ Damn, that was hard to take.”
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The duo were close friends, who bonded over their love of basketball. Penny was working on a documentary about Dennis at the time of her passing.
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According to the
Hollywood Reporter, she joined the documentary project in 2012. The film’s original director,
Russell LaFreniere, thought she said yes to keep an eye on her friend. “I think she saw a little of herself in Dennis — she'd been through difficult times, too. She really cared about him,” he said.
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The film’s editor, Keita Ideno, told the mag, “Penny didn't want to just make a movie about this crazy guy who flew to North Korea. She wanted people to know who Dennis Rodman really was.”
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Her family plans to finish and release the film, hopefully in time for its slated September release.
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What do you think of Dennis Rodman and Penny Marshall’s friendship? Sound off in the comments!
Dennis, 57, spoke to
Page Six over the weekend at the Pegasus World Cup near Miami. He said of her passing, “That was hard.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“She was very close to me,” Dennis continued. “I found out she died like three days later, and I was like, ‘What the f–k, she did what?’ Damn, that was hard to take.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
The duo were close friends, who bonded over their love of basketball. Penny was working on a documentary about Dennis at the time of her passing.
Photo credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS
According to the
Hollywood Reporter, she joined the documentary project in 2012. The film’s original director,
Russell LaFreniere, thought she said yes to keep an eye on her friend. “I think she saw a little of herself in Dennis — she'd been through difficult times, too. She really cared about him,” he said.
The film’s editor, Keita Ideno, told the mag, “Penny didn't want to just make a movie about this crazy guy who flew to North Korea. She wanted people to know who Dennis Rodman really was.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Her family plans to finish and release the film, hopefully in time for its slated September release.
What do you think of Dennis Rodman and Penny Marshall’s friendship? Sound off in the comments!
