Trinity Rodman took issue with her own family drama overshadowing boyfriend Ben Shelton’s big Wimbledon moment.
Rodman, 23, took to social media after Shelton’s victory over Lorenzo Sonego in the Round of 16 on Monday, July 7, to air a couple of grievances with the television broadcast of the match.
“For those who don’t know…my name is TRINITY not Tiffany 😭😂,” the soccer star posted via her Instagram Story, a nod to the broadcasters getting her name wrong.
Rodman then turned her attention to her estranged father, former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who was referenced multiple times during the broadcast.
“Also, for Ben’s matches he has his family there as his support system, which includes his dad…my dads not even in MY life no need to bring him up during HIS matches when I don’t even want him talked about during mine,” she wrote. “It’s him and his loved ones’ moment. Thank you 👍.”
Trinity candidly discussed her estrangement from her father during a December 2024 appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
“He’s not a dad,” Trinity told host Alex Cooper. “Maybe by blood, but nothing else.”
Trinity added, “We tried to be that foundation and to be the good people around him. Because in reality, we never really asked for anything unless we really needed it.”
“We just want you. I think for him, he’s never understood the fact, because he’s never experienced it. … He’s never understood that people could actually just want to be around him and to just want to make him happy,” she said.
In an exclusive interview with Luxury Handbag Shopping earlier this year, Shelton, 22, admitted he wasn’t prepared for the attention he and Trinity would receive when they went public with their relationship in March.
“I was sure some people would talk about it, but I didn’t think it would be a break the Internet type of thing,” Shelton told Us. “But I’ve always been like, ‘OK, if I have a serious girlfriend then posting about it on Instagram isn’t that crazy.”
Shelton explained how making his relationship with Trinity official was also a catalyst for nipping rumors about his personal life in the bud.
“I feel like for the past 6 months, whenever I would get seen with somebody, people would think we were dating,” he said. “It’s like, no, we’re just friends. Or if I’d hang out in a group of three and it was a guy and a girl, they’d cut the guy out and make it seem like I was on a date. It’s either gonna be I post about my girlfriend or they post about assuming who my girlfriend is.”
Shelton faces Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday, July 9.
