Aaron Rodgers took aim at his famous exes in the second episode of his Netflix docuseries, “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.”
The NFL star opened up about how much he “hated” the fame that came with his football career, which skyrocketed after the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl XLV and he was named the MVP in 2011.
“I always find it interesting when people say, in reference to the off-the-field attention, ‘Well, this is what you signed up for,’” the 41-year-old pointed out as clips of him meeting former President Barack Obama after winning the 2010 Super Bowl and waving to a crowd in a parade at Disney World were shown.
“I say f–k that, I never signed up for that,” he shot back.
“I signed up for football because I love the game and I got great at it because I’m hyper-competitive and super-motivated. But there’s this whole other part that comes with it that’s a lot of great stuff and a lot of f–king weird stuff.”
One of those weird things was the paparazzi attention he started getting, especially because of the actresses and models he has dated.
“I didn’t do myself any favors with some of the girls I dated after that that were in the public eye,” he said, referencing his exes Olivia Munn (2014 to 2017), Danica Patrick (2018 to 2020) and Shailene Woodley (2020 to 2022).
“I definitely hated it at first — like, really despised it,” the New York Jets quarterback said about fame.
“I enjoyed my private life. I enjoyed being able to go places. But from Super Bowl MVP, MVP, State Farm commercials, that got a little bit more difficult.”
Rodgers and Munn, 44, dated for three years. However, their relationship was plagued with controversy after his family claimed he stopped talking to them because of the actress.
He and Munn have shut down those claims, alleging that other deep-rooted issues caused Rodgers to pull away from his parents and brothers.
By 2018, Rodgers had moved on with the former race car driver, 42, before their relationship ended two years later.
Months after he split from Patrick, he quietly began dating Woodley, getting to know each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, just days after their relationship was exposed in 2021, the two confirmed their engagement.
Their bliss came to an end too quickly and the two split in early 2022, which the “Divergent” actress dubbed the “darkest” time in her life.
While speaking to Net-A-Porter in 2023 about filming “Three Women,” she said, “It was hard to film because I was going through the darkest, hardest time in my life.
“It was winter in New York, and my personal life was s–tty, so it felt like a big pain bubble for eight months.”
“I was so grateful that at least I could go to work and cry and process my emotions through my character.”
Rodgers has since moved on with Mallory Edens.
During the Netflix docuseries, the California native also spoke about his estrangement from his family and losing friends over his controversial views about COVID, 9/11 and the Sandy Hook School shooting.
“Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” is available to stream on Netflix.