Aaron Rodgers is tackling a major rumor about his family rift. In a forthcoming book about the New York Jets quarterback, Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers —out Aug. 20—writer Ian O'Connor shared insight into Aaron's estrangement from his family, and confirmed that it was not related to his ex girlfriend, Olivia Munn .
Aaron—who dated Olivia for three years before splitting in 2017 —is quoted as saying that his family issues were "deep rooted," according to an excerpt shared by People . The 40-year-old added that the Newsroom alum "has nothing to do with all the years" of estrangement. E! News has reached to Olivia's rep for comment, but has not heard back.
Still, that hasn't stopped Aaron's family—including father Ed Rodgers and older brother Luke Rodgers —from suggesting Olivia was behind the estrangement. Luke first discussed the family rift when his youngest brother Jordan Rogers was competing on season 12 of The Bachelorette in 2016. "It pains both of us not to have that relationship," he explained on the episode to bachelorette JoJo Fletcher —whom Jordan married in 2022.
"We miss our brother. We just are trusting that God brings things full circle. And just wish that everything would just get back to us being a family.
" Ed confirmed that things that soured between Aaron and his family in a 2017 New York Times interview , explaining that the issues started a "few months" after he began dating Olivia. He noted that Aaron had not spoken to him.