Preston Pippen Talks Teen Struggles After Parents' Divorce

The son of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and reality television personality Larsa Pippen has opened up about the intense personal and social challenges he faced as a teenager during his parents' high-profile divorce and his mother's subsequent romantic life. Speaking on the Netflix series "Calabasas Confidential," 23-year-old Preston Pippen described how public scrutiny invaded his school environment during a tumultuous period.

Preston stated that his parents divorced when he was 15, an event he described as "really tough." He said the difficulty was compounded by the public attention surrounding his mother's relationships. He specifically recalled classmates playing music by a rapper his mother was involved with at the time, an apparent reference to Larsa Pippen's much-discussed connection with the artist Future. Preston said people he considered friends would make jokes, turning school into a place where he could not escape the drama unfolding at home.

"My parents got divorced when I was 15, and it was really tough because there was an affair," Preston said on the series. "Kids at school, like my friends, would play music by a rapper that my mom was talking to at the time,...