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Magic Johnson’s Son EJ Of ‘Rich Kids’ Insists He’s Not Transitioning, Despite Posing In Dress, Covering Breasts

By Amy Feinstein
Published on: 17:23 PST, May 1, 2016

EJ Johnson, son of former NBA basketball player Magic Johnson and star of Rich Kids on E!, denies that he is transitioning to being a woman, despite photos taken of him covering his breasts and wearing sexy dresses after huge weight loss and weight loss surgery. Johnson, 23, who, like his father Magic Johnson, is also named Earvin, says that just because he likes to dress in female clothing doesn’t mean he wants to become a woman.

According to The Inquisitr, E! now has two men who dress as women on network shows, but only Caitlyn Jenner of KUWTK admits to wanting to live as a woman, changing her name from Bruce to Caitlyn, and getting breast and facial surgery. Jenner is admitting to want to live and dress as a woman full-time. EJ Johnson claims he is just gay and likes expressing himself by wearing women’s clothing, but Johnson stresses that he does not want to transition at this time.

The Daily Mail says that EJ Johnson knows how to attract attention, as a guy closing in on seven feet tall wearing heels and women’s clothing. But Johnson, the star of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, who really enjoys sharing his new looks and clothing choices on Instagram, stresses that despite all of this, it does not mean that he is transitioning or plans to transition, and he is offended by those suggesting that he is planning to transition.

The son of Magic Johnson might resemble his father, but they have very different taste in clothing, as EJ Johnson prefers clothing with a feminine edge and is often seen in full makeup and jewelry, while Magic Johnson likes suits and athletic-styled clothes. EJ Johnson almost always carries a purse, and enjoys wearing fur, despite living in Los Angeles. But regardless of all of these indicators, Johnson says that until he tells someone like Diane Sawyer, live on television, that he is transitioning, it isn’t true, and he is offended by the question.

But unlike Caitlyn Jenner, who was a gold winning Olympic athlete, Johnson’s only claim to fame is being the son of a former NBA player who is living with HIV, and a cast member of a second-tier reality show, so fans are not clear why Diane Sawyer would want to interview EJ Johnson. But still, in his fantasy, he is talking to Sawyer, and Johnson has a plan of what he would say if it was true.

“Diane, I just want to let the world know, I am becoming a woman. Until that day, everyone needs to have a seat.”

Johnson seems to enjoy being the center of attention, with provocative behavior and clothes, but he wants to control the narrative.When people go off script, EJ alleges that he is annoyed by the attention.

“People are just so ignorant and dumb sometimes.”

Johnson is attracting even more attention now that he has lost 180 pounds following weight loss surgery. Before surgery, he was closing in on 500 pounds. Now that he is smaller, his sequined outfits, thigh-high boots, booty shorts, and sheer tops and dresses have gotten skimpier, causing people to talk and ask his friends like Rich Kids costar Dorothy Wang questions about whether Johnson is transitioning and if she is concerned that Johnson has lost too much weight too quickly.

Johnson has a pat response, and that is to say that, if he wants to dress in this manner, people will just have to deal with it.

E! News is reporting that EJ Johnson is telling the haters to just deal with it, as he has no plan to transition at this time, and it will not be a storyline for Rich Kids this season. Dorothy Wang talked to Johnson about a number of things, like transitioning, and concern with all of the weight that Johnson has lost as a result of surgery.

“Apparently your friends are… we’re all very concerned that you’re too skinny.”

Johnson is very defensive about even his friends commenting on labels.

“And all the people that are just so quick to say that because I wear women’s wear sometimes that like means I’m transitioning!”

Do you think it’s odd that EJ Johnson has so much attention-seeking behavior, and yet, when he gets attention as a result of the way he dresses on Rich Kids, he is annoyed that people comment?

[Photo by Arnold Turner/AP Images]

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