Tis the season for love. Michael Jordan and his model girlfriend Yvette Prieto join a long line of celebrities who have gotten engaged, or married, over the holidays. Jordan reportedly asked his Prieto to marry him on Christmas day.
The NBA legend and current owner of the Charlotte Bobcats has been dating Prieto for more than three years. WCNC reports that a spokesman for Jordan confirmed the engagement but Jordan has not made an announcement yet.
Jordan 48, has already been married once. Michael was married to Juanita Jordan for 17 years. The couple, who have two sons and a daughter together, Jeffrey Michael, Marcus James, and Jasmin,got divorced in 2006. According to Yahoo! Sports, the divorce settlement totaled more than $165 million.
Jordan and Prieto haven’t announced any details about the wedding yet, but according to WCNC, the couple is celebrating the new engagement on Jordan’s yacht.
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto join celebrity couples Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Danny Gokey and Leyicet Peralta , Britney Spears and Jason Trawick, Rosie O’Donnell and Michelle Rounds , and reportedly Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux who have gotten engaged this month.
Now, which relationship is going to last for the long haul? Which celebrity couple will be divorced by the end of 2012?