Cougar's Got Claws: Jalen Green and Draya Michele’s Late-Night Drama
SCANDALOUS! NBA Heartthrob Jalen Green and Actress Girlfriend Draya Michele's Age-Gap Romance Turns Ugly at New York Fashion Week
The streets of Manhattan got a whole lot hotter last Thursday night, but not in a good way. The usually glamorous SoHo neighborhood was the backdrop for a very public feud between NBA player Jalen Green, 23, and his actress girlfriend Draya Michele, 40. Sources close to the couple confirm that the drama unfolded outside the swanky boutique hotel, The Manor, where they had attended Mert Alas' annual bash alongside A-listers like Dakota Johnson, Salma Hayek, and Colman Domingo.
According to eyewitnesses, things took a turn for the worse around 2 am when Green and Michele got into a heated argument outside the party. TheScholarlyNote.com has obtained exclusive footage of the altercation, which shows Green goading Michele on the street before she rushes at him in an attempt to confront him. The pair's friends tried to intervene, but not before they exchanged some choice words for each other.
"We were just trying to enjoy the rest of the party when we heard raised voices," one guest revealed. "We looked over and saw Jalen and Draya going at it. It was intense."
The tension between Green and Michele has been brewing for a while now, with many questioning their 17-year age gap. The couple met in the summer of 2023, and things got serious quickly – they share a child together, born in May 2024, and have been living together ever since.
However, sources close to the couple claim that Michele's parenting duties are taking a toll on their relationship. "Draya is an amazing mom, but being a single parent at her age is not easy," a friend confided. "She has a lot of responsibility, and sometimes Jalen doesn't understand what she's going through."
Michele, who rose to fame with her stint on Basketball Wives LA, has been open about the challenges of their age-gap relationship in the past. In an interview with The New York Post earlier this year, she revealed that she tries not to let online trolls get to her.
"I mean, you try to get to that point (where you don't give a f*), but you're still human and you still have feelings," Michele said. "Sometimes, you can read things that are hurtful and you want to just let it roll off, but it doesn't always work like that."
Green and Michele's young daughter was with them on their trip to New York, and Michele took to social media to share a video of her child exploring Lower Manhattan. However, there was no sign of Green in the clip – a clear indication that he may have been MIA after the altercation.
The couple's relationship has not been without its challenges, but they've always managed to put on a united front for their fans and followers. That all changed last Thursday night when things turned ugly outside The Manor.
"It was like something out of a soap opera," another eyewitness revealed. "We were all waiting for security to arrive, but it seemed like the drama just kept getting worse."
As it turns out, Green's trade from the Houston Rockets to the Phoenix Suns earlier this year has put a strain on their relationship. Michele has been open about her struggles with being a single parent in a new city – and it seems that things are still far from smooth.
"Phoenix is an amazing city," Michele said back in July. "We were not disappointed with Phoenix at all... But I just need to be supportive of him and of the change and then just try to make things as smooth of a transition [as possible] for him, and not stressing him out with the worries of moving and all that."
With their relationship under scrutiny once again, one thing is clear – Green and Michele's love story is far from over. But will they be able to overcome this latest hurdle and keep their romance alive? Only time will tell.
