Jason Derulo did an interview with NY radio station Power 105 earlier this week to promote his “Talk Dirty” tour, which kicks off in the US this week. (And now I have that song stuck in my head.) Derulo was on a world tour from about February to June of this year. I mention that as background to his recent breakup with his girlfriend, Jordin Sparks. These two broke up after three years just last week. It came as a shock to many of us who were used to seeing them looking adorable together on the red carpet. I was really hoping they’d get married.
In other recent interviews promoting his tour, Jason has blamed Jordin pressuring him to marry her for their breakup. That’s ripe considering that Jason featured Jordin in the video for his single, “Marry Me,” last year.
In his interview with Power 105, Jason revealed that he actually broke up with Jordin over the phone. He laughed it off, claiming that he was away. He also gave some of the reasons behind their breakup, claiming that they argued over small things all the time but that he still loves her. It didn’t sound like Jason was open to any kind of reconciliation, though.
On if he cheated
No, man. [The tabloid rumors] got to the extent where it was like, I got this one girl pregnant. There was none of that. We had our problems in our relationship. Every relationship has it’s ups and downs. When you start having more downs than ups you have to take a look at your relationship and be like “is this something I’m supposed to be doing?”On what they couldn’t get past
It was just small things adding up. I work really hard, I’m all over the world and when I come home the last thing I want to do is argue. When it’s more arguing than having a good time you have to look at it, “yo, is this healthy?” I reached that point where I felt like I was more in a negative space.On the pictures of him out with other women
You’re going to always see pictures of me with other women, but you can’t put that woman in my bed just because she has her hand on my shoulder. Women are around me all the time and women grab ahold to me all the time.On Jordin pressuring him to get married
Just going back to what went wrong, there was a lot of pressure from the marriage perspective. The song [Marry Me] was saying “when the time is right” you know what I’m saying? I don’t want to say that’s why… there was a lot of different small things that made our relationship… sour.On how things are now
You want to remain friends, but man that’s hard. I catch myself looking at her Instagram and seeing what she’s doing because I love her. You just don’t fall out of love with somebody.A situation like this [leading up to the breakup] has been going on for a long time and I’ve been feeling this for a long time.
On how he broke up with her
Naw [I didn’t text her], it was like over the phone. I wasn’t in town.On if there was a dealbreaker argument
There was. It was at a restaurant. I don’t want to get into that specific argument… it was like small, petty things like that, but when you’re arguing all the time, then what? We tried [to work it out]… my biggest flaw is I work all the time and it can be lonely.
[From Power 104 interview video on US Magazine]
So Jason denied cheating on Jordin and is basically saying that they argued too much. If I was Jordin, I would be pissed off that my ex was talking so much about it, but if that’s the case she’s taking the high road. In an interview with a TMZ paparazzo she did throw a tiny bit of shade on Jason but she remained very positive and gracious. The photographer asked her if Jason broke up with her because she was pressuring him for marriage. (Jason has given this reason in two interviews so far.) Jordin quipped “I really don’t have a comment on anything that’s been said because everything is just words.” When asked if she thought they would remain friends she said “I hope so, definitely… I just wish him nothing but the best, I want him to be successful.” Very classy.
Star Magazine is running a report from a model named Carmen Ortega, who claimed that she slept with Jason in the summer of 2013, when he was still very much with Jordin. Carmen told Star “We dated for a month. We went out in public with friends a few times, so I assumed he didn’t have a girlfriend.” I’m not saying it’s this woman’s fault by any means, but if this is true what took her so long to google him?
All these photos are from August, 2014. photo credit: WENN.com
He’s gross. Good riddance
Exactly. She is much better off without this douche.
Ewww I came here to say the same thing as Alexi, she beat me to it. There’s something really ick about him, I can’t stomach his music, no idea why. I’m not even fond of her (Jordin), I could never stand her after she made some really ignorant comments about wearing a purity ring years ago. I’m team neither here. But he’s worse if he did cheat.
What? So you dont think a man who croons the lines “you know what to do with that big fat butt” is a keeper? Lol, you ladies have ridiculously high standards, you aint never gonna catch a man with that attitude.
At least he didn’t do it on a post-it.
I’m sorry, I can’t, don’t hate me.
Ha! Nice SATC reference.
I saw what you did there.. lol
I couldn’t hate burger. And Carrie really passive aggressively rubber in her no girl wears scrunchy comments. She took joy in it.
Really? I thought Berger was an oversensitive douchebag. Carrie pushed his buttons occasionally but mostly he was jealous and catty about her being more successful than him.
But of course he did (it was all for the best).
I’ve broken up with people via the phone….true confessions.
Really? Like did you just call them, say Brad Pitt is dick, and then hang up? Fascinating.
P.S. Jaderu is looking for you on the Hiddles thread.
Yep, that’s how you know it’s over-over. Sometimes you just got to get it done.
If there were no tears, then you’re not doing it right.
I just called to say…
to say I loathe you!
Just called to say how much I don’t ca-a-a-are!
Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
Would you like to go dancing on the ceiling later?
To the beat of the rhythm of the…wait, I better not go there. The bf will not be happy with me if I go there.
I guess I should thank this douche for getting rid of the Durst.
He is being so trashy and low- blow-y about this
She wasn’t the one putting him on a video about let’s get Married or talking to the press ffs… and on a purely superficial level he is super unfortunate about the face ( Old man Syndrome … Yes I’m a Jason DeRulo Birther!) so he should be so lucky she was around and was all gooey eyed about him and helped him convalesce etc when he was sick and whatnot
To some men, they can confess love and talk about future for all they want – or do things that look like that – but the minute you start doing it, they freak out. And later they have the audacity to use it against you too. It’s called being f*ked in the head and I hear it’s incurable.
THISSSSSSSS
Literally just happened with my ex.
The Jedi mind tricks were too much. As much as it hurts, cutting him out of my life was the best decision.
I’m too young and fabulous for alladat. As is Jordin; she’ll be fine.
Get real Jason, women are not always grabbing you. His ego is getting too big, I read that he said he’s the new king of pop. Excuse me while I roll my eyes.
I believe women are always grabbing him. No matter what they look like famous guys get tons of groupies.
He’s is talking about it a lot but at least he’s not getting into specific details.
I agree with him though that when a relationship devolves into constant fighting, it’s time to ask yourself if that’s what you want to be doing with your life. Life’s too short.
Is there a way to fix that though if you truly love the person? What if it just keeps happening? Is it someone’s fault or does that mean it’s just not the right match?
I think it’d depend on the couple, but if a couple is constantly fighting, it’s not worth fighting for. Sometimes, the people we want the most are the ones we’re better off without.
Yes exactly Icarus. For me, so much of it is chemistry–the right guy brings out the best in me, the wrong guy makes me crazy (to put it simply).
Depends on the fighting. Is it nagging because of a deeper issue? Did she hate the way he opened a window because he wouldn’t give her a ring?
Makes me think of my husband. We nag over trival stuff and always seem to end each fight laughing at ourselves. We both hate the way the other does the dishes. I need rhythmic white noise to sleep to and he needs off key crickets. It’s a back and forth of me turning on the ceiling fan while closing a window and him undoing what i’ve done as the other sleeps. Celebrating 6 years in a few days. 10 years total together. To steal Felicity’s words I adore him still.
No relationship is perfect and as long as those core values and mutual respect is there you can work out the little stuff.
TOK
100% The right partner not only has you unconscously bringing out the best version of yourself, but makes you want to be better.
If you noticed his quote though… It was “I” work hard and “I” deserve to come home to someone who doesn’t argue. Nothing about her work or that she deserves someone good.
He sounds like a narcissist to me. And with all the myriad rumors about him cheating, I bet she had a lot to argue with him about.
Well he does sing his name in every song if that tells you anything..
I find that even more annoying than his crappy music.
Thank you Blue Marie and Mimi. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that thinks that’s annoying.
He sounds like a complete POS. Newsflash honey, if you’re gone all the time, EXACTLY WHEN is she supposed to bring up issues she may have in the relationship? Oh, when you come home. Look at that. Jagweed (Tm Liz Lemon)
Who is he? I’ve never seen him before.
Yes you are right about the *I* stuff, Sighs. I do think that constant fighting is a sign that two people are just not a good match though.
And I second the jagweed comment.
It also depends on what you’re fighting about. If you’re having the same argument over and over, that’s bad.
Also, of course she wanted to get married, isn’t she a huge proponent of saving yourself for marriage?
Actually, the Gottman folks say that even in successful relationships, couples tend to have the same arguments over and over. It’s about how you fight and how you make up – and not trying to marry self involved a-holes- that’s a big one.
I think saying it was about marriage is already too specific. Basically, he’s saying, “She wanted to marry me, but I didn’t feel the same. I loved her but enough to put a ring on it.” That’s embarrassing and disrespectful to her. Who wants to be known as the woman this guy didn’t want to marry, especially if he does marry a rebound or someone else fairly soon?
I agree. That’s no one’s business. I also think that men portray women as pressuring them to marry and being nags about it, when that’s not fair. If we’ve been dating for three years, and I want to eventually marry and have children, I want to know, and have a right to know, where you see this going. If you’re never going to marry me, then you can’t give me what I want, so bye. I certainly am not pressuring you to marry me if you don’t want to. That’s the last thing I want. I just want to know where we are, because I have plans and I need to see if you fit into them. That’s a perfectly fair question.
The thing is…I know a lot of women that DO nag for the ring.
*runs and hides*
I mean..I guess I see both sides. I don’t think that pressuring someone to get married is the right way to treat someone, especially if it’s in the form of an ultimatum.
If a ring means that much to you and you’re not getting what you want, walk away. It’s one of those arguments that neither side will win:
“Why does a ring mean so much to you, why is it such a huge deal?”
“Well, if it’s not a huge deal, then why can’t you give me something that means so much to me?”
That being said, I agree with you guys that he probably did overshare. She took the high road, she looks far better than he does.
Right, it’s a fine line. I don’t want to marry someone who doesn’t want to marry me, so I would never give someone an ultimatum. But, when I was in my twenties, I wanted to get married and have children. Not judging anyone who has children without being married, but that wasn’t what I wanted. So I wouldn’t have been happy just dating someone forever. At some point, if I wanted to marry him, I just want to know if this is heading towards marriage in his mind. If it isn’t, then I need to rethink the relationship. But what I think a lot of men do is say yes, but not yet, when they mean no, or I don’t know, and that’s not fair. They just don’t want to lose the woman, so they string her along.
I mean, it’s easy to say just walk away, but wouldn’t he wonder why you were leaving? I would at least give him the chance to tell me what he was thinking. Is that the same thing as pressuring him? I don’t see it that way, but I guess it could feel that way to him.
Why is he talking so much? Just say we broke up it didn’t work out and then move on I doubt Jordin wants all of the details on their relationship out in the open like this.
Everybody argues, right? But when does it become too much?
Nonstop arguing is too much. If a couple gets together, and all the dude is argue is not passion despite what the movies and books portray. Fights/arguments are normal in relationship.
True, everyone argues. In fact, it’s healthy. I believe it becomes too much if constant arguing stems from lack of compromise from one or both parties. Lack of compromise (over small things) typically comes from an egocentric position where one or the other is generally either too lazy or too selfish to meet half-way.
Bingo!
Or if the arguing becomes violent or abusive in any way.
They are so boring! I wonder if she still thinks people who have sex before marriage are sluts….
Whoa…when did she say this?
I’ve wondered this myself. A lot of his songs are about sex and he sounds pretty slutty, so I imagine she changed her opinion on pre-marital sex. Do you really think this guy would have stuck around for 3 years without it?
Not without constant cheating.
Ugh shut your pie hole…he’s saying way too much..never cute.
Dude needs to sit down.
She’s cute but dull sort of a Leona Lewis dull. Him he is a great dancer but his music no, it’s something my 13 y/o would listen to and even he doesn’t care for it. As for the arguing I couldn’t take that on an ongoing basis, life is too short.
….I don’t see anything wrong with what he said. He was being interviewed and he didn’t even give much away because I still don’t get why they broke up.
A true gentleman would not reveal who did the breaking up. In fact no two people who loved and respected each other would reveal who did the breaking up. We went separate ways.. moving on. Not liking him right now!
+1. And what is with everyone going on the radio and being total A-holes?
Justin Timberlake did the same thing. He went on the radio after him and Britney broke up bragging about taking her virginity.
He was in South Africa a few weeks ago and they had an interview with a girl who worked at one of the clubs he played. She told a whole story of how a few of the girls went up to his room with him and he took a few of their numbers… Just saying
He has hooked up with groupies before. There was a story many years ago (before he started dating Jordin) where he had a one night stand with a groupie and the groupie became a MAJOR stalker and wouldn’t leave him alone. He talked about it during an interview.
Why is he talking so much!? I heard him talking to Ryan Seactest on the radio and even Ryan seemed a little uncomfortable at how much Jason was divulging. It’s really rude of him. I would be pissed.
That was not a classy interview. He takes no responsibility. He does not directly blame Jordin but it’s obvious what he means. He makes her sound like a nagging shrew – what a douche! Team Jordin – glad she’s rid of him now that I see his true colors.
Isnt she the girl who called people who have sex before marriage ‘sluts’? Oh…
Yes, Jordin had made those statements five years ago when she was still in her teens. She probably had not yet fallen in love and was just going by whatever values she was taught at home. She has changed a lot since then. She’s lost weight, is more adjusted to the Hollywood lifestyle, and began a long term relationship with a guy she seemed head over heels for until last week. I doubt (and hope) she will make those kinds of statements again because that would just make her a major hypocrite who hasn’t learned anything in the last five years.
You know exactly how it went down. Every immature man does the same thing because he wants to be free: starts to pull away, acts distant, is obnoxious and behaves badly. The woman is all–whaaat? what’s going on? And she finds herself pulled into arguments. Then he finally breaks it off blaming it all on her. Been there done that. Seen it a million times.
He has some nerve broadcasting the idea that she’s a problem and argumentative.
A–hole. Good riddance. She deserves much much better and will get it.
THIS TIMES A MILLION. Classic scenario.
Is she still saving herself for marriage? That was a huge thing for her, she was very public about it.
No. I’ve seen photos of the two in bed together. She has posted these selfies in bed on her SNS accounts. I doubt he would have stuck around for three years if she had not given up the V card. He was also living at her place. She confirmed this on the Wendy Williams Show.
I think she was really in love with him but he was not ready for marriage. I remember a few years ago Jordin had stated in an interview that she had hoped Jason would propose. They are both young. His star is on the rise along with his ego and likely his desire to sleep around with plenty of available women while he is on the road. He seems like a jerk and I think she can do better. She seems like someone who is ready for commitment. Guys Jason’s age who have money and a modicum of fame rarely are (ready for commitment) in their 20s. She deserves better.
Curious why you think he wouldn’t have bothered sticking around just because he wasn’t getting any sex? There are plenty of guys who also believe the same (nothing before marriage) and/or will adopt that rule out of respect for the person they’re dating who is committed to waiting.
Do you really think that Jason Derulo is the kind of guy who believes in abstinence until marriage? Lol. You are very naive if you think that is the case. He probably cheated on her and in a recent radio interview when asked about her V-card, he said that she “was a virgin” when he met her but did not elaborate. All signs point to them having a sexual relationship.
Jason admitted he wrote the song “other side” for Jordin as well. It’s about a couple sleeping together for the first time. He said what he wrote was true about his current relationship…so guessing Jordin already gave it up to him, which only makes it harder for her to deal with the break-up.
@kibbles – it was a simple question as to WHY she thinks so. I believe your follow-up paints you as the utterly naive and ridiculous one: “he PROBABLY”… based on assumption about a man that YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW. Get over yourself.
In this same interview he says that “everything was good in the bedroom”. I don’t take that to mean cuddling and spooning only.
His star has risen and this is what always happens. He has lots of groupies and wants a piece of the action. One day he will look back and regret letting Jordin go. She’ll move on to someone better. I understand feelings change, people grow apart, but to break up over the phone after this woman spent 3 years with you and was with you the entire time of your neck accident and recovery? He owed her more than that.
Jordan went on Fashion Police and complained that he wasn’t asking her to marry him. Joan of course made a huge deal of it. Sounds like it blew up in her face. I think he’s talking about it to make sure she doesn’t come back. Also he has a new album to sell. I support his right to end an unsatisfactory relationship.
I work in the same building where Sirius has their studios and I saw Jordin Sparks yesterday coming in, and the TMZ guy going after her for the video clip above. Just have to say she’s so pretty in person and much taller than I realized!
It’s sad when a relationship falls apart and one or both of them thought they’d found the one. But she’s young, beautiful and successful. Many things lie ahead.
In all honesty, I didn’t even know what was a Jason Derulo until reading this article so, I wouldn’t have googled him at all. If I were to google every John Doe that comes my way, I wouldn’t have a life. (And no,I wasn’t hiding under a rock all this time…..it’s just that irrelevant)
He sings his own name CONSTANTLY
This video is 51 minutes of Jason Derulo singing his own name. He’s RIDICULOUS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak-OUYwCbmo
Hahahaha I am dead. My friend loathes him. “Jason Derullo”- Jason Derullo
i’m surprised by their ages. I thought they were older.
You know I thought he was/is a narcissistic d–kbag before, opinion entirely based of those awful minutes of my life spent enduring his songs, and all of these explanations in these interviews confirm my beliefs. They do not create any sympathy except for her.
She should go write an entire album about him a la Adele (and every one else who has done it before) and hopefully the it will be huge. js
I always thought that Jordin was a stunningly, stunningly beautiful woman. I’m surprised more people don’t seem to think so.
He, on the other hand, looks like something out of The Hobbit.
She spent 3 years of her life with this dude, he writes a crappy song called “Marry Me” and he’s whining that he felt under pressure?
“I was away”? so he couldn’t wait until he came back to break up with her? or did he have someone there he wanted to get with so he did a quick break up. If you want to break up with someone be a man and do it to their faces, not over the phone. I like only 1 of his songs, other than that, he is quite boring.
Feeling the pressure of getting married? wasn’t he who wrote the song Marry Me?
“You want to remain friends, but man that’s hard. I catch myself looking at her Instagram and seeing what she’s doing because I love her. You just don’t fall out of love with somebody.”
Um, ok…. she is probably the one who wants nothing to do with his crap. Please spare me that bulls****
I like how Jordan is taking things in stride, eventually she will meet a nice guy.