{"id":848505,"date":"2026-08-06T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848505\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:04:11","slug":"michael-b-jordan-connects-with-viral-granny-who-added-his-photo-to-family-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/848505\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael B. Jordan Connects With Viral Granny Who Added His Photo to Family Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Michael B. Jordan<br \/>\n                          My Viral Granny Fan Ain&#8217;t No Sinner!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:46 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260806_0a29f981307e4072a1853cb77ec2ae5c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8fee643c-a1c5-4136-b8cd-26922d2cef84\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0a29f981307e4072a1853cb77ec2ae5c_md.jpg\" alt=\"michael b jordan getty wplg\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>An adorable Oklahoma woman went viral after she added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-b-jordan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael B. Jordan<\/a>&#8216;s picture to her family wall &#8230; the superstar called her up and gave her a thrill &#8230; and now she&#8217;s speaking out for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the deal &#8230; Mary Story found a super handsome magazine snap of Michael &#8230; and as a hoot, she got it framed &#8212; and displayed it alongside pictures of her grandchildren, declaring MBJ one of the fam. Her actual grandkids thought it was hilarious and posted about it on social &#8212; and the pic spread like wildfire.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out &#8230; Michael took notice &#8230; the &#8220;Sinners&#8221; star connected with her over FaceTime because he thought the gesture was so sweet and adorable, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/video\/features\/2026\/08\/04\/oklahoma-family-goes-viral-after-grandmothers-sweet-gesture-catches-michael-b-jordans-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WPLG Local 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the video call, Michael even sent her an amethyst necklace as a thanks for the wholesome moment, saying &#8230; &#8220;I just love seeing three generations of beautiful Black women. This is great. Y&#8217;all are amazing. So much strength, especially from Tulsa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Mary invited him over for a family dinner.<\/p>\n<p>As the great American poet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/vin-diesel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vin Diesel<\/a> once said &#8212; &#8220;I don&#8217;t have friends. I got family.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael B. Jordan My Viral Granny Fan Ain&#8217;t No Sinner!!! 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