Michelle Obama, her brother Craig Robinson, and former President Barack Obama got here collectively for a brand new episode of IMO on July 16, diving into all the pieces from household dynamics to public hypothesis. One matter they didn’t draw back from? Those persistent divorce rumors.

The episode opened on a playful be aware, with Robinson jokingly expressing shock that Michelle and Barack had been nonetheless on good phrases. Barack performed alongside, responding, “She took me back! It was touch and go for a while.”

Their lighthearted banter transitioned right into a extra pointed dialog when Robinson recalled a second with a girl who appeared satisfied one thing had gone improper within the Obamas’ marriage. “What did he do?” she had requested. Barack immediately caught the which means. “And you knew she was gon’ say, ‘What did he do?’ It wasn’t like, ‘What happened to him?’ It was like, ‘How’d he mess up?’” he stated with fun.

Robinson reassured her that there was no reality to the rumors, and Barack admitted he’s typically unaware of the narratives swirling on-line. “So I don’t even know this stuff is going on,” he stated. “Then someone will mention it to me, and I’ll just be like, ‘What are you talking about?’”

Long earlier than this episode aired, Michelle had already addressed the hypothesis throughout an look on the Work In Progress podcast. She defined that after leaving the White House, she deliberately pulled again from the highlight to deal with private life and privateness. Her absence at sure public occasions, together with Donald Trump’s inauguration, fueled public chatter—however there was by no means a breakup behind the scenes.

Michelle acknowledged the notion however made it clear: the Obamas are nonetheless very a lot a group, even when they’re not all the time within the headlines collectively.