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Who is Paul Pierce's wife Julie? NBA legend seen drinking and partying with strippers in live video

The former Celtics star was on the receiving end of a lot of backlash on social media

NBA star Paul Pierce is usually trending on social media for his many controversial take on sports. But his most recent scandal is one that no one could have possibly imagined. The last time Pierce took to Instagram Live, he shocked his entire fanbase by drinking, smoking and partying with scantily-clad women, presumably strippers. What surprised fans further is that he has been married for a decade.

On Saturday, April 3, the former Celtics star was on the receiving end of a lot of backlash on social media with many of his fans and fellow colleagues commenting on his adventures.

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In the early hours of Saturday, the 43-year-old was streaming a video to his personal account on Instagram. In the video, he can be seen receiving a neck massage from a bikini-clad woman.

In the video, Pierce is also seen taking shots while filming another woman in a bikini twerking on the ground behind him. It appeared that he and his friends were playing poker as they threw chips at the woman dancing. In the video, Pierce was also interacting with the viewers who tuned in, telling one woman watching the stream, "You could make some money, girl."

"Stop playing... Monica, whatcha’ doing? If you’re in LA, come through," he added.

Social media was immediately ablaze with Pierce's fans commenting on his shenanigans. Pierce started trending on Twitter by Saturday afternoon as the video was shared and retweeted across social media sites.

"Paul Pierce took all their phones made them sign NDA’s then went on IG live, unreal," one user commented. "Wasn’t expecting to wake up to this Paul Pierce video...," one said sharing a video. 

Many viewers laughed and made memes about the situation with hilarious video reactions. "Paul Pierce trying to get Into espn after his live," one tweeted. Another user commented, "Paul Pierce works for Disney & got strippers on his IG Live."

Who is Paul Pierce's wife Julie? 

While there were many jokes and laughs shared about the situation, social media users pointed out to Julie, Paul Pierce's wife. Actually Pierce's wife is very supportive of him. She is often seen alongside him during important events.

"That Paul Pierce video is funny at first but then you remember that man is 43 with a wife and kids and it just makes you sad man," one commented.

The 34-year-old interior designer started dating Pierce in 2005. In an interview, Pierce had said, "she’s an amazing woman. We get along so well because we were such good friends." In April, 2008, Julie and Paul had their first child together — daughter Prianna Lee Pierce.

In 2010, they tied the knot. The wedding ceremony reportedly took place at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California. A year later, their second child Adrian Tanya Pierce was born. On April 2, 2013, they had a baby boy and named him Prince Paul Pierce.