Nia Long is opening up about her split from longtime beau Ime Udoka.
The 53-year-old actress and the 46-year-old basketball coach were together for 13 years, and engaged for over seven before parting ways in December 2022 amid speculation he cheated.
During a conversation with Jeezy, who is going through a divorce himself, on his YouTube channel, Nia shared how the breakup has served as a wake up call for her.
Check out what she said inside…
“I had a really public breakup recently,” Nia said in the video. “It was a wakeup call for me in the sense of like, ‘Ok, you’re going to do this on your own and you’re going to be fine and you’re not going to worry about what anyone thinks and has to say.’”
“The relationship was rocky for a very long time,” she admitted. “I don’t believe another person can break anyone up.
The 53-year-old actress and the 46-year-old basketball coach were together for 13 years, and engaged for over seven before parting ways in December 2022 amid speculation he cheated.
During a conversation with Jeezy, who is going through a divorce himself, on his YouTube channel, Nia shared how the breakup has served as a wake up call for her.
Check out what she said inside…
“I had a really public breakup recently,” Nia said in the video. “It was a wakeup call for me in the sense of like, ‘Ok, you’re going to do this on your own and you’re going to be fine and you’re not going to worry about what anyone thinks and has to say.’”
“The relationship was rocky for a very long time,” she admitted. “I don’t believe another person can break anyone up.
- 11/9/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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Nia Long recently walked off a set for the first time in her 36-year career. “It broke my heart to have to do it because that’s not who I am, but I knew that I needed to do it because it didn’t feel good in my belly,” she tells me from across a booth at Culina, where we’re having lunch inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Quitting a job in the middle of production may not be characteristic of the consummate professional that Long, 52, is known to be, but it reflects the woman she says she’s becoming. Having made a name for herself playing memorable leading roles in Black movies and sitcoms — she’s perhaps most famous for her role in the influential Best Man franchise, as well as Nina to Larenz Tate’s Darius in the iconic romance Love Jones,...
Nia Long recently walked off a set for the first time in her 36-year career. “It broke my heart to have to do it because that’s not who I am, but I knew that I needed to do it because it didn’t feel good in my belly,” she tells me from across a booth at Culina, where we’re having lunch inside the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Quitting a job in the middle of production may not be characteristic of the consummate professional that Long, 52, is known to be, but it reflects the woman she says she’s becoming. Having made a name for herself playing memorable leading roles in Black movies and sitcoms — she’s perhaps most famous for her role in the influential Best Man franchise, as well as Nina to Larenz Tate’s Darius in the iconic romance Love Jones,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The high-profile affair scandal surrounding Boston Celtics’ coach Ime Udoka is even more complicated than previously known.
A source tells Et that the unnamed female staff member with whom Udoka was involved was married, and their relationship was revealed due to the staffer’s doorbell camera at her home.
Read More: Nia Long Breaks Silence on Ime Udoka's NBA Suspension, Says She Is Focused 'On My Children'
The source says she took a call from Udoka outside her home and the doorbell camera picked up the conversation, exposing the affair.
The Boston Celtics coach has apologized after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in an intimate relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct. The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
Udoka has...
A source tells Et that the unnamed female staff member with whom Udoka was involved was married, and their relationship was revealed due to the staffer’s doorbell camera at her home.
Read More: Nia Long Breaks Silence on Ime Udoka's NBA Suspension, Says She Is Focused 'On My Children'
The source says she took a call from Udoka outside her home and the doorbell camera picked up the conversation, exposing the affair.
The Boston Celtics coach has apologized after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in an intimate relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct. The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
Udoka has...
- 9/26/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Nia Long has broken her silence on the scandal surrounding her longtime partner, Ime Udoka, and his suspension from the NBA.
The Boston Celtics coach has apologized after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in a consensual relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct. The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
The “Friday” actress has been engaged to Udoka for nearly a decade and shares a 10-year-old son, Kez, as well as Long’s son, Massai, from a previous relationship, with him.
“The outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the community during this difficult time means so much to me,” Long says in a new statement issued to Et. “I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events.
The Boston Celtics coach has apologized after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in a consensual relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct. The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
The “Friday” actress has been engaged to Udoka for nearly a decade and shares a 10-year-old son, Kez, as well as Long’s son, Massai, from a previous relationship, with him.
“The outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the community during this difficult time means so much to me,” Long says in a new statement issued to Et. “I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events.
- 9/23/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Ime Udoka is speaking out in the wake of his NBA suspension.
The Boston Celtics coach is apologizing after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in a consensual relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct.
The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
“I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” he said in a statement shared by ESPN’s “NBA Today” host Malika Andrews. “I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment.”
The Celtics start their upcoming season on Oct.18 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Td Garden in Boston,...
The Boston Celtics coach is apologizing after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in a consensual relationship with a female member of the team’s staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise’s code of conduct.
The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season.
“I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” he said in a statement shared by ESPN’s “NBA Today” host Malika Andrews. “I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment.”
The Celtics start their upcoming season on Oct.18 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Td Garden in Boston,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
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