Beautiful American actress Nia Long claimed she turned down late music Superstar Prince while out on the town without realising who he was.
During her recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Monday, October 27, Long opened up about the encounter with the late music icon that she didn’t realize was happening until it was too late.
“I was at Roxbury back in the day and I had on my Kenneth Cole pumps—I remember!” Long recalled. “We were walking out of the club and this guy tries to grab my hand. And I’m like, ‘I’m from Brooklyn, don’t be grabbing me, touching on me!’”
The pretty actress who is best known for her work in black cinema said that her friend who was with her quickly set her straight. “We get outside and my girlfriend was like, ‘Girl, you know that was Prince!’” By the time Long and her friend ran back inside to try to spot him, the “Purple Rain” star had already slipped away.
For Long, this moment became one of those stories that stuck—a reminder that even a global superstar could move quietly in a crowd.
But the story didn’t end there. for Long who rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz In The Hood in 1991 “There’s a happy ending,” she told TV host Hudson. Nearly 20 years later, Long’s girlfriend threw her a birthday party and invited Prince. “I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, Prince is at my birthday party!’” Long said. “I sit next to Prince and I’m having this whole flashback about being in the club… and he wanted to talk about my hair all night.”
According to Long, Prince was fascinated by her hair routine—asking about products and stylists instead of music or Hollywood. “I’ll take what I can get,” Long laughed. “It’s Prince. I was like, whatever you want—we can buy hair, makeup, skincare, whatever you want.”
She is so gorgeous. I love this beautiful woman. She makes me proud to be black. I have heard about her beef with Halle Berry but who cares? Nia keep looking good. You are making us blacks proud. Such a fine American sista.