1. Lamar Odom
Odom disclosed that his relationship with Taraji P. Henson ended “because of me being an immature punk, I didn’t know how to tell her that I was falling in love with another woman named Khloe Kardashian.”
2. Omari Hardwick
Who knew being too attractive could work against you? The ‘Power’ actor revealed that he was first denied a role as an extra on the ‘Gridiron Gang’ because he was “too good looking to play the part.” He got the last laugh by landing the supporting role after he returned to the audition with a gold tooth and scruffy look.
3. Faith Evans
The singer-songwriter revealed that she never saw Stevie J in a romantic setting during their 20+ years of friendship. It wasn’t until 2017 when he made his first move while producing The Notorious B.I.G and Evans’ collaborative album, “The King & I.”
4. Niecy Nash
The actress recalled the time she witnessed her mother get shot by her then-boyfriend at the age of 15. He then shot himself in the stomach and lit the house on fire while Nash was still inside. Luckily, she and her mother survived the horrific incident.
5. LisaRaye McCoy
In 2008 when Michael Misick announced his separation to McCoy, he stated that he was committed to “dissolving the marriage amicably.” It wasn’t until the ‘All of Us’ actress shared that the “worst thing” she ever did was introduce Duane Martin, who was once her best friend and former co-star, to Misick. “Somehow within that relationship, I lost my husband to Duane Martin,” she stated.
6. Tasha Smith
One incident led the ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ actress to seek a deeper relationship with God. During her “super, duper, über, Christian time,” she stopped the use of drugs and joked that after so much sex, she decided she needed a sabbatical. It wasn’t until the eighth year when she jokingly had a conversation with the Lord and asked Him if she could “lose it now because I need some sex!”
7. Charlamagne tha God
“I didn’t even realize that it was something wrong until I saw Tyler Perry on Oprah Winfrey.” The radio host was molested by his cousin’s ex-wife when he was 18. It was Perry’s own admission that helped him identify his struggles with being sexually assaulted.
8. Nia Long
The NAACP Image Award-winning actress recalled the time she was set up on a blind date with Chris Rock. “He was on Saturday Night Live. He picked me up. We went out. We hated each other,” she said. Long also mentioned that he is the only man who ever gave her a false number.
9. Tiffany Haddish
When the comedienne first met Beyoncé, she realized an actress get a little too friendly with Jay-Z. Haddish saw the award-winning singer’s demeanor change and jokingly mentioned it was almost as if she said “get your hand off my man’s chest.” Fans alleged that she took aim at Haddish in DJ Khaled’s single “Top Off” where she raps, “If they’re tryna party with the queen/ They gon’ have to sign a non-disclosure.”