The only men Nia Long needs in her life are her sons!
22.09.2022 - 22:45 / usmagazine.com
A unique love story. Nia Long has been vocal about not wanting to get married despite her engagement to fiancé Ime Udoka.
The couple hit it off in 2010 after a mutual friend learned they were both in the Boston area at the same time. One year later, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum announced she was pregnant at 40.
“I was supposed to go to Ghana to do a film and that’s when I found out I was pregnant,” she told reporters at the BET Awards in June 2021. “I had a doctor’s appointment to get the yellow fever shot and they were like, ‘Miss Long, we can’t give you a shot.'”
When the actress learned she was expecting, she couldn’t contain her excitement. “I almost fainted. It was the best moment and the sweetest surprise ever,” she gushed.
Long became a mother for the first time in 2000 when she welcomed son Massai with ex Massai Z. Dorsey. Her son with Udoka, Kez Sunday, arrived in November 2011, and Udoka popped the question four years later.
Before getting engaged, Long had been candid about not needing to get married to feel fulfilled in her personal life. “I don’t feel less loved or less loving because I’m not married,” she told Essence in August 2012. “I worked hard to have the career I wanted, but I’ve also been deliberate about my personal life. None of this is a mistake.”
After the retired athlete got down on one knee, Long’s mindset about marriage didn’t seem to change. “We are taking our time,” she told TMZ Sports in 2015 when asked whether the twosome had set a wedding date.
While they haven’t yet walked down the aisle, Udoka and the Boyz n the Hood star have been each other’s biggest supporters. When the Oregon native was named head coach of the Boston Celtics in 2021, Long said she would “never forget” the special
The only men Nia Long needs in her life are her sons!
Focusing on family. Nia Long seemed unbothered while spending time with sons Massai, 21, and Kez, 10, amid fiancé Ime Udoka‘s cheating scandal.
Nia Long is focused on motherhood. The actress is all smiles in a selfie posted this week, snuggled up with her sons Kez, 10, and Massai, 21. The snap marks Long's first photo of herself since news broke that her longtime partner, Ime Udoka, was suspended as head coach of the Boston Celtics for violating team policies. Udoka 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.
Mystery woman revealed. Nia Long‘s fiancé Ime Udoka‘s mistress has been identified following his suspension from the NBA.
The employee of the Boston Celtics who allegedly had the affair with coach Ime Udoka leading to his suspension has been identified.
Nia Long is prioritizing her mental health.
A pointed message? Nia Long shared a “tip” for coping with personal challenges amid the cheating allegations against her fiancé, Ime Udoka.
Nia Long is keeping herself centred amid scandal.
Nia Long is moving forward with her mental health in mind. The actress returned to social media almost two weeks after her longtime partner, Ime Udoka, was suspended as head coach of the Boston Celtics for violating team policies. Udoka 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.
Bill Maher saved his final “New Rule” on tonight’s Real Time to address sex in the workplace. His news hook was two workplace romances that have gotten a lot of media attention of late: that between Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka and an unnamed female subordinate and the relationship between director Olivia Wilde and her Don’t Worry Darling co-star Harry Styles.
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Boston Celtics players are speaking out in the aftermath of their coach’s shocking suspension.
This was messy AF!
The high-profile affair scandal surrounding Boston Celtics’ coach Ime Udoka is even more complicated than previously known.
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.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.
Family forever. Though Nia Long and fiancé Ime Udoka’s own relationship hit a rough patch in September 2022, the Best Man star will forever be committed to her sons.
Oof. It’s been a tough week for relationships!
Breaking her silence. Nia Long thanked fans for their support shortly after her fiancé, Ime Udoka, was suspended from the Boston Celtics following his alleged affair.
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.