Nia Long’s baby daddy and ex-partner, Massai Z. Dorsey, has thoughts about Ime Udoka’s cheating scandal. According to him, despite Udoka disrespecting Nia and cheating on her, she’s still sticking by him.
Okay, Nia Long probably listened to Marlon Wayans’ advice via the Daily Mail;
Fresh Prince of Bel Air actress Nia Long has said little about her cheating Boston Celtics coach fiancé, Ime Udoka, but the father of her first son is all about forgiveness. ‘We talk as a family, and it’s all about unconditional love, and that’s what she’s giving him,’ Massai Z. Dorsey told DailyMail.com, sharing his thoughts on the scandal in an exclusive interview. ‘We’re sticking by him 100%.’
Dorsey, an actor and businessman in Beverly Hills who met Long on the set of her NBC crime drama Third Watch, remains close to his ex. The two are co-parenting their 21-year-old son, Massai Dorsey II, with whom he speaks regularly. ‘All I could say is good things about Ime,’ Dorsey, 51, told DailyMail.com. ‘He’s a good man. All these years. I’m happy he’s in my son’s life.’
‘Ime made a mistake,’ Dorsey said of the coach’s affair with a female staffer, which led to an investigation and a decision by the team to suspend him for the season. ‘Every man needs another chance,’ Dorsey continued. ‘Like the Bible says, the flesh is weak. He’s not a bad guy. Hopefully, he’s learned from this.’
At the same time, Dorsey alluded to the pressures of Udoka’s job and a #MeToo society out for blood. ‘It’s easy to get to the top, but to stay at the top it takes a different type of person,’ he said. ‘Right now in this season, you have to be very sensitive with women, unfortunately, because they hold the cards right now,’ he added.
Long told TMZ in a statement last week that she was left ‘blindsided’ by the affair, which came to light as she and their 10-year-old son were moving to Boston to be with him. ‘The outpouring of love and support from family, friends and the community during this difficult time means so much to me,’ Long said through her spokeswoman.
‘I ask that my privacy be respected as I process the recent events. ‘Above all, I am a mother and will continue to focus on my children,’ she said.
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