Nia Long has probably moved on from Ime Udoka’s cheating scandal and doing fine. According to the actress, she’s now focused on her personal life, and that I think is great. Long is now putting herself first!
According to the Cut;
Find me someone, anyone, who doesn’t love Nia Long.The 52-year-old actress has, throughout a decades-spanning career marked by roles in ’90 classics like Boyz N the Hood, Friday, Love Jones, and The Best Man, earned the sort of goodwill that makes viewers bond deeply with her down-to-earth characters.
Few public figures are afforded the collective warmth Long felt after news broke that her ex-fiancé and partner of 13 years, former Boston Celtics head coachIme Udoka, had had an affair with a staff member in the team’s organization. Following Udoka’s suspension and the breakup, Long relocated from Boston to Los Angeles with their 11-year-old son, Kez.
She describes recent events as “a gut punch and then this red carpet of blessing.” Her Nia-ssance is more personal than professional, sparked by a life change that has pushed her into what she perceives as a rebirth. “I’m learning to be still and do nothing,” she says in that sweetened Nia Long voice after Massai has left. “For the last 22 years, I’ve been pouring out. But at a certain point, you’re like, Woo, I’m looking a little tired,” she says. “Even if I can’t see it, I can feel it. So I try to pour into myself and let everyone know this is a ‘do not disturb’ period.”
My only focus right now is my youngest son ’cause he’s having a really tough time. I’m sure I have some things that I’m suppressing, but I have to do that to take care of him first. That’s the giving. It’s natural. I’m sure I’ll have to circle back with myself several times to reconcile things. But the one thing I’m trying not to harbor is anger.
It is. The Celtics made a choice to make my family business public, and I don’t understand why. It could’ve all been handled internally. I do understand why, but I can’t talk about it. Maybe one day I will. You know, fear drives stupidity, and I’ll leave that right there. I’ve learned that I’m stronger than I ever thought I was.
No, not at all. I just don’t wanna talk about it because it’s personal and I’m still figuring it out. I’m still going, Wait, did this really happen? Because, you know, you’re with someone for 12, 13 years, you think you know them.
It’s always good to move on from setbacks, and it’s good Nia Long has moved on and focused on herself.
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