Celebritydom is abuzz from a reported aggressive confrontation between daytime discuss present host Sherri Shepherd and actress Nia Lengthy.
Each Shepherd, 57, and Lengthy, 54, attended Denzel Washington’s highly-anticipated “Othello” theater play on Broadway in Manhattan, N.Y., on Sunday, March 23.
Sherri Shepherd detailed the showdown with Nia Lengthy
As Shepherd recounted on her eponymous discuss present, she was speaking with associates earlier than the play began when, instantly, an unnamed actress who she’s aware of grabbed her arm and forcefully turned her round.
Based on Web page Six, we now know that the unnamed girl is Lengthy, The Greatest Man and Love Jones star.
Shepherd stated Lengthy “grabbed my arm and forcefully turned me round … and she or he says to me, ‘You’ve been shading me loads.’”
When Shepherd denied that she ever shaded the Boyz N the Hood actress, she stated Lengthy repeated it, saying, “Sure, you will have.”
Shepherd stated she was ready for a gathering with Lengthy … solely there can be no speaking
Not surprisingly, Shepherd was on fireplace in regards to the impolite run-in and the Chicago-bred TV character wished to introduce her fingers to the girl.
“I went to the lavatory in the course of the intermission and I waited there for quarter-hour ready for a gathering within the girls room,” she stated. “You don’t get to seize me and switch me round like we’re in a daggum cartoon and simply stroll away.”
Followers arise for Lengthy vs. Shepherd beef
After Lengthy was outed by the publication, she took to her Instagram account to inform her almost 5 million followers, “About final night time.”
There isn’t a indication but what particularly Shepherd stated that triggered Lengthy, however followers had been largely behind Lengthy.
“By no means let an uncomfortably constructed hating, prime heavy, backside further small with rooster legs allow you to neglect YOU BEEN THAT GIRL💙🩵🔊💯,” stated one fan.
One other fan stated, “2Snaps and a swirl…..cease taking part in with our gworllll,” whereas a 3rd added, “She tremendous AND she stand on enterprise?! My woman,” one whereas a fourth contributed, “Lovely & Unbothered. Let her discuss to herself.”
One person went towards the group, saying that Lengthy was within the unsuitable.
“At first I used to be like sure Nia as it’s best to … however then they performed a clip of what Sherri stated in on the breakfast membership and principally she was telling folks to thoughts their enterprise and Nia deserved happiness.. so now I’m like dang that’s loopy to assault somebody who was standing up for you.”