Nia Lengthy In First Picture Since Dishonest Scandal – Hollywood Life

Nia Lengthy was seen for the primary time in public since her fiancé, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, was suspended for an alleged consensual relationship with a feminine on his NBA crew’s workers. The beloved 45-year-old actress, who made a reputation for herself in such 90s classics as Love Jones and Boyz N The Hood, stepped out in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 1) for some retail remedy along with her son Kez, 11, whom she shares with Ime. Nia didn’t seem like carrying her engagement ring on the time.

The sighting comes only a week after the star broke her silence on the information of Ime as she launched a press release thanking followers for his or her assist amid the controversy. “The outpouring love and assist from household, mates and the group throughout this tough time means a lot to me,” Nia stated within the assertion to HollywoodLife. “I ask that my privateness be revered as I course of the latest occasions. Above all, I’m a mom and can proceed to give attention to my kids.” Nia additionally shares one other son, 21-year-old Massai Dorsey II, along with her ex, actor Massai Dorsey.

Ime was positioned on a suspension by the Celtics for all the 2022-2023 season after they claimed he had violated “crew insurance policies” in a press release launched in late September. They added that Ime’s future with the crew shall be evaluated. After the information broke, Ime spoke out to ESPN. “I need to apologize to our gamers, followers, all the Celtics group, and my household for letting them down,” he stated. “I’m sorry for placing the crew on this tough scenario, and I settle for the crew’s determination. Out of respect for everybody concerned, I’ll don’t have any additional remark.”

Final 12 months, when Ime was moved as much as head coach after being an assistant for 9 years, Nia spoke about how proud she was of her beau, whom she started courting in 2010 and bought engaged to in 2016. “He’s some of the disciplined folks I do know. He’s labored actually arduous for this and now he’s bought to simply get to work together with his gamers and do what he does greatest,” she instructed PopCulture.com on the time. “So, it’s an thrilling time for our household to have the ability to sit within the stands.”