Nia Long Breaks Silence On Ime Udoka’s Scandal: It’s A ‘Difficult Time’

Nia Long has breached her soundlessness connected the contention surrounding her fiancé, Boston Celtics caput manager Ime Udoka, who was suspended connected September 22 for an alleged consensual narration with a pistillate connected the NBA team’s staff. The beloved 45-year-old actress, who made a sanction for herself successful specified 90s classics arsenic Love Jones and Boyz N The Hood, released a connection thanking fans for their enactment amid the controversy.

Nia Long broke her soundlessness connected the her fiance Ime Udoka’s alleged affair. (Shutterstock)

“The outpouring emotion and enactment from family, friends and the assemblage during this hard clip means truthful overmuch to me,” Nia said successful the connection to HollywoodLife. “I inquire that my privateness beryllium respected arsenic I process the caller events. Above all, I americium a parent and volition proceed to absorption connected my children.” The Third Watch alum shares a 10-year-old lad with Ime and she has different lad from a erstwhile relationship.

Nia, 51, and Ime, 45, person been engaged since 2015 and stock 10-year-old lad Kez Sunday Udoka. The histrion besides shares different son, 21-year-old Massai Dorsey II, with her ex, histrion Massai Dorsey.

Nia and Ime person been engaged since 2015 and stock 10-year-old lad Kez Sunday Udoka. (Shutterstock)

Ime was placed connected a suspension by the Celtics for the full 2022-2023 play aft they claimed helium had violated “team policies” and said his aboriginal with the squad volition beryllium evaluated successful a connection released connected Thursday. After the quality broke, Ime spoke retired to ESPN. “I privation to apologize to our players, fans, the full Celtics organization, and my household for letting them down,” helium said. “I americium atrocious for putting the squad successful this hard situation, and I judge the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I volition person nary further comment.”

Last year, erstwhile Ime was moved up to caput manager aft being an adjunct for 9 years, Nia spoke retired abot however arrogant she was of her beau. “He’s 1 of the astir disciplined radical I know. He’s worked truly hard for this and present he’s got to conscionable get to enactment with his players and bash what helium does best,” she told PopCulture.com astatine the time. “So, it’s an breathtaking clip for our household to beryllium capable to beryllium successful the stands.”