Nia Long is letting her aura talk amid whispers of a heated Broadway run-in with Sherri Shepherd. Hours after Sherri Shepherd alleged a heated confrontation with an unnamed celebrity at Broadway’s Othello premiere, the Best Man star posted a cryptic message.
On Monday’s episode of Sherri, the talk show host shocked viewers by recounting a tense exchange at the star-studded premiere of Othello, featuring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. While she refrained from naming names, reports suggest the mystery celebrity in question might be none other than The Best Man actress, Nia Long.
Shepherd claimed the “unnamed actress forcefully turned me around” mid-conversation and accused her of “shading” her on the talk show.
“She said, ‘You’ve been shading me!’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t even know you like that!'” a baffled Shepherd told viewers. The host added that the accuser walked away without explanation, prompting Shepherd to wait in the bathroom during intermission for a resolution that never came. Though she refused to name names, Page Six sources identified Nia Long as the alleged confrontational celeb.
Long, 53, has stayed mum on the claims but appeared to address the noise with a sleek Instagram post on Tuesday. The photo, a glamorous, smirking selfie captioned “About last night….
,” sent fans into detective mode.
“Classy. No response is the response,” one fan commented, while others praised her restraint: “Nia’s like, ‘I don’t do messy. I do mysteriously flawless selfies.'” Critics, however, urged clarity with a “Just say it wasn’t you!”
The timing is ripe for speculation. Nia Long attended Othello and was photographed smiling alongside Washington post-show, starkly contrasting Shepherd’s account of post-curtain chaos.
The alleged clash taps into Long’s reputation for quiet strength, especially when her ex-fiancé, NBA coach Ime Udoka, faced cheating scandals in 2022, and she addressed the turmoil with poised transparency
Sherri Shepherd, meanwhile, thrives on candidness. From reconciling with Taraji P. Henson on-air to roasting Real Housewives feuds, her brand is built on “keeping it real,” even when it ruffles feathers.
Theatergoers and pop culture junkies are divided. Some side with Shepherd: “Why confront her publicly if you won’t name names?” Others stan Long’s silence: “Nia’s above this. Sherri’s the one making it a storyline.”
Notably, the incident hasn’t dented buzz for Othello, which shattered box office records, generating $2.8 million from just eight preview performances.
