Nia Long talks about having a bad attitude and being a diva 

When a black woman has standards we are a diva or a bitch. When a non black woman has standards she is confident, knows what she wants and is respected. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Don’t forget “Friday” sis!! Nia my girl and she’s gorgeous

Having paid your dues in Hollywood is no excuse to be difficult. Humble people go far. I'm with Taraji on this one.

"Paid her dues?" That doesn't give her anyone that right to act all extra. You never hear Viola Davis or Angela Bassett having fit on set and they're bigger stars than she will ever be.

Nia look like she stepped right off the set of Friday, she hasn’t aged a bit 😍🤩

Empress I like how you stay current but also dont ignore the ones who came before the current

Stop making excuses for bad attitudes. People should be held accountable for their behavior.

Nah if someone said “you on Puerto Rican time” “ you on your period?” In a professional setting??? Nope. Don’t make jokes like that.

I always loved Nia Long. I can’t believe she is a diva she seem so down to earth

Chile the second she referred to herself in 3rd person...

I believe it...all of it. She dated a famous basketball player, some years back, and myself and other "mere mortals" had the experience of being in her presence, when he brought her to church - nasty, funky attitude and clearly thought she was the best being on the planet. Humility is a character trait celebrities OFTEN lack, so it's not surprising. The interesting part is Nia isn't even A-list.

Not everyone is meek and passive. Some ppl are more assertive and know what they want. I admire that.

Just because Nia pay her dues doesn't mean she could be disrespectful and rude two other people

I can easily believe Nia's stuck up! That whole TVOne interview she came off super pretentious and snobbish.. I have family members like that

I love Nia Long and I hope she never changes! She is beautiful inside and out, and continues to shine through all of her achievements!

She IS stuck up. Met her years ago and her attitude is stank. Furthermore, EVERYONE says she's hard to work with. Everyone's NOT lying on her.

As soon as a black woman asks for the same things that your typical d list white celeb asks for after years in the industry they're labeled difficult and everyone as usual hops on the bandwagon.

Nia long is 40+ goals, for real!! ❤️❤️❤️

I’ve heard too many people say that she’s rude for me not to believe it

Even her own blood sister Samore (the female comedian ) don't fux with her, because of her attitude. .. Samore said it herself. ..

Nia Long ages like fine wine y'all leave her alone.

I think she just know her ish 🤷🏽‍♀️

She's CLEARLY difficult. I could tell when she was referring to herself in third person😒.Yes she's talented and beautiful. But her little nasty jokes don't humour me. I think there's truth behind it. Like there is in every joke. If someone says something that she doesn't likes, she should ignore them or just say what she gone say and keep it moving. No need to start feuds with people on set. I don't think she's so difficult that she gets herself out of work per say, but I do think she makes it hard for her fellow actors and the production team on set. And that's unnecessary. On one hand you shouting about how u paved the way for little brown girls, on the other you being the stereotypical angry or aggressive black woman. Pick a lane.

This was informative...but what I need is her skin care regime 🧐

I heard she was a true diva, they say she is nothing nice, I always pictured her in my mind as this sweet, nice soul who is very approachable, I love how diplomatic you are.

I've got nothing against Nia Long but she doesn't seem like the type of person that you'd want to be friends with.

I met miss long last week i screamed out i love you she turned around walking close to her uber truck and with a genuine smile yelled i love you too that's not being a diva a diva would ignored me i was in the passenger side of a box truck Nia Long is down to earth leave her alone

I agree with what you said in the video. I believe Ms. Nia Long just likes things a particular way and she speaks up for herself. That's not being difficult and she's put in the work and has the credentials to do so. she's a vet in her field and slays.

I don’t see difficulty with her. I see strong personality and ain’t nothing wrong with that

I have met her before... diva is an understatement. That’s all I’ll say

After acting for over 7 decades you would think that she would be an A list actress by now... I guess her attitude kept her in the lower alphabets. At least she's been sipping on the fountain of youth. *Edit:* It seems some of you don't understand the *art of shade;* to those who got it ➡ 👏

Everybody couldn't be lying on her could they?

I never would have thought this about Nia. I always liked her in movies. Maybe she is just a veteran that doesn't want to be told anything

If taraji says it I believe it 😂😂

I love Nia Long.... I believe that she’s a beautiful soul. She has to be particular because her industry requires just that....With that said I also believe she has been thru a lot a lot in her years and this has possibly shaped the way she interprets things.

Love this I hope she never has to change so inspiring actually. After always hearing I think I'm too cute or too much to handle its hard when your being YOU. This really helped!

She has a commanding personality! Some ppl are too weak or intimidated to handle that! Especially from a black woman! She is fabulous HUNTY & collecting these coins while the jealous hags run their irrelevant mouths! She stay with a role and a check so she must not be too “difficult” I don’t see her being blackballed! 👀 And what’s wrong with not allowing their staff to fuck up her hair and makeup when she knows it’s unflattering? All black women say “I don’t like different ppl in my head” or it’s “ difficult to find the best shade of makeup” for our skin tone. So if she directs them to the best of both FOR HER, why is that a problem? Y’all clown how Tamar face be YELLOW but her neck is brown on set of her tv shows.. and thats because she DOESNT check the makeup artist l! When you’re black, you gotta be on top of them cuz they’ll have us looking a mess!

I don’t know if she is truly a diva but her hair and makeup is ALWAYS on point so keep doing what you doing girl!

She do not strike me as being difficult. She just know what she wants.

She's labeled difficult because she knows what she wants and asks for it. She has the right to have her hair and makeup like she wants. She has earned the right to speak up.

She came to my high school ya know when l was younger of course.. She was a sweet heart her regina king & bird( l forgot the actors name but she played in the Wood tho).. They were lovely tellin us young girls about safe sex..

Nia is a firecracker which is a double edged sword...

I saw her and Forest Whitacker in New Orleans at a jazz nightclub, I was at a bar, I spoke to them and her attitude was very nasty. I didn't run all in her face like a groupie. Every since then, I stop liking her. He spoke and was very pleasant. My aunt friend played in a band, we had went there to listen and they were in there...

Please do more of your mini documentaries! I love them so much!

I believe she is difficult. I've met people who met her personally who said she came across as fake and not friendly. Just because she has been in the industry and has gotten work does not mean she's not difficult. I personally don't like that the fact that she stated that all brown girls are exactly beautifully "complicated". Personally, she comes across smug and disingenuous. I believe in being assertive but you don't have to be a diva or have an attitude. I like the roles she has played in but her roles are not on the level of Angela Bassett, Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis, or even Regina King, all of which who are brown or dark and you have never heard of them being difficult or "complicated".

I love her, always will and always have done.

She is so pretty on the face. I loved her short hair in Friday. Don't know anything about her personality but I have no problems accepting her from what I know.

I don't understand the hypocrisy of people. Monique was labeled the same thing by the SAME people from Empire. But then you have SInbad on the Breakfast Club saying he was called a "militant" black man. Now what is the difference? All of them were particular about what they wanted. The difference with Monique is that she lashed back out loud in response to Lee Daniels, etc at how wrong they were. And because she spoke out loud she gets black-balled. Somebody gotta be that chick that fights back. Everybody can't sit back and be quiet. All of us need that friend that's going to get up and yell "That ain't right!" So I can't give Monique the side-eye for calling people out. At least we know more of the truth what goes on behind the scenes.

I believe it..I've read interviews over the years and she came off stuck up and mean. Even when she was talking about her personal life and son. She better eat a slice of humble pie and perhaps smooth out her interactions on set. No one has to call her and offer a role..its her job when offered one to grace the screen with quality acting. So this entitlement thing and being allowed to act like a diva and stuck up is bull crap.

Nia Long is a LEGEND. Love her down. So many classics “The Best Man”, “Friday”, “Love Jones”, “Soul Food”, etc. etc. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I agree. Just because you don't go along with everything and everyone shouldn't label you difficult to work with. Sounds like she demands her respect and I can't argue with that. Cheers to Nia Long!

I love this lady! Everyone deserves the utmost respect at all times and not need to be subtily undermined by joking! Do you Nia!

Nothing wrong with being high maintenance I think black actresses and actors don't ask for enough, they wouldn't try that shit with Brad Pitt or Angelina, so don't do it to Ms. Nia Long...

Plus I love her acting she’s one of my favorite actresses

I really love your prescriptive on pop culture... I enjoy your view's as they are similar to my own...Kudos... Keep up the great content

I had an experience with her while at my internship at a morning show that has since been cancelled. I can't say I blamed her for being uberly pissed because it was mostly the fault of someone in the show. And although I came to her rescued the blame was put on me being the intern. She is however, such a BEAUTIFUL woman and with her line of work and all the offensive criticism she has received, she has the right to want things a certain way. And for that day I met her, it was mostly her publicist speaking out.

I think that you did a great job explaining that. I agree with you. I would like to think much better of Nia and how she is portrayed because I have been watching her from way back in the day. But I have always gotten the impression that there was more to the whole Empire fiasko. That maybe it's not that Nia was being difficult as it is she was being particular. Simply because Empire does have a bad habit of casting darker complected women in bad lights and making them look horrible. Not just the roles that they play but everything from their hair, makeup💄, and wardrobe. That is the reason I stopped watching Empire. One of the biggest things that I love about her was she always beautiful. I saw brown ground television that look like me. She made brown girls proud because she presented herself in a good light and her hair and makeup was always on point. So when I heard about the fall out with Empire that's the very first thing I thought of. I thought that maybe they were trying to make her look bad like they always do to dark skin women on that show and she was not having it. From the clip you're showing me I can see where she might be a little particular in other areas but I don't put it past the fact that Empire may have been trying to make her look bad and she just was not going for it. Empire was not going to make her look bad. She made sure her hair and her makeup and her wardrobe looked right and I do not blame her.

Nia might not be as difficult as they say she is. I think that she voices what it is that she requires and she wants things done a certain way like her hair for instance. You can't tell people how to feel comfortable with their hair. That kind of happened to me when i went out of state with my bf and his family. A relative of his was getting married and on the day of the wedding, one of the relatives were having a difficult time straightening my hair or whatever. Her and another chick were trying to convince me to twist it up or something and I told them that I preferred for my hair to be straightened. There were no arguments, no tanrums, I was just talking and they did what they could( my hair got frizzed out quick!! I wish i was wearing my natural hair then like I do now). We get back and my bf told me that they said I was acting crazy over my hair, which, I was not. People just don't like doing what you ask of them. They want shit their way and when you know what you want and voice it, somehow you are the bad guy. Just saying

She was at the airport in Michigan about 6 years ago waiting for her driver. She walked up beside me, looked me up and down, turned her nose UP, and gave me a look that clearly said "don't speak to me". She then proceeded to look at everyone around her like they all smelled bad. NO ONE approached her because of that attitude. It was sad. You could see who had been a fan up to that point. People were shaking their heads... I just said to myself "God, bless her", and kept it moving.

I love her. I met her at a local hospital visiting someone and she was friendly and approachable. I think she know what she like or want and she don't settle for the bull. I also think she has opened doors for many of her complexion and darker.

I love Nia and I hope she never changes! She is beautiful i side and out, and continues to shine through all of her achievements!

That woman probably isn't difficult.. They are just saying that mess because she is Black and carries herself with class. They love to stigmatize Black women as being "difficult" when you aren't shucking and jiving,and willing to accept anything...Makes me sick.

Something about Nia Long rubs me the wrong way. When I watched this episode, she gave off this entitled attitude that not even actors with better resumes give off. I feel like if she would meet a fan in a public, she would twist her nose at them. She does not seem approachable at all.

I work as a server in a suite at a sports arena and I met Nia and her family about a year ago. From my experience, she was very friendly and respectful to me. Asked me for a drink and said thank you and even joked with me about her youngest son. This is surprising to hear.

Her hair and makeup is always on point tho...

Always has loved Nia Long. Always will. No matter what!!!

I like Taraji & other people do too, bc no matter how big she gets, her head remains the same size.

omg epressive your intro made my dogs head tilt😂😂 btw i love your intro😋❤️

I can believe that. My Mom met her in 1995 (a year after I was born), and she was walking in the park on La Cienega with me in a stroller and Nia was nearby with her son. Anyways, Mom was walking and she happened to see her, and of course in a situation of recognizing someone and needing to look closer or do a double take, just glanced. But when she just simply looked at Nia, Nia got an attitude and left in a huff, and Mom didn't even say or do anything and understandably that turned her off. Mom telling me that was enough for me to know that Nia was a diva with an attitude and that's very off putting. There's a difference between being confident and assertive and knowing what you want while still being humble and classy, and being a straight up diva with an attitude and thinking too highly of yourself. Nia fits into the second so I can definitely believe it.

I love Nia Long ever since "Boys In The Hood" "Friday" "Big Momma's House"!!! She was always Classy!

She’s outspoken and knows how to advocate for herself. Simple.

I've always heard abt Nia's behavior and it wasn't abt hair and makeup. This came frm regular folks who work at airports and are drivers. They say she's nasty and rude.

And the fact that her and comedian Sammore don't claim eachother as sisters says a lot. 🤷🏽‍♀️

"Humble yourself, will get you far"

I lived in LA and met Nia Long in traffic - she was hella cool! She told me she was on her way to the gym. Love her. Nia been in almost every significant black romance film classic in my generation ..:she gotta be HITLER For me not to love Nia!!!

Maybe she's "difficult" because she's not a Yes man.

She did those movies when she was younger. She may have grown difficult, she's older. I can tell her sense of humor is flat, I think there must be some truth to them saying this. Usually when people say someone is difficult they probably are. There are a lot of accomplished people who are difficult to work with. People change.

I Love Her!

Being particular can be misunderstood to mean a person is difficult. Being particular means a person think for themselves regarding what’s in their best interest in portraying their morals, ethics and values. That’s how I perceive Nia. She’s not a pushover. She’s not one to be easily manipulated and influenced in any way contrary to who she is. She’s a serious kind of person with a clear and logical mindset. In any case, she has the right to be ‘particular’, a viewpoint you shared. How very insightful and accurate in my view. And Nia, you have excellent ‘brown’, no change needed. If your ‘brown’ is too much for some Hollywood roles it’s okay, you’re beautiful as you are just the same. You are aging beautifully.

I agree with you 💯!!! Nothing wrong with being particular, and like you said she has EARNED IT!!

Wow I never realized she went through the Diva attitude thing. She looks so pleasant and sweet. It shows how much we really do not know them. I think it's fair to say we love her and others celebrity work, but we truly don't know these people or what they have going on in their life. They are human just like us.

Nah, I’d be upset as well if someone asked me whether I was on my period because I had a reaction to bullshit.

I have genuinely liked Nia for years! This is truly a very beautiful woman. I find her SO WATCHABLE on screen.

I like how you report. It's not messy it's just the details

I didn't want to believe she was a diva back in the day because I WAS a fan, but found it to be true based on personal experience. Not to mention hearing the same exact thing from two good friends of mine. She is Pretty and a decent actor, but has been snobbish and rude to fans. There is no excuse for that sort of behavior. SMH

I don't care I still love her!! There's nothing wrong with knowing exactly what you want and how you want it! Be difficult Nia, be strong, be you!!

good job including *_actual footage_* to your presentation, most don't go through the trouble. of course, that's probably why you have 302,128 views to date and you just published this a few weeks ago. nicely done!

Nia so beautiful and I believe she’s been thru it all and earned it the hard way and she’s set in her ways and for her to act and be picky and complicated about certain things is understandable. She’s a legend .

This why her career is stagnant.

I feel like She is a BOSS and she knows what she wants. People always feel like when a Woman speak up for themselves then they are Divas , but No they just women who knows themselves. Especially black women always get shaded when they know their Value. Your supposed to set standards and show people how you want to be treated & it's nothing wrong with that #Team Nia Long

@ 1:08 the backdrop behind nia long says "rude" LMAO #subliminal .... P.S I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!

She always has that glow in her skin and simple classy style.

It's obvious she has that passive aggressive attitude. She displays it often. Still, I love 90% of her work. There are some people who you never hear the people they work with sing their praises. I watched enough interviews to know her costars are usually just getting through the press junkets with her.

Nia never needed that much makeup, anyways. She's a natural beauty. So wtf is up with those stylists?

Great work!

Hello to all I actually met Nia Long back in 2003 on set in Brooklyn NY she seemed pretty cool back then beautiful women in person. If you don’t stand up and get what you want people will run over you.

Scorpiooo's.

Don’t forget, her first debut, The 📺 soap opera, The Guiding Light!

I love nia....she's a black queen who deserves her respect.....and knows she has to demand it

I'm surprised! Listening to the way she talks drips high maintenance! She's a very beautiful woman with great talent. I hope she not really rubbing people the wrong way....I like her😉💜