Sherri Shepherd Finally Reveals the Actress Who 'Forcefully' Accused Her of Throwing Shade at the“ Othello” Opening

Sherri Shepherd is spilling nan beverage astir her alleged uncomfortable brushwood astatine nan premiere of Othello connected Broadway.

More than 2 months aft nan talk show host, 58, shared that an "unnamed celebrity” “forcefully” accused her of throwing shadiness astatine nan event, Shephard revealed who was allegedly down nan incident during an quality connected The Breakfast Club.

“It was Nia Long,” she said. “I don't cognize who Nia Long had maine confused with.”

“The only clip I've ever talked astir Nia Long is erstwhile she went done pinch her partner [when] location was infidelity,” she said, seemingly referring to the actress’ split from Ime Udoka, who allegedly had an matter pinch a female subordinate wrong nan team's organization. “I supported her and… [said] she deserves to person a bully man to beryllium pinch her.”

She continued, “I deliberation Nia Long possibly confused maine pinch someone… I person nary thought who she thought was shading her, but it was not me. I person nary beef pinch Nia Long. I'm a instrumentality of hers.”

She noted that some her and Long, 54, are “grown women,” adding, “We’re some nan aforesaid property truthful we tin talk it. That's why I invited her connected my show.”

Representatives for Long did not instantly return PEOPLE’s petition for comment.

Shepherd besides addressed group being amazed she said retired astir nan incident — albeit without initially naming names.

She said, “A batch of group say, well, why would you opportunity thing for illustration that publicly? Well, number one, I ne'er said her name. There's a batch of women that attended nan Othello premiere. And number two, I’m a guidelines up comic. So everything that happens successful my life is worldly for me. And my stage, my drama stage, is nan talk show.” 

“So I sewage connected shape and I conscionable talked astir it, and I said, you know… this happened,” she added.

The tv characteristic reiterated that she doesn’t person “any beef,” explaining, “I don't for illustration to tear down people. But I honestly was conscionable confused. And I besides don't for illustration erstwhile you touch maine and you propulsion astatine me. I don't for illustration that…[she] grabbed maine and spun maine around.”

“I'm cool. I'm truthful cool. It's done,” she added. “If Nia Long would emotion to travel connected my show, I would emotion [that], I'm a fan. We're some actresses. I would emotion to talk to her and conscionable clear it up.”

During nan March 24 section of her talk show Sherri, Shepherd recalled, “This unnamed personage actress, who shall stay nameless, I'm opinionated location talking, personification grabbed my arm, and they forcefully turned maine around."

Shepherd shared that she had been "in a bully mood" and started a speech pinch nan star, saying, "I go, 'Hi! What's going on?' Cause I cognize her. And she says to me, she goes, 'You've been shading maine a lot.' That's what she said to me."

She quickly denied nan accusation, recalling, "I said to her, I said, 'No, I haven't.' Because I was really confused. And she goes, 'Yes, you have.' And past she conscionable walked off."

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"Now, fto maine show you something. First of all, I cognize who I shadiness because I don't shadiness galore people. It mightiness beryllium 1 personification I shade. And I ne'er person shaded this unnamed celebrity," she added. "And truthful she came up to maine successful beforehand of everybody going, 'You shaded me.' And past she walks off. So I was mad. I was really mad, and I said, 'You cognize what? You don't freaking get to do that to me.'"

During nan talk show, she besides addressed nan personage directly.  "I would opportunity to unnamed celebrity, because you deliberation I shaded you — which intends you watch my show — I don't cognize who you deliberation I am. I deliberation you get maine confused pinch somebody, 1 of nan bloggers aliases nan influencers, because I cognize I didn't shadiness you."