Current:Home > MyErykah Badu flirts with crush John Boyega onstage during surprise meeting: Watch -Excel Wealth Summit
Erykah Badu flirts with crush John Boyega onstage during surprise meeting: Watch
View
Date:2025-04-15 16:32:43
From Erykah Badu's lips to Cupid's ears, anything is possible.
During a concert in Atlanta earlier this month, the R&B icon told the crowd about her crush on "The Woman King" actor John Boyega.
"If anybody ever sees John Boyega, tell (him) I said hi. And it's a lot of people in the audience − that's why I wanted to say that," said Badu in a video shared by Netflix's "Strong Black Lead" Instagram account. "'Cause there's enough of y'all for one of y'all to get the message to the man, right?"
Badu continued gushing about the "fine" 31-year-old actor onstage, asking concertgoers about Boyega's age. "How old is he? He's under 30? Hell yeah!" she said. "That's what I'm talking about."
Moments later, Badu's wish came true when Boyega walked onstage to surprise her. In the middle of singing her 1997 hit "Tyrone," which she rerecorded for Boyega's Netflix action comedy "They Cloned Tyrone," Badu was left momentarily speechless when she saw Boyega and later hugged him.
The show must go on, but Badu didn't let the concert stop her from chatting up Boyega.
"I'm at work. I've got to work, but I can multitask," said Badu, continuing to sing in between their conversation. "So, you from Atlanta?"
Badu wrapped up her meeting with Boyega by extending a special VIP invitation to the actor to hang out.
"I'm going back to the bus later on. After the show, of course. I've got to finish this," Badu said. "Then we're going to go back to the bus. Is that all right? They'll give you the key."
'They Cloned Tyrone':John Boyega, Teyonah Parris talk cloning, decode twist (Spoilers!)
Released earlier this month, "They Cloned Tyrone" stars Boyega alongside Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris as Fontaine, Slick Charles and Yo-Yo, respectively, who are tasked with saving the residents of their "trap" neighborhood, The Glen, from becoming clones in an underground governmental experiment to control Black people.
"It's Blaxploitation, a weird mystery movie and mixed with comedy," Boyega told USA TODAY of the film in an interview prior to the Screen Actors Guild strike.
More John Boyega:John Boyega on 'The Woman King,' trying to 'break through' glass ceilings in Hollywood
Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
veryGood! (24495)
Related
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- In just one month, Postal Service to raise price of Forever first-class stamps to 68 cents
- Top US military officer speaks with Chinese counterpart as US aims to warm relations with Beijing
- It's the winter solstice. Here are 5 ways people celebrate the return of light
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Houston children's hospital offers patients holiday magic beyond the medicine
- Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for the children coming to the US alone
- Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank
Ranking
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Canada announces temporary visas for people in Gaza with Canadian relatives
- Paul Finebaum calls Michigan football's Jim Harbaugh a 'dinosaur in a changing world'
- Philadelphia news helicopter crew filmed Christmas lights in New Jersey before fatal crash
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Canada announces temporary visas for people in Gaza with Canadian relatives
- Watch this 9-year-old overwhelmed with emotion when she opens a touching gift
- Live updates | UN aid resolution and diplomatic efforts could yield some relief for Gaza
Recommendation
Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
Man with mental health history sentenced to more than 2 decades in wife’s slaying with meat cleaver
The Czech central bank cuts key interest rate for the first time since June 2022 to help economy
UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are ‘starving’ because of war
Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
Ex-Alabama prison officer gets 7 years behind bars for assaulting prisoners
Drive a Honda or Acura? Over 2.5 million cars are under recall due to fuel pump defect