Queen Latifah shares ‘love’ for partner Eboni Nichols at BET Awards
2021 BET Awards Sunday, lyrical voluptuary Queen Latifah finally addressed her long-questioned sexual orientation. “Peace — happy Pride!” exclaimed Latifah — real name Dana Owens — in the closing remarks of her acceptance speech. The Grammy Award-winning diva went on to make one of her first public declarations of affection to her longtime partner of nearly a decade, Eboni Nichols. “Eboni, my love,” Latifah, 51, said, touching her heart in salute of Nichols, 43. “Rebel, my love,” she added, warmly acknowledging the son she and Nichols reportedly welcomed together in 2019. Latifah has savvily sidestepped inquiries into her sexuality since she first stormed the pop culture continuum as a militant mistress of the mic with the classic hip-hop