Showin’ Up & Showin’ Out! Here’s Who Popped Out & What Went Down At The 55th NAACP Image Awards (Videos)
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Roomies, the 55th NAACP Image Awards, occurred on Saturday, March 16, and brought out the biggest names in Black entertainment. Now, The Shade Room is recapping which celebs popped out and what went down at the award ceremony.
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NAACP Image Awards: Damson Idris Steals The Show Alongside A Special Lady
Damson Idris popped out at the award show, donning a two-piece suit and bow tie. To note, the actor was recently speculated to have rekindled a romance with Lori Harvey, per The Shade Room. However, Harvey didn’t join him for the evening.
Instead, Idris popped out with another important woman — his mother.
Photographers captured the 32-year-old actor planting a loving kiss on his mom’s cheek as they walked the carpet.
However, Idris’ affection for the important lady in his life didn’t end there. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 32-year-old took home his first NAACP Image award, winning Best Drama Actor for the FX series ‘Snowfall.’
During his speech, Idris shouted out his mother for flying 17 hours from Lagos, Nigeria, to attend the ceremony with him. Additionally, Idris shared his gratitude for being able to stand among his “heroes” and poked fun at Denzel Washington now knowing who he is.
Check out his speech below.
Still Boo’d Up: Meagan Good Speaks On Her Love & Support For Jonathan Majors
Additionally, Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors also popped out at the event. The couple’s appearance arrived three months after Majors was convicted of assault and harassment against his ex-girlfriend, per The Shade Room.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Good explained that she’s “in love,” “transitioning,” and “healing.”
“I’m in love, I’m transitioning, I’m healing, I’m growing [and] I’m getting excited about what’s next,” she explained, seemingly “nodding to her relationship with Majors. “Yeah, just a lot of things at once. But what I can say is, I’m the happiest I’ve been in a long time.”
Good explained that it’s been a “crazy time in general.”
“It is like a crazy time in general,” she continued. “I just have peace in my heart and I have joy in my heart, and I love myself and the skin that I’m in and the season that I’m in and the growth that’s happening.”
Then, the actor went on to share how she’s stayed “focused” amid public “chatter” about her relationship with Majors and his legal issues.
“I keep my eyes on God, you know, that’s the focus,” she said. “And I stay true to myself, and I stay authentic. I know what I know that I know. And in time, everything else just catches up with what you know if you’re true to yourself and you’re authentic.”
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