Rewind: Common Once Spoke About What It’s Like Dating Celebrity Women
Common and Tiffany Haddish are no longer an item. After a year of a whirlwind relationship of the two gushing over one another publicly, they went their separate ways. It’s one of many breakups for Common, who’s dated celebrity women like Serena Williams, Angela Rye, and Erykah Badu to name a few. In a flashback video, Common spoke on what it’s like dating powerful women.
The rapper previously spoke about dating high profile women
Common has been with several notable women, including Taraji P. Henson. He’s also been linked to Regina Hall. Despite the celebrity attached to it, Common says his relationships are relatively smooth until the near end.
“It’s not difficult until it becomes bad really, to be honest. When everything is good, you kind of know how to protect it, even if it’s people chatting about, ‘They shouldn’t be together,’ when the love is there, you’re really in the relationship, you don’t care what nobody’s saying,” he told Vlad TV. “But when things are a little shaky, that negative energy and negative talk kind of affects the relationship too.”
Common recalls the one relationship that taught him about the importance of privacy. “I remember when I was in a relationship with Erykah [Badu], she was really adamant about not putting our relationship on display,” he continued. “I thought that was a smart thing. For people to do it, I don’t have a problem with it but you have to live your life naturally and allow it to be what it’s going to be and be strong within your family first.”
Common and Tiffany Haddish recently ended their relationship
The rapper turned actor spoke with Jason Lee of Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored. Their shocking breakup was a major part of the discussion. Common has nothing but positive memories of Haddish, telling Lee:
First of all, I want to say Tiffany, as you know, is for me, like, one of the best people I met in life. One of the best-hearted and most authentic and caring people that I met in life, and that’s what made me love her and be in love with her and want to be in a relationship with her and grow with her. We had a real healthy and loving relationship. It was probably the most mature relationship I’ve been in. The communication, the respect, just all around, man.
Still, they weren’t able to make their relationship work. Common attributes the breakup to not spending enough time with one another. “I don’t think the love really dispersed,” he says. “I think it was just like we weren’t feeding the relationship.” He added that life became difficult “to balance… and keep the relationship fair.” According to Common, the breakup was “a mutual thing.”
Tiffany Haddish says Common has a specific track record with women
Haddish has a different take on their split. In her own interview with Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored, she says their breakup was anything but mutual.
“I was disappointed [about his answer that he gave you regarding the breakup],” she told Lee. “I was very disappointed and I was like, ‘Oh, OK. ‘Cause that’s not what you told me, but OK.’”
When asked whether or not Common will ever settle down, Haddish doesn’t believe so. Lee pointed out Common’s track record in his relationships, with the rapper seemingly being the common denominator of their splits. Haddish agreed, saying: “He might be the type of person that never really settles with somebody. Maybe he’s like, you know, like a bee going from flower to flower to flower,” she said. “I don’t know. I wish him nothing but joy and happiness, you know. He will always be cool.”
