{"id":160540,"date":"2025-04-07T03:58:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T03:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/damon-wayans-sr-fell-in-love-with-his-nephews-ex-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T03:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T03:58:26","slug":"damon-wayans-sr-fell-in-love-with-his-nephews-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/damon-wayans-sr-fell-in-love-with-his-nephews-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Damon Wayans Sr. &#8216;Fell in Love&#8217; With His Nephew&#8217;s Ex-Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"107.81526681024\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p><strong>Damon Wayans Sr.<\/strong> revealed he once dated his nephew\u2019s ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Major Payne<\/em> actor, 64, detailed the romance during an appearance on the Wednesday, April 2, episode of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gfhnlqfUAdw&amp;list=PL3HBXH4B3cMYYZwGyU3v02E9g6ICndQfm&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club Shay Shay<\/a>\u201d podcast hosted by former NFL player <strong>Shannon Sharpe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sharpe, 56, began by asking his guest, \u201cThis can\u2019t be true\u2026 that you dated the same woman that your nephew was?\u201d of which Wayans Sr. acknowledged as fact before clarifying the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in love with her, that\u2019s the thing,\u201d Wayans Sr. explained. \u201cCome on, you ain\u2019t never done the Jackson 5?\u201d referring to <strong>Jermaine Jackson<\/strong> marrying <strong>Alejandra Oaziaza<\/strong>, the ex-girlfriend of Jermaine\u2019s brother <strong>Randy Jackson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison drew laughter from both Wayans Sr. and Sharpe, who told his interview guest, \u201cThat\u2019s off limits, Damon,\u201d to which Wayans Sr. replied, \u201cNo, but it wasn\u2019t like they were in love. You know how small the pool is out here in Cali? The dating pool? Like, and this was probably \u2026 2001, 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then asked whether he knew that the woman had dated his nephew, Wayans Sr. said, \u201cYes, [I knew] when I met her. So I got divorced and I was by myself for two years and then I saw her and I was like, oh my God, I\u2019m in love.\u201d (Wayans Sr. has nine siblings and is a father to four children, of whom he shares with ex-wife <strong>Lisa Thorner<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Damon Wayans Jr.<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Wayans<\/strong>, <strong>Cara Wayans<\/strong> and <strong>Kyla Wayans<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how many nephews and nieces Wayans Sr. has, or which nephew serves as the subject of Wayans Sr.\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Wayans Sr. added that he had approached his nephew at the time to see if it was OK for him to pursue the woman. \u201c[The nephew was] like, \u2018That\u2019s you,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, pass the Courvoisier, let\u2019s go,\u2019\u201d Wayans Sr. recalled.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The discussion erupted into laughter when Wayans Sr. noted that these days, \u201cFamily gatherings is awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wayans Sr., who is currently seen in the CBS series <em>Poppa\u2019s House<\/em>, remains a hit with the ladies with <strong>Vivica A. Fox<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/vivica-a-fox-damon-wayans-had-automatic-chemistry-on-poppas-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently telling<\/a> <em>Us Weekly<\/em> that the actor was flirty on set. \u201cThe beautiful thing is I know the entire [Wayans] family and I\u2019ve worked with the entire family. So believe it or not, that chemistry was at the table read,\u201d Fox, 60, recalled during an exclusive interview with <em>Us<\/em>, published on March 31. \u201cEverybody was rolling because Damon was just flirting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show, which premiered in October 2024, is a family affair for the Wayans family, with Wayans Sr. and Wayans Jr., 42, seen in front of the camera and various family members directing and writing, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/damon-wayans-sr-fell-in-love-with-his-nephews-ex-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damon Wayans Sr. revealed he once dated his nephew\u2019s ex-girlfriend. The Major Payne actor, 64, detailed the romance during an appearance on the Wednesday, April 2, episode of the \u201cClub Shay Shay\u201d podcast hosted by former NFL player Shannon Sharpe. 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