{"id":318921,"date":"2026-04-15T09:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=318921"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:16:36","slug":"nia-long-poses-for-playboy-opens-up-about-dating-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/nia-long-poses-for-playboy-opens-up-about-dating-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nia Long Poses For Playboy, Opens Up About Dating (PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Roomies, <strong>Nia Long<\/strong> recently posed for Playboy and opened up about where she\u2019s at with dating, and more.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED:\u00a0Nia Long Participated In The \u201cBackup Dancer Challenge\u201d &#038; Social Media Is Goin\u2019 Wild Over Her Moves (WATCH)<\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nia Long Poses For Playboy &#038; Opens Up Where She\u2019s At With Dating<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, April 13, Nia Long took to Instagram with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFiGS9CYle\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"joint post (opens in a new tab)\">joint post<\/a> with Playboy, teasing her recent sitdown and canopy with the outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFiGS9CYle\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<p>\n                      <iframe class=\"custom-ig-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFiGS9CYle\/embed\/captioned\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"640px\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, later that day, Long returned to the platform to share a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFlCPlSgVH\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"shot (opens in a new tab)\">shot<\/a> from her feature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFlCPlSgVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<p>\n                      <iframe class=\"custom-ig-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFlCPlSgVH\/embed\/captioned\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"640px\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreover, in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playboy.com\/read\/entertainment-culture\/the-playboy-interview-nia-long?srsltid=AfmBOorPtI0vO2nHg6RWBc_AmGaNPQJkA1Aii3voKEeCi95nhz9KRU5t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"interview (opens in a new tab)\">interview<\/a> with the platform, Long got candid and discussed her profession, her upcoming role within the Michael Jackson biopic, \u2018Michael,\u2019 as Katherine Jackson, her life as a mom, and if she\u2019s dating.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even answer that query. I probably shouldn\u2019t answer that query. Am I \u2018dating?\u2019 I don\u2019t like that word,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked why she isn\u2019t dating, Long explained:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI feel like that requires me to exit and do something. I do think that when you\u2019re searching for a partner, you&#8217;ve got to be actively on the market with the intention to meet. But I&#8217;m not in that space right away. I\u2019m really focused on my kids, my work, and my girlfriends, and going out and having  time. \u2026 I wish to stand up and do what I need to do when I need to do it. It\u2019s not that I don\u2019t wish to have a partner, but I used to be in a relationship for a really very long time, and I\u2019m having fun with attending to know myself without feeling the must be of service to a relationship. I need to be of service to myself, to my children, and to my profession. And when the fitting man comes along [whom] I decide to commit to, then perhaps he can be of service to me,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here\u2019s What Else She Said About Dating<\/h3>\n<p>As well as, Long explained that her biggest turn-off about dating is people talking \u201can excessive amount of.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI would like them to shut up. If we\u2019re going to have a one-night stand, I almost feel like I would like to have them sign NDAs,\u201d she said, later adding. \u201cThe brand new way of dating is so\u2014I don\u2019t even understand what\u2019s happening! Initially, if I text you and you are taking a day, I\u2019m never talking to you again. Never talking again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before concluding on the subject, she added that she\u2019s a \u201cbig fan\u201d of dating younger because they \u201calso go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXH7xVuiaBi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<p>\n                      <iframe class=\"custom-ig-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXH7xVuiaBi\/embed\/captioned\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"640px\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Social Media Reacts After Nia Long Poses For Playboy<\/h3>\n<p>Social media users reacted to Nia Long\u2019s shot for Playboy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXFlCPlSgVH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"her comment section (opens in a new tab)\">her comment section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Instagram user @4thesakeof_aqueen_ wrote, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This Scorpio is on \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">While Instagram user @sandybeeech added, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">YOU ARE THE BIRTHDAY\ud83e\udd73\ud83d\ude0d\ud83e\udd2d\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x6s0dn4 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Instagram user @sidrasmithofficial wrote, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Oh my GAWD!!!! \ud83d\ude31 Sis! You look FABULOUS!!!!\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x6s0dn4 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">While Instagram user @sislovespurple added,<strong> \u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Owwww!! Get it Nia \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x6s0dn4 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Instagram user @firstladytonesa wrote,<strong> \u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Go Nia!!! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d congratulations\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x6s0dn4 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">While Instagram user @normandiestroter added, <strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Fabulous \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udc51\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0fLove this Look \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1q0g3np xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x1rg5ohu x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1uhb9sk x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s x1oa3qoh\">\n<p><span class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacw _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Instagram user @mo.bettuh wrote,<strong> \u201c<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I see you woman! \ud83e\udd17\ud83e\udd0e\ud83c\udf3b\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED:\u00a0She Gets It From Her Mama! Nia Long Shares Rare Photo &#038; Video Of Her Mom Talita<\/h5>\n<div class=\"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container\" style=\"justify-content: center;;\">\n<div class=\"wpra-reactions-container\" data-ver=\"1.3.10\" data-post_id=\"273319\" data-show_count=\"true\" data-enable_share=\"onclick\" data-behavior=\"regular\" data-animation=\"true\" data-share_url=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/nia-long-poses-for-playboy-opens-up-about-her-dating-life-photo\/\" data-secure=\"82e2304cd4\">\n<p>What Do You Think Roomies?<\/p>\n<p>                                             <!-- end of share buttons -->\t\t\t            <\/div>\n<p> <!-- end of reactions container -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- end of reactions wrap --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roomies, Nia Long recently posed for Playboy and opened up about where she\u2019s at with dating, and more. 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