Terrence Howard has claimed he once turned down a chance to date Beyonce.
The 57-year-old actor insisted he could have dated the Crazy In Love hitmaker, but he chose to pursue a different member of Destiny's Child.
Speaking to Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, he alleged: "You know, I had a chance to date Beyonce early on.
"We had a conversation, you know, and I ended up talking to the other girl inside of, you know, Destiny[’s Child]. The girl with the blue eyes."
The Empire star didn't name which band member he dated, or when it happened, besides claiming it was "very, very long ago".
The group initially formed with Beyonce, 44, and original members Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, with the latter two replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, while Farrah would also part ways, leaving the Survivor hitmaker as a three piece.
Terrence recalled performing with Beyonce on stage at the 2005 BET Awards as Destiny's Child sang Cater 2 U, with Magic Johnson joining Michelle and Nelly dancing with Dilemma collaborator Kelly.
He said: "I remember Beyoncé looking over at me, and I think that's why she picked me to do that dance, when she did the kind of strip tease dance that we did at BET or whatever, to show me what I had lost."
The actor added that there was "a moment" where he was "attracted" to the singer, before she was with her husband Jay-Z.
Beyonce previously revealed she and the rap mogul - with whom she has kids Blue Ivy, 14, and eight-year-old twins Rumi and Sir - started dating when she was 19 years old.
She told Oprah Winfrey: "We were friends first for a year and a half before we went on any dates.
"We were on the phone for a year and a half, and that foundation is so important for a relationship. Just to have someone who you just like is so important, and someone who] is honest."
Father-of-five Terrence has been married four times, having got divorced from fourth wife Mira Pak 11 years ago.
That same year, Terrence admitted he had hit his first wife Lori McCommas in 2001.
He told Rolling Stone magazine in 2015: "She was talking to me real strong, and I lost my mind and slapped her in front of the kids.
"Her lawyer said it was a closed fist, but even slapping her was wrong."
