Idina Menzel Reflects On “Interracial Aspect” Of Taye Diggs Marriage
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Idina Menzel looks back on her marriage to Taye Diggs, sharing details of what led to the romance ending. During a conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson for a new episode of his Dinner’s On Me podcast, the actress opened up on the ups and downs of the 10-year marriage.
“It’s very complicated,” detailed the actress per ET. She continued to elaborate that the duo were “always very supportive of each other always…. [but] the thing that came into play more — and he’s talked about it too — is the interracial aspect of it.”
The 52-year-old elaborated on how she felt the Black community looked at her and Diggs’ relationship.
“He’s on the cover of ESSENCE and Ebony and being interviewed by all these Black journalists and I think he had his own stuff to deal with that,” explained the Wicked actress. “It seemed like there was disappointment in the community with him because he was married to [a] white, Jewish girl from some show we don’t even remember.”
She elaborated “So, I took that on, too… That’s stuff that we had to deal with. It was less about being successful and more about that kind of stuff.”
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel met while both starring on Broadway in 1995. Their relationship continued to evolve past the friendship stage into dating and then marriage in 2003. The couple announced their split in 2013 and the divorce was finalized in 2015. Together, they have one teenage son, Walker.
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