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The rapper and actress, 55, publicly shared her support for Nichols, 47, on the day of the Sunday, February 1, awards show. “_Eboni Nichols! I couldn’t be more proud of you for being a producer on this year’s Grammy Awards,” Latifah wrote via Instagram alongside two photos of a smiling Nichols. “I [love] watching your dreams come true, baby!”_
Latifah went on to offer a “major shout-out” to Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, who served as executive producers of the 2026 rammys.
You all are elevating the biggest night in music to a whole new level!” she added of the trio.
Latifah walked the Grammys red carpet solo on Sunday, turning heads in a black gown topped with a long sheer cape. She and Doechii later joined forces on stage at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to present Best Rap Album to Kendrick Lamar for GNX. (Other nominees in the category included Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, GloRilla’sGlorious, JID’sGod Does Like Ugly and Tyler, The Creator’sChromakopia.) Latifah and Nichols have been together for more than a decade and share son Rebel.
Over the years, Latifah has kept her personal life out of the spotlight, though she publicly acknowledged her family while accepting her BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
“_Eboni, my love. Rebel, my love,” she said. “Happy Pride.”_
In May 2024, Nichols was by Latifah’s side as she made her Met Gala debut. The couple reflected on the experience in a red carpet interview
with Vogue at the time. When La La Anthony asked Latifah whether the event was “_what you thought it was gonna be,” she responded, “Eboni warned me a little bit.”_ “_It was lovely,” Nichols chimed in. “It’s just so exciting: all the cameras, everyone’s screaming Dana’s name. It’s lovely.”
(Latifah’s real name is Dana Owens.) _Latifah added: “I’m actually quite happy. This has been a wonderful experience, everything from top to bottom.”_
The following year, Latifah made a rare public appearance with Rebel at an August 2025 WNBA game in Brooklyn. The mother-son duo beamed as they posed for photos with players from the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty.
Latifah previously opened up about her ideal future in regards to her personal life, telling People Now in 2017, “_I’ve always envisioned myself with a big family.”_
“_I’m a late bloomer with a lot of things and you know—nobody’s perfect. I’m an overachiever in some ways and just like slow as molasses in other ways,” she continued at the time. “I think I kind of needed to grow and mature and get everything kind of taken care of with everything before I was able to really deal with it.”_
Latifah went on to offer a “major shout-out” to Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins, who served as executive producers of the 2026 rammys.
You all are elevating the biggest night in music to a whole new level!” she added of the trio.
Latifah walked the Grammys red carpet solo on Sunday, turning heads in a black gown topped with a long sheer cape. She and Doechii later joined forces on stage at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to present Best Rap Album to Kendrick Lamar for GNX. (Other nominees in the category included Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, GloRilla’sGlorious, JID’sGod Does Like Ugly and Tyler, The Creator’sChromakopia.) Latifah and Nichols have been together for more than a decade and share son Rebel.
Over the years, Latifah has kept her personal life out of the spotlight, though she publicly acknowledged her family while accepting her BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
“_Eboni, my love. Rebel, my love,” she said. “Happy Pride.”_
In May 2024, Nichols was by Latifah’s side as she made her Met Gala debut. The couple reflected on the experience in a red carpet interview
with Vogue at the time. When La La Anthony asked Latifah whether the event was “_what you thought it was gonna be,” she responded, “Eboni warned me a little bit.”_ “_It was lovely,” Nichols chimed in. “It’s just so exciting: all the cameras, everyone’s screaming Dana’s name. It’s lovely.”
(Latifah’s real name is Dana Owens.) _Latifah added: “I’m actually quite happy. This has been a wonderful experience, everything from top to bottom.”_
The following year, Latifah made a rare public appearance with Rebel at an August 2025 WNBA game in Brooklyn. The mother-son duo beamed as they posed for photos with players from the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty.
Latifah previously opened up about her ideal future in regards to her personal life, telling People Now in 2017, “_I’ve always envisioned myself with a big family.”_
“_I’m a late bloomer with a lot of things and you know—nobody’s perfect. I’m an overachiever in some ways and just like slow as molasses in other ways,” she continued at the time. “I think I kind of needed to grow and mature and get everything kind of taken care of with everything before I was able to really deal with it.”_