Eve reveals that the unjust killing of George Floyd has sparked some 'difficult' conversations with husband Maximillion Cooper
Eve revealed that the nation-wide protests regarding the unjust killing of George Floyd have sparked some 'difficult conversations with husband Maximillion Cooper, 47.
'I am in an interracial relationship. I am having some of the most difficult and uncomfortable conversations I think I've ever had, and vice versa with my husband,' explained the 41-year-old rapper during Monday's episode of The Talk.
Despite the heaviness of the topic, Eve said that it has been a 'beautiful' and eye opening experience for herself and Maximillion.
Difficult: Eve revealed that the nation-wide protests regarding the unjust killing of George Floyd have sparked some 'difficult conversations with husband Maximillion Cooper, 47
'But, at the same time, it's a beautiful thing, because … I don't know his life through his eyes. He doesn't know my life through my eyes.'
Eve praised her husband for wanting to 'understand' the unique experience African-Americans have had - and continue to have - with law enforcement in the United States.
'All he can do is try to understand and try to ask the questions, and he wants to understand, and that's what the nation — that's what the world — has to do.'
Complex: 'I am in an interracial relationship. I am having some of the most difficult and uncomfortable conversations I think I've ever had, and vice versa with my husband,' explained the 41-year-old rapper during Monday's episode of The Talk; Eve and husband Maximillion in 2018
Eve stressed that although conversations around race relations can often be 'uncomfortable,' they are conversations that need to be had.
'It's gonna be uncomfortable. Yeah, it's going to be uncomfortable! But we have to be OK with being uncomfortable so that we can get to a solution.'
Eve admitted that she has been 'glued to the TV' watching the protest coverage.
Eye opening: Despite the heaviness of the topic, Eve said that it has been a 'beautiful' and eye opening experience for herself and Maximillion
Giving credit: Eve praised her husband for wanting to 'understand' and enlighten himself on the unique experience African-Americans have had - and continue to have - with law enforcement in the United States
The Barbershop star also spoke about how much the peaceful protests have helped ground her.
'There are some people that are having beautiful, peaceful protests, with their fists in the air and their hands in the air and all different colors and genders, all together, on one knee, wanting to get past this.'
She added: 'That's what actually keeps me from getting too emotional.'
Shake it off: Eve stressed that although conversations around race relations can often be 'uncomfortable,' they are conversations that need to be had
Reaching a solution: 'It's gonna be uncomfortable. Yeah, it's going to be uncomfortable! But we have to be OK with being uncomfortable so that we can get to a solution'
Before moving to the next segment of the interview, Eve left the audience with some powerful final words.
'We are under rock bottom. The only thing we can do now is to build up. I pray that we can build up from here.'
Eve and Maximillion wed in 2014 during a romantic ceremony held in Ibiza.
Happily married: Eve and Maximillion wed in 2014 during a romantic ceremony held in Ibiza; Eve and Max pictured in 2017
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