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Now we have clarity on how Madonna and 2 Pac originally met thanks to Rosie Perez. The actress revealed how she introduced the two before they dated.
As per Page six the Brooklyn, New York native paid a recent visit to Drew Barrymore Show where she discussed various topics related to her career history. In the middle of the interview, White men can't jump The star opened up about her friendship with the late great Tupac Shakur. He went on to say that she was the one who introduced him to Madonna. Perez stated that her original date at the 1993 Soul Train Music Awards was canceled 30 minutes before the event. Luckily 2Pac stepped up and escorted her to the ceremony. “He said, 'You know what, I'm going [to] let's go with you, let's go [to] get up there, let's go [to] act like we're on a date and he'll die,” she explained.
While at the awards show, Madonna checked in with her and asked about Pac. “He was there and he came up to me and said, 'Son, what's up? Are you all together?' Rosie added. “And I said, 'No.' He goes, “Really?” I'm going, 'yeah'.” the “Material Girl” singer asked, then asked Rosie Perez to “hook up [her] up”, to which he replied you got it”. Madonna and 2Pac briefly dated from 1993 to 1994, but kept their relationship relatively secret. Only years later did the self-proclaimed Queen of Pop admit that the two were an official item.
You can watch Rosie Perez discuss that night with 2Pac and Madonna below.
