Playboy Interview Nia Long

Spring 2026

A candid conversation with one of Hollywood’s most enduring sex symbols on love, Michael Jackson, and being everyone’s fantasy.

By Jamilah Lemieux

Photographs by Max Montgomery

FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, Nia Long has found her way into some of Black America’s most beloved and quotable films and TV shows: Boyz n the Hood, Friday, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Best Man, Love Jones. That last title alone inspired a generatio...