The “Hustle & Flow” actor said this month on a podcast that he could have dated Queen B.

Former Destiny’s Child singer responds to Terrence Howard’s claim he passed on Beyoncé to date another group member

The "Hustle & Flow" actor said this month on a podcast that he could have dated Queen B.

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March 18, 2026 12:52 a.m. ET

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Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Farrah Franklin, and Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child in 2000; Terrence Howard in 2023. Credit:

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Terrence Howard said last week that he could have dated Beyoncé, but he passed and instead romanced another member of Destiny's Child.

Ahem, "there was a moment" between the future *Iron Man* actor and the music superstar, Howard recounted on the *PBD Podcast** *episode* *published March 5: "We had a conversation, you know, and I ended up talking to the other girl inside of Destiny['s Child]. The girl with the blue eyes. That was very, very long ago."

But that isn't exactly how Farrah Franklin, who identified herself as the woman in question, recalls it.

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"I'm Farrah with the natural green eyes (not Blue lol), and I can confirm that Terrence and I had a few friendly outings—nothing romantic," Franklin told PEOPLE in an article published Tuesday. "We went to the studio a few times, and I will say that Terrence is super talented! I won't speculate on anything else that was said, and as always, I wish everyone well and remain focused on my own journey."

Franklin was briefly part of the group, which eventually finalized its lineup with Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. She joined at the same time as Williams, in 2000, after LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett parted ways with the singers, and she appears in the videos for popular songs "Say My Name" and "Jumpin' Jumpin'."

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In the same interview, Howard said that, at the 2005 BET Awards, when Beyoncé selected him out of the audience to come onstage and sit in a chair while she danced for him during the group's performance of "Cater 2 U."

"I remember Beyoncé looking over at me, and I think that's why she picked me to do that dance, when she did the kind of strip tease dance that we did at BET or whatever," he said, "to show me what I had lost."

Beyoncé performs at the 2005 BET Awards.

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The other two remaining members of the girl group brought famous men on stage, too. Rowland called up Nelly, while Williams paired up with Magic Johnson.

The Empire star clarified that this was before the music star coupled up with Jay-Z, whom she married in 2008. The Carters now share three kids: 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and their 8-year-old twins, daughter Rumi and son Sir.

Howard, a father of five, has been married four times.

Franklin told the magazine that she's working on new music and film projects.

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