“He doesn’t know” Terrence Howard just admitted he had a chance with Beyoncé… and passed? | HO’

“He doesn’t know” Terrence Howard just admitted he had a chance with Beyoncé… and passed? | HO’

Terrence Howard has set the internet ablaze with explosive claims that he once had the chance to date Beyoncé – and that the superstar specifically chose him for that infamous steamy lap dance to make him regret passing her over for another member of Destiny’s Child.

The 57-year-old actor dropped the bombshell revelations during an appearance on the PBD Podcast, detailing what he says happened behind the scenes with the 35-time Grammy winner long before she became Mrs. Jay-Z .

‘I had a chance to date Beyoncé, you know, early on,’ Howard told host Patrick Bet-David. ‘We had a conversation, you know, and I ended up talking to the other girl inside of, you know, Destiny[‘s Child]. The girl with the blue eyes’ .

Howard never named which member he pursued instead, but the revelation has reignited decades-old speculation about the singer’s romantic history before she tied the knot with the rap mogul in 2008.

The actor then connected the dots to a moment fans have analyzed for years – the 2005 BET Awards when Destiny’s Child performed ‘Cater 2 U’ and each member brought a celebrity on stage. Michelle Williams chose Magic Johnson, Kelly Rowland picked Nelly, and Beyoncé selected Howard for a sultry, intimate performance that has lived in infamy ever since .

‘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 striptease dance that we did at BET or whatever, to show me what I had lost,’ Howard claimed.

He admitted there was a genuine connection. ‘I was attracted to her. There was a moment when I had felt something there, but that was long before she was with Jay-Z’ .

The timing, according to Howard, placed this potential romance before Beyoncé’s relationship with Jay-Z, which she has previously described as beginning when she was 19 after they were friends for a year and a half first .

But Howard isn’t the only name swirling in the rumor mill when it comes to Beyoncé’s past. The speculation stretches back even further to Spanish superstar Alejandro Sanz.

In 2002, Destiny’s Child collaborated with Sanz on his song ‘Quisiera Ser,’ performing it with him at the Grammy Awards – and Beyoncé’s visible chemistry with the Spanish heartthrob did not go unnoticed . She was seen touching him, making seductive faces during interviews, and seemingly unable to contain herself around him.

Fans believe Sanz may be the mysterious other man Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, referenced in her memoir. According to Tina, during the filming of Austin Powers in 2002, Beyoncé was torn between two music guys who would fly out to visit her – one was Jay-Z, the other remains unknown. ‘Well, who do you enjoy talking to more?’ Tina allegedly asked her daughter .

Sean Paul, who collaborated with Beyoncé on the massive 2003 hit ‘Baby Boy,’ also fueled speculation when he suggested there could have been more between them. ‘I wish it did. She’s beautiful,’ he said of potentially turning their collaboration into something romantic. ‘It was a big fat sexy song, sexy video, sexy song, and a lot of sexy rumors’ .

Things reportedly became tense between them afterward. Sean Paul recalled being left out of a VMA performance of the song despite rehearsals, leaving him sitting in the crowd feeling embarrassed as Paris Hilton turned to him and asked, ‘Why aren’t you up there?’ He later retaliated by pulling out of a planned performance with her in Washington, telling reporters, ’50 million people were watching the VMAs. I’m not doing it. And I left’ .

Then there’s Lyndall Locke, Beyoncé’s first boyfriend whom she met at a youth church group in 1993 when she was just 12 years old . He took her to prom in 1997, but their relationship reportedly ended as her star began rising with Destiny’s Child.

Locke made shocking admissions in a 2013 interview, claiming he cheated on the young singer multiple times. ‘The bigger star she became, the more I didn’t think I was good enough,’ he said. ‘One night, when she was out of town, I went to a bar with friends and ended up sleeping with another woman. Over the course of a few years I cheated on her about five times’ .

‘Who cheats on a woman as beautiful as Beyoncé? Well, I am that man and it’s something that’ll always haunt me,’ Locke added.

Perhaps the most persistent and recent rumors involve someone still very much in Beyoncé’s orbit – her longtime bodyguard, Julius De Boer, who has worked for her since the early 2000s .

Speculation about an affair between Beyoncé and her bodyguard began circulating online around 2014, fueled by photos of De Boer with pink-stained lips suspiciously close to Beyoncé’s lipstick color while on duty. Fans have since scrutinized every image of the duo, noting how close and comfortable they appear .

The rumors exploded again in 2024 when Beyoncé released a song titled ‘Bodyguard’ with lyrics many interpreted as highly intimate. ‘I give you kisses in the back seat / I whisper secrets in the backbeat. They couldn’t catch you / and they never will / sometimes I hold you closer / just to know you’re real,’ she sings.

Fans immediately connected the dots to De Boer, with some alleging Jay-Z once wanted to fire the bodyguard but Beyoncé refused. ‘Jay definitely thinks that there was and may still be something romantic going on between Bae and Julius,’ an alleged source claimed years ago. ‘He wanted to fire Julius last February, but Beyoncé said Julius isn’t going anywhere. They’ve spent a lot of time together behind closed doors. He’s even stayed in her hotel room’ .

Neither Beyoncé, Jay-Z, nor De Boer has ever responded to the rumors .

There’s even a bizarre footnote involving the bodyguard and the Egyptian pyramids. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the former Minister of Antiquities of Egypt, claimed in 2025 that Beyoncé was actually banned from the pyramids in 2008 due to her bodyguard’s behavior .

‘Beyoncé came in 2008, and it did not end well,’ Hawass shared. ‘She was a very nice lady, but she had a very bad bodyguard. I have a camera lady who follows me during these tours, to record everything — and Beyonce’s bodyguard … snatched the camera right out of her hand. I wouldn’t stand for it! I told her and her bodyguard to get out, and banned her from the pyramids’ .

Lady Gaga also added fuel to speculation about Beyoncé’s personal life when she made comments about their collaboration on ‘Telephone.’ In a since-circulated interview, Gaga reportedly said, ‘We had an amazing time working together on her video, and it just kind of worked out because we both like women’ .

While Gaga has more recently confirmed a ‘Telephone’ sequel is in the works, telling fans they should ‘all call Beyoncé together’ about the project, she has not addressed the older comments .

Throughout all these allegations and rumors, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have maintained their public unity. They’ve weathered cheating scandals – with Jay-Z publicly admitting his infidelity in interviews and on his album ‘4:44’ – and navigated connections to Diddy during his legal troubles .

The couple recently faced fresh divorce rumors alleging a staggering $2.6 billion split, which Jay-Z fiercely denied, calling the claims ‘false and devastating to his family, particularly their three children’ . They continue to appear together publicly, projecting an image of solidarity despite the whispers.

Howard, for his part, framed his revelation as a simple reflection on what could have been. ‘That was very, very long ago,’ he said of the alleged opportunity to date the superstar .

But for fans and conspiracy theorists, the actor’s words have opened a door they’re unwilling to close – offering a glimpse into the secret history of one of the world’s most guarded and scrutinized women.

As one social media user commented on Howard’s claims: ‘He’s gay. Ain’t no way you had Beyoncé and did not try to sleep with her. Sorry, but no.’

Another wrote: ‘Terrence Howard dodged contracting an STD. It’s for real.’

Whether any of these rumors hold truth remains buried beneath layers of NDAs, carefully crafted PR narratives, and the impenetrable fortress the Carters have built around their private lives. But Terrence Howard has now added his name to the long list of those who’ve hinted at a Beyoncé the public rarely sees.

As for what Beyoncé is hiding from Jay-Z? According to Howard and the decades of rumors, the answer may be more complicated – and involve more names – than anyone ever imagined.