Halle Berry says Prince once asked her out on a date on a piece of paper

Halle Berry had the special privilege of being invited by Prince. The actress recalled the moment last night on Jimmy Kimmel Liveand told the late-night host that it was “kind of” personal.

“I was at one of his concerts here on Sunset Boulevard at the Key Club,” she told Jimmy Kimmel. “And he had someone come out with a piece of paper. And as kids do, you say, 'Do you like me, yes or no?' I said, 'Yes!' I mean, I'm at his concert, right? Yes! Came out again, 'Would you go out with me?'”

“And did you check any of the boxes?” Kimmel asked. “No,” Berry confirmed. “I didn't return the paper. I kept it.” Kimmel admitted, “You must have the best stories about guys flirting with you. I mean, I can't even imagine it.”

Berry also talked about her X-Men character Storm and rumors that she will appear in Deadpool and Wolverine alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. “I heard that too,” she said. “I was at a Michael Kors fashion show and Blake (Lively), Ryan's wife, asked me, 'If Ryan asked you to be there' Dead Pool would you?' I said, 'Sure.' Yes, of course I would, but they never called me.”

Berry currently plays in Never let goa survival thriller that she also produced. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, is now in cinemas. The actress recently spoke to Marie-Claire for a recent profile on the film and took the opportunity to express her continued disappointment with the Oscars.

“I'm still incredibly upset that no black woman has won the Oscar for best actress since me. It makes me sad every year,” said Berry, the only black winner of the Oscar for best actress for her performance in “The Last Man: A New Year” in 2001. Monster Ball“And that’s certainly not because there was no one who deserved it.”

Berry has previously criticized the Academy for its lack of diversity. After the social media movement #OscarsSoWhite in 2016, the actress spoke to the thenTeen Vogue's editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth. While Berry recognized her historic moment at the 2002 Oscars, she also said she still felt it wasn't enough.

“I sat there and really thought, 'Wow, that moment really didn't mean anything. It didn't mean anything. I thought it meant something, but I guess it didn't mean anything,'” Berry said, referring to the lack of progress since winning the category. “That hurt and saddened me deeply.”