Why Hall Was Pulled From Covering Prince’s Death On NBC
When news first broke that Prince passed away due to an overdose on the prescription pain pill, Fentanyl, Tamron Hall was pulled from NBC’s Nightly News’ coverage of his passing, citing her close friendship with Prince. It was a mutual decision, as she painfully mourned his death.
Her Conflicting Claims About “Relationship” With Prince
Although sources close to Prince and Hall say they dated, Tamron claims they were just “close friends,” who’d spent a “significant” amount of time together. Many fans didn’t believe her “friends” claim, especially after these next two facts resurfaced:
1. Tamron Hall recalled her “magical night” with Prince…
In May 20186, Hall revealed her favorite memory of Prince, which sounded like a very impressive “date night,” filled with “beautiful flowers” and such:
“One of my favorite memories was one time Prince picked me up and said we were going to Michael Jordan‘s birthday party,” Hall…tells PEOPLE.
“We get to this venue and enter in through a side door. There was this room filled with beautiful flowers,” she recalls. Confused, Hall asked Prince, where the party was. “Well, Prince laughs and turns to Damaris Lewis, a member of the band and a very close friend, smiles and says, ‘She has no idea where she is!’ …So he takes my hand and leads me through a door that opens up to a stage and all of a sudden a guitar appears and his entire band is there.”
