The recent tracee Ellis Ross dating excursion turned out to be a series of unfortunate events.

Ross opened to “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, housed by the guests by comedian Nicole Byer, to discuss a variety of topics, including the ongoing search to find the soulmate.

“It’s hard out there. The streets are bad,” said Byer, commenting on the current dating climate.

Finding the perfect man is how to write down a unique gucci bag in a second -hand store: to find it, you will have to dig. And scoring the metaphorical bag was not the case when Ross shared a quote story that left the members of the audience shocked and horrified.

“I’m not going to tell the whole story, but in a nutshell, [he] He sat down, the drinks arrived and took his phone, Put it on and inclined it in the glass and saw a basketball game, “he recalled, labeling him as one of the” worst dates “he has recently had.

Tracee Ellis Ross attends the projection of
Tracee Ellis Ross attends the projection of “solo trips with Tracee Ellis Ross” at the Martha’s Vineyard African -American Film Festival of 2025 at the Vineyard’s Scenic Arts Center in Martha’s Vineyard on August 8 at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

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Ross said he evaluated the situation, and after he realized that it was not a practical joke, he tried to make the most of an awkward situation.

“Then I thought, ‘So who is playing?’ And he raised his hand.

Instead of the ground that opens and swallowed his whole, Ross said he sent a text message to his friends: “I need to leave here.”

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Byer asked if he stayed and ordered another round, to which Ross replied that it was strictly a unique situation.

But the plot? It is thick.

“My favorite is that he continued to send me text messages,” he said.