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Everyone's Crush Halle Berry Plants A Big Kiss On Lena Waithe And Now We're Jealous

Before Berry gave Waithe the surprise of her life, she stopped by "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to give Waithe a pep talk as she stepped in as guest host.
Everyone's Crush Halle Berry Plants A Big Kiss On Lena Waithe And Now We're Jealous
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 23, 2020

Who better to give a pep talk than Oscar winner Halle Berry?

The actress stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she surprised guest host Lena Waithe with a kiss and words of encouragement.

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“I know that you are a force of nature. You are a beautiful African-American queen going after everything that is hers! And, Lena, tonight you are a writer, an actor, a producer, and tonight you are a late-night comedian and you’re about to slay,” Berry told Waithe before planting a big kiss on the writer-producer.

Waithe later shared a snap of herself behind Kimmel’s desk, writing, “Grateful to @jimmykimmellive for allowing me to house sit tonight. It was a dream come true. And uh @halleberry…thanks for making my other dream come true.”

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Berry is currently busy promoting the latest chapter in the John Wick series, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, in theaters now.

Meanwhile Waithe is working on a number of projects, including new series Twenties and upcoming film Queen & Slim.

TOPICS:  Halle Berry Lena Waithe