In an interview with Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast, Damon Wayans Sr. opened up about dating the same woman as his nephew and not seeing anything wrong with it.
"Hold on, this can't be true, that you dated the same woman as your nephew once?" asked Sharpe around the 2:30:00 point of the interview, seen above. "Yeah, I was in love with her, that's the thing," Wayans replied, which was met with Sharpe crossing his arms. "You ain't never did the Jackson Five?" he laughed. "Hell no! I mean, for a family member, that's off-limits, Damon," said Sharpe.
"No, but it wasn't like they were in love," Wayans continued, as Sharpe showed his disapproval. "Do you know how small the pool is out here in Cali? The dating pool. This was probably 2001-2. ... I got divorced, and I was by myself for two years. And then I saw her and I was just like, 'Oh my God, I'm in love.' And I found out my nephew had dated 'em. I'm like, you know, 'What's up with that?' He goes, 'That's you.' I was like, 'Okay, pass the Courvoisier. Let's go!' And I went and I fell in love. And it was okay!"
Sharpe asked if he was "clowned" by his family for the relationship, and he admitted that family gatherings were "awkward" for a bit. "I don't know about that one, Damon... I'd just have to let her go," added Sharpe. "No you ain't see her, you'd understand," replied Wayans, who said that she was a great chef, too. "And then, the other things... While she cooked!"
Elsewhere in the extensive interview with Sharpe, the 64-year-old comedian and actor spoke about the artist formerly known as Kanye West's recent behavior, which he compared to a "homeless person" talking to themselves. He also shared that he made "a lot of money" from starring in sitcoms, and alleged that the late Robin Williams stole jokes from other comedians.