Regina King is an actual hero.
In a recent profile of the If Beale Street Could Talk actress, her friend and actress Gabrielle Union recounted the time King saved her life — literally.
Union told Vanity Fair that she once almost drowned in a riptide during a snorkeling trip, but King quickly came to her rescue.
Regina King Gives Powerful Equity Speech At Golden Globe Awards
Regina King vows to include 50% of women in her next projects and challenges everyone to do the same during her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes.
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“When I say she literally saved my life that day, she literally saved my life that day,” Union said. “That’s who she is.”
Highlighting how Hollywood likes to pit women against each other, Union added (jokingly, we think) that had King been any other actress, she might have drowned.
“There are very few people that everybody categorically f-cks with—and Regina is just one of those people,” Union added.
