*British soul sensation Jamelia said she was aware of the rumors surrounding actor Robert De Niro and his preference for black women, but she never thought she’d encounter the phenomenon face to face.
The singer, who is currently dating soccer star Darren Byfield, told Britain's Daily Mirror she met the Italian star after her performance at a celebrity-studded private party.
"I'd heard he's got a thing for black women, but I thought it was just a rumor.
So I was amazed when he told organizers at this party that he wasn't leaving till he met me,” she told the paper.
"At the end of the night we were finally introduced, but he was so full on, straight away -- talking about how I was a delicious chocolate thing,” she added. "Then he started to churn out more chat-up lines, like, 'Don't you want to be my leading lady?
' and, 'Come on, I'm not taking no for an answer.'
"He was very persistent, but I had to put a stop to it. I was flattered but I told him in no uncertain terms that it was not going to happen.
I said I had a boyfriend."
Jamelia and Byfield share a daughter, Tiana, born in Oct. 2005.
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