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Brian Austin Green Says Tichina Arnold Kept ’90s Romance Secret, Triggering Insecurities

Arnold has said she ended the brief relationship because she believed he would ultimately choose a white partner.

Overview

  • On Jan. 14, 2026, Green told Deon Cole’s Funny Knowing You podcast that Arnold insisted “nobody can know about this,” which left him feeling he wasn’t good enough.
  • He said they connected in the 1990s while working on Fox shows, bonded over hip-hop and music, and eventually “fooled around” and dated.
  • Green recalled that the early secrecy led him to view it as “not a real relationship,” even after Arnold later became comfortable going public.
  • In a December appearance on the same podcast, Arnold said she ended it because she expected Green would ultimately be with a white woman and noted the experience affirmed her preference for Black men.
  • Green stressed they have since cleared the air and remain friends, saying he still has love for Arnold and spoke with her recently.