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Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Used To Date Montel Williams!
![kamala harris montel williams](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/480x251/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/640x335/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/768x402/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/1024x536/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/1280x670/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/1440x753/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/1600x837/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/dI0CJ0bvF/2160x1130/2019/08/montel-kamala-harris-header.jpg 2160w)
Aug. 7 2019, Updated 4:09 p.m. ET
Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has a famous Hollywood ex! Back in 2001, long before she began her journey to the White House, Kamala was linked to talk show host Montel Williams.
![San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris at Focus Features World Premiere of 'MILK' on October 28, 2008 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, CA.](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/480x307/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/640x409/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/768x490/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/1024x653/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/1280x817/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/1440x919/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/1600x1021/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/eoteLy89X/2160x1378/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_4377322h_huge.jpg 2160w)
At the time, Kamala, 54, and Montel, 63, attended the 8th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala in Los Angeles and they walked the red carpet together.
![Montel Williams Wearing White Pants](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/480x307/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/640x409/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/768x490/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/1024x653/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/1280x817/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/1440x919/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/1600x1021/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/FbOJNJW7r/2160x1378/2019/08/7ab850af700.jpg 2160w)
Montel, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, walked with the former District Attorney on one side and his daughter Ashley on the other.
![This photo shows San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris who is running for the Democratic nomination for President](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/480x307/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/640x409/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/768x490/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/1024x653/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/1280x817/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/1440x919/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/1600x1021/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/tio2UiqOB/2160x1378/2019/08/shutterstock_editorial_6330317a_huge.jpg 2160w)
Kamala stepped out in a cream-colored satin dress while her beau wore a daring pair of leather pants and a white button down over a red tee shirt.
![Kamala Wearing Grey Blazer](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/480x354/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/640x472/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/768x566/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/1024x755/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/1280x944/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/1440x1062/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/1600x1180/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Gvs2Mzpwp/2160x1592/2019/08/893280ecf1e.jpg 2160w)
Shortly after the event, pictures of the former couple ran in both Jet and Ebony magazines. Both outlets described Kamala as Montel’s “girlfriend.”
![Montel Williams Wearing Yellow Pants](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/480x307/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/640x409/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/768x490/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/1024x653/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/1280x817/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/1440x919/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/1600x1021/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/qVSFhcCcT/2160x1378/2019/08/a3fffb41b16.jpg 2160w)
Though the pair was all smiles on the red carpet, the relationship itself was short-lived.
![Montel Williams Wearing A Black Turtleneck](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/480x307/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/640x409/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/768x490/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/1024x653/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/1280x817/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/1440x919/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/1600x1021/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/RybXMTHLM/2160x1378/2019/08/7892214341f.jpg 2160w)
Montel married his third and current wife Tara Fowler in 2007 and Kamala married Douglas Emhoff in 2014.
![Kamala Harris 2020 Campaign in Nevada](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/480x307/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/640x409/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/768x490/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/1024x653/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/1280x817/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/1440x919/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/1600x1021/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/bhmABNSfl/2160x1378/2019/08/MEGA393012_001.jpg 2160w)
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