Rocsi Diaz Talks About '106 & Park' and Still Denies Dating Eddie Murphy in New York Post Interview

Rocsi Diaz, host of BET's 106 & Park recently did an interview with the New York Post earlier this week. She talked about her start in the entertainment industry, her new movie The Last Letter and her future plans. 


She also chatted about meeting Eddie Murphy on the video countdown show. Although rumors are spreading around of the two dating and them showing up to the BET Awards side by side, Rocsi labeled the two as "friends." 


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Read some of the excerpts of her interview below:

On how she got her start in the entertainment industry  

I was a radio personality when I first started. I interned for a local television/radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. That’s kind of how I got my feel docuing tapes, labeling them and going into the library. I started on-air in Dallas and worked my way from Dallas to Boston and Boston to Chicago. I was the Mid Day Mami.

On what inspired her to try out for 106 and Park 

You know it’s really funny! A good friend of mine, his name is Ludacris, famous rapper turned actor now, he would always tell me, ‘Rosci you don’t have a face for radio’. When the opportunity came, BET was doing a national search as they’re doing now for the new host of 106 & Park, and he told me I should go do it. If it wasn’t for his inspiration, I probably would have never got in that line and thought that I could do it. He doesn’t even know that to this day. I’ve never been like ‘Thank you for giving me the courage.”

On if she had to change her look for the job  

I did. I was a sweat pants girl. I had every Adidas track suit, Rocawear track suit and Air Force Ones known to man. I was a tomboy and I remember for my audition for 106 & Park, [that] was probably the first pair of heels I actually went and got. I got some crazy outrageous boots because I knew Free liked shoes but I was such a tomboy and BET totally turned me into a girly girl. I was just transformed.

You embody such a feminine womanly role model role on the show. The way you carry yourself and the way you dress, I try to implement good tasteful dressing on the show. I don’t always get it right –we’ve had some bombs but we try to keep it classy.

On her plans after she leaves BET 106 and Park 

Well, I’m still going out for other hosting opportunities as well. I think that in this day and age of Hollywood and entertainment you kind of have to be a multi hyphenate. I love radio, I love television, hosting, and acting is just a new chapter in my life. So is DJing as well. I think when you see people like Nick Cannon and Jamie Foxx, they just do so much that you have to be able to do other things as well. Acting is one of them. I just finished two films in the last year and I’ve totaled four already.
[Acting is] one of those dreams that you never think that would become reality but I just did another movie with Lynn Whitfield and she’s amazing. It’s like I’m doing a movie with Lynn Whitfield, Oh my gosh this really can happen!

On meeting Eddie Murphy 

Terrence J and I were fortunate to have Eddie Murphy on the show for the first time BET ever had him on the network. He’s been in the entertainment business for over 30 years now so having him on the show for the first time, it was pretty amazing. It was a lot of fun too. They did this whole skit with ‘Coming To America’ dancers. They came out and had rose petals going down the stairs and I’ll never forget his face when the curtain came up and he was like, “what’s going on?” It was like the most confusing face he’s ever had. He’s a lot of fun. 

On If she’s been on a yacht with Eddie Murphy 

A yacht? I’ve never been on a yacht with Eddie Murphy. [On a beach?]  I’ve gone to beaches but I’ve never been on a beach with Eddie before. [...] We’re friends.

Deny, deny, deny!