Dallas Austin is paying tribute to late ex-girlfriend Kim Porter by revealing that his relationship with the model inspired the young love depicted by Nick Cannon and Zoe Saldana in the movie Drumline. The music producer – who has also worked on records with Madonna, TLC and Boyz II Men – grew up with Porter in Georgia and pitched the idea for the 2002 film based on his life. Following Porter’s death on Nov. 15, Austin, 47, shared a photo of their “famous prom pic” on Instagram with a caption explaining how his relationship with her also played a role.
“This is the hardest post I’ve ever had to do...my mom and Kim’s mom was pregnant with us at the same time in Columbus ...I have never known a life without Kim Porter from kindergarten through all of our life long experiences in high school, having matching BMWs or her being the biggest believer in me making it as a producer and us getting out of Columbus to be somebody ..and we made it!!” he wrote.
“We were inseparable I feel like a part of my soul has been taken away ..most people don’t know that Zoe Saldana played the role of Kim in ‘drumline’ as nick cannon played my character ..we saw Purple Rain 15times in the theater and if you knew her you knew a strong beautiful smiling gangster angel !” he continued. “I know GOD is perfect but sometimes even perfect can make a mistake. I send prayers out to the kids and our family and my brother @diddy this is a hard one but we will get though it love you @ladykp.”