ACTOR TAYE DIGGS STEPS OUT WITH NEW GIRLFRIEND 6 MONTHS AFTER SPLIT FROM HIS WIFE

Taye Diggs has truly "Let it go" ...It's official  Diggs made his first red carpet appearance with new girlfriend Amanza Smith Brown at the BET Awards in LA on Sunday.

The Private Practice star smiled happily as stood with his arm around the model. He looked smart in a dark grey suit and white shirt, and sported his signature scholarly spectacles. His new love, who is a mother-of-two, highlighted her svelte frame in a slinky halter neck white dress, nipping in her tiny waist with a metallic gold belt.

A source told E! News in April: 'They are 100 percent in love. They have been dating for a while.'

When former rent co-stars Taye and Idina announced their split, Broadway fans were devastated. And Taye is sympathetic, telling Redbook magazine he knew it would be difficult for the fans but insisting that their main priority is four-year-old son Walker. 

The actor said: 'I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I thought, "Oh, man, people are going to trip out [if we split]." 'Maybe they thought it was cute that we met in Rent. 

Idina and Murder In The First star Taye - who married in 2003 and welcomed Walker in 2009 - shocked their fans with their decision to separate in December. 

A representative told People: 'Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time.