United Kingdom, March 12 -- Terrence Howard has claimed he once turned down a chance to date Beyonce.

The 57-year-old actor insisted he could have dated the Crazy In Love hitmaker, but he chose to pursue a different member of Destiny's Child.

Speaking to Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, he alleged: "You know, I had a chance to date Beyonce early on.

"We had a conversation, you know, and I ended up talking to the other girl inside of, you know, Destiny['s Child]. The girl with the blue eyes."

The Empire star didn't name which band member he dated, or when it happened, besides claiming it was "very, very long ago".

The group initially formed with Beyonce, 44, and original members Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson,...