WATCH: Nathan Wade team interrupts CNN interview after he is asked when Fani Willis romance began

During an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that aired Wednesday evening, former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade was pulled aside by someone on his team and interrupted as he was asked about the timeline of his romantic relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis. 

During the pre-taped sit-down interview, Collins asked, "just to clarify, when did the romantic relationship between the two of you start?" 

"Yeah, so, you know, we get into — there's been this effort to, to, to say that, okay, these, these exact dates are at issue and these exact dates are — I'm getting, I'm getting signaled here," Wade began as his eyes shifted to someone behind the camera. A media consultant interrupted Wade, with Wade’s microphone being pulled off and the pair stepping aside to talk briefly. 

"Everything OK?" Collins asked.  

"Yeah," Wade responded. 

Collins re-asked her question about when Wade and Willis’ relationship began and ended. Questions about the relationship between the two resulted in a hearing in February, and a judge ruled that either Wade or Willis had to step down from the case. Wade was the one who stepped down. 

"I believe that the public has through the testimony and other interviews, the public has a clear snapshot that this is clearly just a distraction. It is not a relevant issue in this case, and I think we should be focusing on more of the facts in the indictment of the case," Wade said.  

Wade did not answer as to when exactly the relationship began or ended, he said he did not think his relationship with Willis was a mistake, adding that he believes "this whole conversation is a distraction.”  

“That's all. It's a tool to stop the train, to slow down the inevitable which is the trial of the defendants named in the election interference case,” he said.  

While the romantic relationship between the two was over, Wade said they are "great friends" who "speak regularly," though the conversation "has changed" from being about the case to "how are you handling the threats that are coming your way, are you being safe." 

The Georgia Election case, in which Trump is named as a co-defendant, has been placed on hold until after the election. Willis faces a hearing in October as to whether she will be allowed to remain on the case.