Popular Hollywood actress Lupita Nyongo has addressed long-running rumors that she is dating her “best friend,” singer Janelle Monáe.
The actress who addressed the persistent rumors in a recent Rolling Stone cover story said that she can see why people might believe that they are romantically engaged.
The Kenyan-American actress added that her buddy is mysterious and she does not mind being affiliated with her in any way despite her refusal to completely dismiss the rumors.
Beginning with: “She has magnetism that they were obviously picking up on,”
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“She is that enigmatic. I was not surprised. And I don’t mind being associated with her in any capacity.”
Nyong’o recalls first meeting Monàe when she was still a newcomer to Hollywood.
“This world is still extremely new to me and unbelievable,” she continued. “[Janelle] came up to me and just gave me the realest hug.
“I think we may have swayed to the music. She was just like, ‘I’m so proud of you, and just thank you for being you’.
“At some point, [Janelle] asked me for my phone, put her number in and said, ‘Let’s stay in touch’. She was like, ‘I really mean it. If you need anything, I’m here for you’.”
