After a year of dating, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o revealed her breakup with partner Selema Masekela.
The Black Panther actress disclosed on Instagram that she was going through a "season of heartbreak" as a result of a loved one's "deception" and talked about a "break-up."
"There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering," she wrote.
She said she had to break her silence about this personal truth and stop being with someone she could no longer trust.
Lupita realized that the intensity of her suffering was commensurate with the depth of her love, and she is deciding to face it head-on with fortitude and the faith that this trying time will pass.
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The actress publicly explained why she decided to share this traumatic incident, saying that she wanted to support anyone experiencing heartbreak.
"I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception. I am tempted to run into the shadows and hide, only to return to the light when I have regained my strength enough for me to say, Whatever, my life is better this way. But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love. And so, I am choosing to face the pain, cultivating the courage to meet my life exactly as it is, and trusting that this too shall pass."
Lupita and Selema shared their love openly on Instagram in December 2022. She wrote, "We just click!" and used the hashtags "#thisismylove."
Selema expressed his deep affection for Lupita in a separate post, writing, "Hearts are synched. My whole and actual love @lupitanyongo."
Selema Masekela has not yet addressed the split.
