There is no mystery here: Lupita Nyong’o a fan of Janelle Monáe.
The Oscar winner and the Glass onion star have been BFFs since first meeting at the 2014 Met Gala, sparking romance rumors with their close friendship over the years. Even Lupita now boyfriend girlfriend Selema Masekelahe could totally see why people shipped the two as a couple.
“She had a magnetism that they obviously picked up on,” Lupita said Rolling Stone in its new cover story about Janelle, who came out as pansexual in 2018. “He is enigmatic. People are curious about mysterious people.”
Noting that she was “not surprised” by the dating speculation, Lupita continued, “I have nothing to do with him in any capacity.”
In fact, the Black Panther The actress couldn’t stop pouring out the multi-hyphenate for being “extremely gifted.”
“It was built in his spirit,” he said. “His openness creates an intimacy on screen. It’s great to see him move from one thing to another and do it with such skill.”