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Laverne Cox Splits From Boyfriend Of Two Years, Kyle Draper

by Joey Jordan,

Orange Is The New Black Actress Laverne Cox Broke Up From Boyfriend Kyle Rapper

  • Actress and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox and her boyfriend Kyle Draper separated after two years.
  • The actress announced the breakup news on her Instagram on Tuesday, 25th June.
  • Cox and Kyle, the CEO of the record label Mateo Sound, started dating in 2017.
  • Actress Cox became the first transgender actor to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016.

Actress and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox and Kyle Draper are separated. Cox and Draper had been in a relationship for two years.

The 47-year-old Orange is the New Black star took to her Instagram to announce her split from Draper. She shared a video clip of the former couple dressed up for an event in which Draper can be seen writing "I Fell in Love" on the screen.

Kyle also hared the post on his Instagram in which he wrote:

@lavernecox and I have broken up, and she wrote the most beautiful statement that sums up our feelings perfectly:

Cox and Kyle, the CEO of the record label Mateo Sound, started dating in 2017 and they have been open about their relationship to the public. They frequently shared adventures from their relationship on social media.

Cox has been the icon in the LGBTQ community. Being a transgender actress, she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for Primetime Emmy Award in 2014, in acting for her role as Sophia Burset in OITNB.

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