Lupita Nyong\u2019o\u00a0has called it quits with\u00a0Selema Masekela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0actress announced the news in a lengthy statement on Thursday\u2014nearly 10 months after she and the TV host publicly confirmed their romantic relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although she didn\u2019t provide details on what led to the split, Nyong\u2019o\u00a0made cryptic references to \u201cdeception\u201d and distancing herself from \u201csomeone [she] can no longer trust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI 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, \u2018Whatever, my life is better this way.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nyong\u2019o admitted that the experience has been difficult, but she hasn\u2019t let the heartbreak hinder her optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am choosing to face the pain, cultivating the courage to meet my life exactly as it is, and trusting that this too shall pass,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0\u201cThe promise, they say, is that a tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. I hope it\u2019s true\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0Oscar-winning actress\u00a0said she was sharing her story to \u201ckeep it 100,\u201d and to help others who have found themselves in similar situations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI share this\u2026\u00a0hoping that the knowledge of my experience might be useful to someone else out there experiencing the grip of heartbreak who is poised to try and escape from the pain and miss out on the wisdom that comes from it,\u201d she continued.\u00a0\u201c#Breakup Let\u2019s face our pain so we don\u2019t spread it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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