AceShowbiz - Lupita Nyong'o is no longer dating Selema Masekela. The "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" star confirmed her "devastating" breakup with the TV host and sports commentator through a lengthy statement shared on her Instagram page.

"There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering," the 40-year-old began her Thursday, October 19 post. "At this moment, it is necessary for me to share a personal truth and publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust."

"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,' " she added. "But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love."

Lupita went on to note, "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. The promise, they say, is that a tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness." She continued, "I hope it's true… I share this to keep it, and hoping 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. #Breakup. Let's face our pain so we don't spread it."

Lupita made her romance with her then-boyfriend Instagram official in December 2022. At that time, she shared a video of the couple snapping their fingers side by side to the beat of "The King's Affirmation" by Iniko and Reuel Williams as they change outfits.

The duo starts in matching blue and white robes with fluffy slippers before transitioning into matching purple cheetah-print swimsuits. The couple ramps up the glam with their next several looks. The pair opt for a light blue and yellow ensemble, with Lupita wearing a long evening gown with pineapple motifs while Selema dons a matching yellow suit.

Lupita is also seen wearing a black dress with orange motifs and a matching headdress while her beau wears an orange suit with black trimmings and black sunglasses. The couple ends the reel with their final look, Lupita in a sparkly orange dress with detailing that appears to look like pink Camellia flowers or roses and Selema in a black suit with an orange undershirt. In the caption, the 39-year-old actress simply wrote, "We just click! [heart with arrow emoji] @selema #thisismylove #nuffsaid."