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Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo seen holding hands at gala
June 17, 2022 | 11:04amThe long-rumored couple took pictures separately on the red carpet, but Page Six spotted them walking into the auditorium hand in hand.
Lena Waithe: Showbiz is 'never easy' and 'always a fight'
June 17, 2021 | 11:45am“My goal is to stay in the ring,” she told us at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Shahadi Wright Joseph's first kiss is onscreen in Lena Waithe's 'Them'
April 9, 2021 | 3:55pm"It was a beautiful scene and I got it on camera so I get to save that memory forever, so I do like that.”
Lena Waithe launches record label with Def Jam
March 10, 2021 | 6:08pm"As a little girl, I've always dreamed of having a record label …"
Lena Waithe's wife files for divorce months after announcing split
November 22, 2020 | 12:52pmThe pair announced their separation in January.
Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo break up two months after announcing wedding
January 23, 2020 | 9:35amIn November, Waithe said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that she and Mayo had spontaneously gotten married at the courthouse in San Francisco.
Lena Waithe secretly marries longtime girlfriend Alana Mayo
November 15, 2019 | 5:23pm"We snuck and did it, you know," Waithe said, announcing the exciting news.
Lena Waithe regrets how she handled Jason Mitchell misconduct allegations
May 30, 2019 | 3:33pm"I was trying to put people in power to change, but ultimately that wasn't the answer," she said.
Lena Waithe cast in the third season of 'Westworld'
April 14, 2019 | 12:35pmProduction recently began on Season 3 and the show is not expected to air again until at least 2020.
Lena Waithe says ‘The Chi’s’ award nominations will help her change the industry
April 12, 2019 | 2:21pmThe series was nominated for a Peabody award.
Lena Waithe reveals who should host the Oscars
December 7, 2018 | 2:37pm“Let Donald Glover do it,” she said.
Stars couldn't get enough of Lena Waithe's 29Rooms installation
December 5, 2018 | 9:31pm“Lena’s room had the longest line,” an insider told us.
Lena Waithe explains the significance of chopping off her hair
August 10, 2018 | 1:03pm“I felt like I was holding onto a piece of femininity that would make the world feel comfortable with who I am."
Lena Waithe inks first-look deal with Showtime
July 26, 2018 | 8:19am“We fell in love with Lena’s voice when we ordered her pilot for 'The Chi' three years ago," said Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks.
Lena Waithe's fiancée still made her do chores after Emmy win
July 19, 2018 | 2:42pmWaithe and Hollywood executive Alana Mayo got engaged on Thanksgiving 2017.
Lena Waithe wants people to share the love
June 13, 2018 | 7:55pm“I’m really moved by the stories I’m hearing and the faces I’m seeing and all the love, but don’t treat each other like this just in this room,” she stressed....
Lena Waithe: My differences 'are also a commodity'
June 10, 2018 | 1:48pmWaithe said studios are eager to buy what she has to sell, because she’s making art from her personal experience.
Lena Waithe to be honored at MTV Movie & TV Awards
May 21, 2018 | 3:42pmThe prize recognizes game-changing creators with fresh and fearless voices in entertainment.
Lena Waithe's Emmys speech comes to life at Met Gala
May 7, 2018 | 7:37pmWaithe, 33, made history in September 2017 as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing.
Greg Berlanti, Lena Waithe and Dominic Barton to be honored by the Trevor Project
April 24, 2018 | 11:31amThey're being recognized for supporting the Trevor Project's mission to provide crisis intervention services and end suicide among LGBTQ young people.