Lupita Nyong’o says she was “deceived” in heartfelt break-up post

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Lupita Nyong’o has shared a heartfelt message on Instagram following her split from US-based TV host Selema Masekela.The Black Panther star opened up to her followers, explainingt that she finds herself in “a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception”.“There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering,” Nyong’o began the 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.’ But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love.”A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)She continued: “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.