Laverne Cox brought her boyfriend, a theater co. president, to the SAGs
Laverne Cox had several fashion changes over the weekend. She wore a Prabal Gurung crimson draped gown to the SAGs and then changed into an India Laposh sparkly blue pantsuit (photo below) for the after party, which she split in the pants while she was dancing. On Friday, at an EW party honoring the SAG nominees, she wore a pink Michael Costello gown (photo below) complete with a jeweled neckline leading down to the waist. It was an incredible dress. She knows fashion and style and she’s often switches up her look.
Anyway we’re here to talk about Laverne’s boyfriend now that we’re hearing about him. He’s a Canadian theater and film company president whom she brought as her plus one to the SAG Awards and the after party. The two have been together (or have known each other) for at least a year and a half, which is impressive considering how long they’ve kept their romance undercover. There’s a photo of them together at the 2014 Emmys, which were in August, 2014. Here’s more on her boyfriend, thanks to US Magazine. His name is Jono Freedrix and he sounds like a great guy.
The Orange Is the New Black star, 31, is dating Jono Freedrix, president of The Virtual Stage, a Vancouver-based film and theater company, sources confirm to Us Weekly.
Cox and Freedrix were spotted packing on the PDA at the Weinstein Company/Netflix SAG Awards afterparty at Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood on Saturday, January 30.
According to an eyewitness, Cox wasn’t shy about getting close to her beau. [She] spent the evening dancing with and kissing Freedrix. At one point in the night, the source says Freedrix even playfully slapped her ass. Cox was having so much fun, another source adds, that she split her pants dancing!
According to his website, Freedrix is a former high school teacher who ran an award-winning teen filmmaking program called Killarney Films.
That must have been embarrassing to split her pants and I hope Laverne had someone on hand to deliver a change of clothes or do a quick stitch up. I had the pleasure of seeing Laverne speak last year during her college tour. When my son came in and saw her being interviewed on the red carpet at the SAGs he got excited and said “we saw her!” She made a big impression on both of us and I’m happy to see her coupled up. I mean I’m sure she was fine being single too but I like having an excuse to gossip about her.
photo credit: Getty and WENN
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