Laverne Cox was mistaken for Beyoncé at the first round of Serena Williams's first-round U.S. Open match. A post of Cox wearing a face mask with the caption "#Beyonce at the #USOpen," began to circulate on Twitter gaining more than 200,000 views.
Cox, who is an Emmy-Award-winning producer and prominent trans rights advocate, was the person who fans pinned as the Queen B.In the video, she is wearing a sheer black corseted top paired with some gold hoops.
Not only sporting a look that could have been worn by Beyoncé, what fueled fans' suspicions further was Williams and Beyoncé’s long-standing friendship.
The two are known to be close. The 40-year singer has been spotted attending Williams’ matches in the past and even attended the sports legend's wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in 2017.Cox first reacted to the viral post and misunderstanding by responding “Absolutely!