Laverne Cox Responds to Being Mistaken for Beyoncé
newsweek.comLaverne Cox attended the U.S. Open on Monday to cheer on Serena Williams, and her presence garnered attention from fans. However, a lot of talk on social media afterward came as the result of a bit of mistaken identity."#Beyonce at the #USOpen," read a message on Twitter posted by actor/producer Choni Francis that included a brief video of Cox sitting courtside.Beyoncé, meanwhile, was not spotted anywhere at the tournament's Queens, New York, location.Cox is a very identifiable star for most people.
Along with being the first openly transgender person to grace the cover of Time and many other publications, she is an Emmy Award-winning producer.
Cox is best known for her acting work, and she starred in the hit Neflix series Orange Is the New Black as well in the popular miniseries Inventing Anna.Cox took the mix-up in good stride and shared the video on her Instagram account.
She also included some tweets poking fun at the original poster's mistake.A post shared by Laverne Cox (@lavernecox)"Not me getting mistaken for @Beyonce at the #USOpen tonight then trending on Twitter as the internet cackles over the mistaken identity," she wrote in the caption. "These tweets are funny as hell.
