RAPPER COMMON and actress Lupita Nyong’o have set tongues wagging after they were spotted out on two 'dates' this week.
The two Oscar-winners were seen dining out on Tuesday (Mar 10) at a restaurant called BEA in New York City, where the two sat at a "tiny" table for two at the back.
Then on Wednesday (Mar 11), the had themselves a movie date at the Pershing Square movie theater where they watched Big Love.
Common, real name Lonnie Lynn has been linked with tennis pro Serena Williams in the past while Nyong’o has been linked with another rapper, Knaan.
Although neither Nyong’o nor Common have responded to the rumours, they would find it pretty hard to deny that they have been spending time with each other, as eye-witnesses who spotted the potentially new couple out on their evening excursions this week, took to Twitter to share their excitement: