Zoe Lister-Jones (left) and Sammi Cohen at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.Photo:JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Zoe Lister-Jones has come out as queer following her divorce.
Speaking toThe Hollywood Reporterat the Spirit Awards on Sunday, Lister-Jones opened up about the new romance in her life after she attended the event with the special person.
“I’m here, I’m queer, I have some fear but I’m working through it,” she told the outlet as she revealed her new relationship with filmmaker Sammi Cohen.
This comes after her divorce from artist and filmmaker Daryl Wein, to whom she was married from 2013 to 2022.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Zoe Lister with ex-husband Daryl Wein on June 20, 2021 in New York City.Michael Loccisano/Getty
Michael Loccisano/Getty
Meanwhile, Lister-Jones’Slipseries - which she created, co-executive produced and played the role of Mae Cannon - was nominated for an award at the Spirit Awards. The star also opened up toThe Hollywood Reporterabout the event’s gender-neutral acting categories.
“I’m so grateful to Film Independent for really being pioneers in that area,” she said. “All award shows should follow in their footsteps and make categories genderless,” adding, “I’m dating a nonbinary person.”
“I’m friends with so many nonbinary people,” Lister-Jones continued. “And I think that without really shifting the paradigm in a larger way, it’s closing a lot of doors for really important voices.”
Michael Tullberg/Getty
“They’re an amazing filmmaker in their own right,” Lister-Jones said of Cohen, who directed Netflix’sYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, as well as Hulu’sCrush.
“The Independent Spirit Awards is about independence of spirit. It’s about defying categorization. It’s about defying formula,” Lister-Jones continued. “It’s also where I’ve been recognized for my work this awards season, and so I’m really proud to be here on many fronts, in terms of my work and also where I’m at in my life.”
source: people.com
