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Yaya DaCosta Ends Two-Year Marriage with Hubby Joshua Bee Alafia

The couple, who has been married for two years, has a 15-month-old son.
Yaya DaCosta Ends Marriage with Hubby Joshua Bee Alafia
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By Taylor Lewis · Updated October 27, 2020

The Butler actress Yaya DaCosta and her hubby of two years, Joshua Bee Alafia, have split up, confirms Us Weekly. 

The couple got married in June 2012, and they have a 15-month-old son together.

Model-turned-actress DaCosta, who got her start thanks to America’s Next Top Model, is slated to play Whitney Houston in the next month’s Lifetime biopic Whitney, produced by Angela Bassett.

Her rep did not say why the 32-year-old actress and Alafia—who was a rep for DaCosta—are parting ways.