Tessa Thompson discussed her relationship with rumored girlfriend Janelle Monae in Net-A-Porter. Thompson will appear in a 50-minute companion "emotion picture" to Monae's album Dirty Computer as Monáe's love interest. Janelle Monae On Her ‘Homecoming’ Character Dating An Asian Woman: This Is The Type Of Representation We Need. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images. “Janelle and … Tessa Thompson is addressing rumours she's dating singer-actress Janelle Monae in a new interview with PorterEdit. She opened up about the romance during a recent interview and said, Tessa Thompson Came Out & Opened Up About Her "Private" Relationship With Janelle Monae. June 29, 2018. In a cover story in Porter magazine, a publication of the luxury retailer Net-a-Porter, the “ Dear White People ” and “ Thor: Ragnarok ” actress said she and Monáe “love each other deeply.” By Nathan Diller. Janelle Monae and Tessa Thompson have been fielding relationship rumors since starring in the steamy video for the Grammy-winner's song Make Me … The "Westworld" actress was rumoured to be in a relationship with Monae … Actress Tessa Thompson has publicly spoken about her sexuality and her relationship with Janelle Monáe in an interview with Net-A-Porter. Singer and actress, Janelle Monae touched on new her role in Amazon’s drama “Homecoming“, where her character is in a relationship with Hong Chau’s Audrey, an Asian woman. Tessa Thompson and Janelle Monae are definitely dating | Revelist … If you thought Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer trailer was a confirmation of hers and Tessa Thompson's relationship, you couldn't be further from the truth. Tessa Thompson spoke for the first time about her sexuality and her much-discussed relationship with singer-actress Janelle Monáe in a candid interview published Friday. Advertisement Thompson and Monáe have long been rumored to be a couple.