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Kat Grahamand Darren Genet havecalled it quits.
In July 2023, theHoney 2actress announced on Twitter that the couple had called off their engagement.
“Hey everyone. After many years together, Darren and I have chosen to no longer be together," she tweeted. “The engagement ended a few months ago. He’s a great guy and we wish each other nothing but the most happy and beautiful life.”
The news came one year after PEOPLE confirmed thattheVampire Diariesalumwasengaged to her longtime boyfriend. The two quietly got engaged during a vacation in Mexico for Genet’s birthday, with a source telling PEOPLE at the time that “Kat is madly in love and couldn’t be happier.”
Graham and Genet first started dating in 2017. The two made their red carpet debut at the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in December 2021.
He’s a director and producer
He’s from Florida
Genet hails from Miami Beach, Florida where his love of film first began. Perhis bio on his website, the director “has been making films since he could hold a camera.” After growing up in Florida, he eventually switched coasts as he attended the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, California, where he earned his MFA.
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He previously worked onThe Vampire Diaries
The cinematographer has worked on countless CW shows over the years, includingThe Vampire Diaries, on which Graham starred as Bonnie Bennett. He also worked on the show’s spinoff seriesThe OriginalsandLegaciesbeforethe franchise came to a closeearlier this year. Additionally, he directed a handful of episodes ofThe Vampire DiariesandThe Originals.
He met Kat Graham on set
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While Genet and Graham first met on set, a source tells PEOPLE that set actuallywasn’tThe Vampire Diaries. Sometime after connecting, the two started dating in 2017.
He has a production company with Kat Graham
Genet and Graham have their own production company together called Instinctive Entertainment, which is “focused on developing content across a variety of platforms,“per the producer’s site.
He’s passionate about humanitarian work
Like Graham, who isa Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, Genet is passionate about humanitarian work and oftenshares his work with UNHCRand other organizations online. He previously worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees andworked on a refugee documentarytitledWitness, which was laterfeatured in Trevor Noah’s docuseriestitledThe Tipping Point.
source: people.com
