Sasha Obama has a new boyfriend.
The 20-year-old daughter of former US President Barack Obama is dating the 24-year-old son of "Ray" actor Clifton Powell, it was reported on Wednesday (April 20). Daily Mail.
Sasha and Clifton Powell Jr., a former college basketball player who now works as a commercial executive, reportedly began dating after she moved to Los Angeles to study at the University of Southern California.
Sasha transferred to USC last fall from the University of Michigan, where she had been a student for two years.
Daily Mail released pictures of Sasha and her rumored boyfriend looking very much in love as they took a walk together earlier this week.
She was casually dressed in a simple mini-skirt, a white T-shirt and a purple top, while Powell Jr. he was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap.
Powell Jr., who reportedly goes by the names Cliff and CP3, grew up in the famed California community of Ladera Heights and attended Village Christian High School in the San Fernando Valley. Annual private school tuition is $28,340 (€26).
After graduating from high school, Powell Jr. was awarded a four-year basketball scholarship to the University of California, but he transferred less than a year later to focus on his passion for film.
He now works as a "writer/director," according to his website bio, and has created content for major companies including Nike and Peloton.
While his father had a career in Hollywood, his mother, Kimberly Powell, reportedly runs several businesses, including an interior design company called WhateverUneed Designs and a catering company called Chef Kim.
Powell Jr.'s 29-year-old sister, May Powell, is also an entrepreneur and runs her own beauty business called Suga Honey Glam Incorporated.
Reports of Sasha's new romance come just days after her mother, Michelle Obama, confirmed that her second daughter has a boyfriend.
"They loved the Jonas Brothers. Now they're bringing grown men home," the former first lady, 58, said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Tuesday about her daughters, Sasha and 23-year-old Malia Obama.
"Before it was just pop bands. Now they have boyfriends and real lives", said Michelle during the interview.
Malia has been dating Rory Farquharson since they met at Harvard in 2017. /Telegrafi/
