6-568: Yael Cohen Braun ( née Cohen ; born 4 November 1986) is a South African born-Canadian health activist. The former wife of Scooter Braun , she is the founder of the organization "Fuck Cancer", a nonprofit charity. Yael Cohen was born in South Africa to a Jewish family. In 1994, the family moved to Canada . She attended the University of British Columbia to study political science. Cohen organized Fuck Cancer in 2009 after her mother
12-577: A man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,
18-416: Is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote
24-472: The 2020 Democratic primaries. In July 2021, it was reported that the couple had separated and that Braun had filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in September 2022. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered,
30-659: The entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née
36-431: Was diagnosed with breast cancer . Fuck Cancer encourages millennials to have a conversation about early cancer detection. In 2016, Fuck Cancer collaborated with jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher to support cancer victims. In 2013, Cohen began a relationship with music manager Scooter Braun . The pair got married on July 6, 2014. They have three children. She and Scooter Braun held a fundraiser for Kamala Harris during
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