{{Short description|Canadian activist (born 1986)}} {{Redirect|Yael Braun|the French politician and lawyer|Yael Braun-Pivet}} {{Redirect|Yael Cohen|the Israeli environmentalist and politician|Yael Cohen Paran}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Yael Cohen | image = Yael Cohen (7173035506) (cropped).jpg | caption = Cohen Braun in 2012 | birth_name = Yael Cohen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|04|df=y}} | birth_place = South Africa | other_names = | education = University of British Columbia | occupation = Activist | years_active = 2009–present | spouse = {{marriage|Scooter Braun|2014|2022|end=divorced}} | children = 3 }}
'''Yael Cohen''' (formerly '''Cohen Braun'''; born 4 November 1986) is a South African–born Canadian health activist.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Janowitz |first=Neil |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3018223/most-creative-people-2012/38-yael-cohen |title=38. Yael Cohen |magazine=Fast Company |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=4 May 2015 |archive-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607010254/http://www.fastcompany.com/3018223/most-creative-people-2012/38-yael-cohen |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1 August 2016 |title=Meet the SuperSoul100: The World's Biggest Trailblazers in One Room |url=http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |work=O Magazine |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180050/http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |url-status=live }}</ref> The former wife of Scooter Braun, she is the founder of the organization "Fuck Cancer", a nonprofit charity.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=19 June 2012 |title=F C Cancer Determination Letter |url=https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/dl/FinalLetter_26-2359885_FCCANCERFOUNDATION_09302011_01.tif |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=apps.irs.gov}}</ref>
== Early life == Yael Cohen was born in South Africa to a Jewish family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McClain|first=James|date=4 May 2018|title=Mining magnate David Cohen grabs a $12.5 million Brentwood contemporary|url=https://www.dirt.com/moguls/power-players/david-cohen-brentwood-house-yael-cohen-12127/|access-date=9 October 2020|website=DIRT|language=en-US|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026022042/https://www.dirt.com/moguls/power-players/david-cohen-brentwood-house-yael-cohen-12127/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 July 2019|title=The Untold Story Of Scooter Braun's Wife, Yael Cohen|url=https://thenetline.com/the-untold-story-of-scooter-braun-wife/|access-date=9 October 2020|website=TheNetline|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009224717/https://thenetline.com/the-untold-story-of-scooter-braun-wife/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1994, the family moved to Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dirt.com/moguls/power-players/david-cohen-brentwood-house-yael-cohen-12127/|title=Mining magnate David Cohen grabs a $12.5 million Brentwood contemporary|last=McClain|first=James|date=4 May 2018|website=Dirt|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414090120/https://www.dirt.com/moguls/power-players/david-cohen-brentwood-house-yael-cohen-12127/|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> She attended the University of British Columbia to study political science.<ref name = vanityfair>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/06/yael-cohen-fashion |title=Fuck Cancer's Yael Cohen on "Authentic" Start-Ups, Fashion, and Changing Your Mind |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=4 June 2014 |first=Amy |last=Levin |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918093000/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/06/yael-cohen-fashion |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Career == Cohen organized Fuck Cancer in 2009 after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wmespeakers.com/SpeakerDetail.aspx?id=13060208 |title=Yael Cohen Braun |publisher=WME Speakers |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-date=26 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226055203/http://wmespeakers.com/SpeakerDetail.aspx?id=13060208 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cbc">{{cite web | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/f-k-cancer-s-yael-cohen-loses-obscenity-trademark-battle-1.2832808 | publisher = CBC | title =F--k Cancer's Yael Cohen loses obscenity trademark battle|accessdate = 26 May 2023}}</ref> Fuck Cancer encourages millennials to have a conversation about early cancer detection.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/08/04/yael-cohen-her-entrepreneurial-journey-from-fcancer-to-standwith/ |title=Yael Cohen: Her Entrepreneurial Journey From FCancer To StandWith |magazine=Forbes |date=4 August 2014 |first=Dan |last=Schawbel |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-date=9 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909112506/http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/08/04/yael-cohen-her-entrepreneurial-journey-from-fcancer-to-standwith/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Fuck Cancer collaborated with jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher to support cancer victims.<ref name = columbia>{{cite web | url = https://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/01/24/college-fashionista-flips-cancer-bird-bracelets/ | publisher = Columbia Spectator | title = College Fashionista flips cancer the bird with bracelets | access-date = 19 October 2020 | archive-date = 21 October 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201021144429/https://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/01/24/college-fashionista-flips-cancer-bird-bracelets/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name = bumble>{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2018/10/22/heres-why-the-founder-of-fcancer-and-motherlucker-joined-the-bumble-team/#299d49f47e62 | work = Forbes | title = The Founder Of FCancer And Motherlucker Joins Bumble As A Senior Advisor | access-date = 19 October 2020 | archive-date = 20 October 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201020172538/https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2018/10/22/heres-why-the-founder-of-fcancer-and-motherlucker-joined-the-bumble-team/#299d49f47e62 | url-status = live }}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2013, Cohen began a relationship with music manager Scooter Braun. They married on July 6, 2014,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=January 7, 2014 |title=Justin Bieber's Manager Scooter Braun Engaged to Yael Cohen |work=E! Online |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/496186/justin-bieber-s-manager-scott-braun-engaged-to-yael-cohen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Esther |date=July 7, 2014 |title=Scooter Braun Marries Yael Cohen: Justin Bieber's Manager Wedding Pics |work=Us Weekly |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scooter-braun-marries-yael-cohen-justin-biebers-manager-wedding-pictures-201477/}}</ref> and have three children.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Desiree |date=November 30, 2016 |title=Scooter Braun Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife Yael -- Find Out His Cute Name! |work=Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/203975_scooter_braun_welcomes_baby_boy_with_wife_yael_cohen_braun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=December 2, 2018 |title=Scooter and Yael Braun Welcome Baby Girl |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/scooter-yael-braun-welcome-baby-girl-1165702/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Aluisio |first=Alexandra |date=December 3, 2018 |title=Scooter Braun, Wife Yael Cohen Welcome Baby Girl |work=Us Weekly |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scooter-braun-wife-yael-cohen-welcome-baby-girl/}}</ref> Cohen and Braun held a fundraiser for Kamala Harris during the 2020 Democratic primaries.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Adler|first=Dan|title=Scooter Braun's Kamala Harris Fund-Raiser Connects the Latest Pop Wars to the Democratic Primary|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kamala-harris-scooter-braun-taylor-swift-fundraiser|access-date=20 October 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=22 July 2019|language=en-us|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026022045/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kamala-harris-scooter-braun-taylor-swift-fundraiser|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, it was reported that the couple had separated<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chiu |first=Melody |last2=Mizoguchi |first2=Karen |last3=Triggs |first3=Charlotte |date=July 11, 2021 |title=Scooter Braun and Wife Yael Cohen Separating After 7 Years of Marriage |work=People |url=https://people.com/music/scooter-braun-yael-cohen-separating/}}</ref> and that Braun had filed for divorce.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tracy |first=Brianne |last2=Triggs |first2=Charlotte |date=July 21, 2021 |title=Scooter Braun Files for Divorce From Wife Yael Cohen |work=People |url=https://people.com/music/scooter-braun-yael-cohen-divorce/}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grebenyuk |first=Yana |last2=McGahan |first2=Michelle |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Scooter Braun Finalizes Yael Cohen Divorce After Split: Details |work=Us Weekly |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/scooter-braun-finalizes-yael-cohen-divorce-after-split-details/}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Yael Cohen (businesswoman)|Yael Cohen}} * [http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/giving-back/2012-03/yael-cohen-fights-cancer ''Teen Vogue'': "Giving Back: Yael Cohen's Mission to Promote Early Cancer Detection"] * [http://www.makers.com/yael-cohen-braun Yael Cohen Braun] Video produced by ''Makers: Women Who Make America''
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