The couple exchanged vows in Palm Springs, California in 2017 after meeting on the set of Orange Is the New Black (OITNB) five years prior, where Morelli was a writer. According to People, the location of their wedding was the same spot where the couple had got engaged in October 2016.

They marked their four-year wedding anniversary in March, during which Wiley had shared a photo of their wedding.

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Wiley, who stars in The Handmaid's Tale, for which she won an Emmy, said being married was about navigating life together.

“It's not just about you anymore, but about you and your partner as a unit," Wiley said.

In 2019, the OITNB alum was a figure behind the Poussey Washington Fund which was spearheaded by the show’s creators. It was formed to support eight non-profits that directly help incarcerated women, as Blavity previously reported. The name of the fund honors the namesake of Wiley’s fictional character in the show. In the Netflix series, Poussey was killed by a prison guard; the episode had brought great attention to real-life similar situations.

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