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Who is Maximillion Cooper? Maximillion Cooper is Eve’s boyfriend, but long before he began dating the superstar rapper, he’d already made his name as a millionaire entrepreneur, skateboarder and racecar driver. The English-born multi-talent is the founder of Gumball 3000, an auto race that has spawned a “lifestyle brand” responsible for concerts and a clothing line, among other things. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Maximillion Cooper is worth $50 million.

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Who is Maximillion Cooper? More than just “Eve’s white boyfriend,” Cooper was born June 7, 1972, in Staffordshire, England. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design and founded Gumball 3000 in 1999. Cooper also has a law degree from Sussex University and has worked as a model and magazine editor. He has four children with former business partner and ex-wife Julie Brangstrup.

Ask the question “Who is Maximillion Cooper?” to hip-hop fans, and it might get a wide range of reactions. Eve has drawn flack for dating a white dude and spending much of her time in London, and in a 2012 interview with Hot97 DJ Angie Martinez, she blasted those who would answer the question, “Who is Maximillion Cooper” by focusing on his race.

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“I need them to stop,” Eve said of the haters, according to MadameNoire.com. “What year is it? Like, stop. Seriously. Trust me, I gotta say, it is weird for me that I’m with a white dude. Trust me. I look at him sometimes and I’m like, ‘You are so white.’ Seriously! Yes, I gotta be real like that. I’m the first black girl he’s ever been with, so we are learning.”

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