Actor Jussie Smollett proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, during Pride Month. June is also Black Music Month.
Jussie posted photos of the happy moment on his Instagram page on Friday, June 20. In one photo, Jussie is down on one knee handing an engagement ring to Jabari in a very public place.
Jussie, 43, captioned the post: “I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé… He said YES. [ring emoji].”
Jussie’s siblings Jurnee and Jazz celebrated the news on Instagram. Meanwhile, former co-star Taraji P. Henson, who played the actor’s mother on Empire, commented, “MY BABIES.”
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Jabari and Jussie were costars in the 2024 drama “The Lost Holliday,” which Smollett directed.
It isn’t clear when Jussie and Jabari began dating. They were seen together in public for the first time in early 2024.
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The actor came out as gay during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show in March 2015.
Jussie’s career is slowly recovering from his staged homophobic hoax in Chicago in January 2019. The aspiring singer claimed he had been attacked by two white men, who wore red MAGA hats, called him a gay slur and threw bleach on him.
Jussie was later arrested and charged with filing a false police report. He was convicted on March 10, 2022, and sentenced to serve 150 days in the Cook County jail. His family feared for his mental health when he was admitted to a psych ward.
But in November 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Jussie’s conviction. He later agreed to pay $50,000 to a Chicago charity.
Actor Jussie Smollett proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, during Pride Month. June is also Black Music Month.
Jussie posted photos of the happy moment on his Instagram page on Friday, June 20. In one photo, Jussie is down on one knee handing an engagement ring to Jabari in a very public place.
Jussie, 43, captioned the post: “I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé… He said YES. [ring emoji].”
Jussie’s siblings Jurnee and Jazz celebrated the news on Instagram. Meanwhile, former co-star Taraji P. Henson, who played the actor’s mother on Empire, commented, “MY BABIES.”
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
Jabari and Jussie were costars in the 2024 drama “The Lost Holliday,” which Smollett directed.
It isn’t clear when Jussie and Jabari began dating. They were seen together in public for the first time in early 2024.
VAEM/MIAMIPIXX / BACKGRID
The actor came out as gay during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show in March 2015.
Jussie’s career is slowly recovering from his staged homophobic hoax in Chicago in January 2019. The aspiring singer claimed he had been attacked by two white men, who wore red MAGA hats, called him a gay slur and threw bleach on him.
Jussie was later arrested and charged with filing a false police report. He was convicted on March 10, 2022, and sentenced to serve 150 days in the Cook County jail. His family feared for his mental health when he was admitted to a psych ward.
But in November 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Jussie’s conviction. He later agreed to pay $50,000 to a Chicago charity.
