Empire student Jussie Smollett is out of the market, proposing recently To associate Jabari Redd.
“I will spend my birthday with my fiancé,” Smollett wrote, 43, Instagram On Friday, June 20. Said yes 💍. “”
In pictures captured by professional photographer @artbyalyx, Smollett knew in front of an outdoor coffee for Redd’s surprise. After Redd said “Yes”, Smollett slipped a silver band with a single diamond in his left hand. The couple celebrated the occasion with champagne glasses.
The Jussie Sisters were among the biggest supporters of the couple.
“Happy birthday to my heart !!! my older brother, this photo makes me so happy !!!” Smollett Day He wrote through his Instagram stories. “Congratulations @jussiesmollett @jabarireredd ❤️. “”
Jazz smollettFor his part, he pointed through Instagram a comment that was also excited by the news.
“Yaaaass !!! Welcome to the family, Jabari !!!” Jazz, 45, wrote. “I love it! Sooooo happy for both of you! 🥰🥰🥰. “”

Jussie Smollett.
Pictures of Charley Gallay/Getty for Fashion Trust us)Jussie went out publicly as gay In 2015 during an interview with Ellen Degenerawho is also a member of the LGBTQIA+community.
“It was very, very important to me that, as the first performance and conversation program that was with you. You have been an inspiration for so many, but also for me,” Jussie said at that time. “What you have done in the LGBT community is a lot, in my opinion Michael Jackson He did with the black community, just that you are who you are. And it was only Michael and you are only Ellen, so it was really important to ensure -there is no closet. “”
He added: “There has never been a closet in which I have been. I do not have a closet, I have a dresser, but I do not have a closet, but I have a house, and this is my responsibility to protect this house.”
At that time, Jussie emphasized that he often chose “not talking about his personal life.”
“There is no doubt no closet I have ever been to, and I just wanted to make it clear,” he said. “It was the most important thing for me to leave -clearly in your program at this time in the world. And this is where I am.”
Four years later, Jussie was arrested for allegedly staging A racist and homophobic attack. He had stated that two men in Chicago were objective before being charged with staging the incident. Was accused of disorderly conduct to make a false police statement.
Smollett, on the other hand, did not declare guilty to the charges.
“Allow me to start by saying that I am fine. My body is strong, but my soul is stronger. What is most important, I mean thank you,” Smollett said in a statement of February 2019. “The departure of love and support of my people has meant more than I can ever put in words.
Jussie was initially found guilty of disorderly behaviors of crime before the charges were dropped. A special prosecutor accused him of a year later, claiming that Jussie knew “he was not a victim of a crime.” Jussie continued to maintain her innocence.
He was finally convicted of five counts of disorderly behavior during the trial of December 2021. Jussie was sentenced to 150 days in prison, fulfilling five before being released in the middle of an appeal. It The conviction was annulled In November 2024.