Jussie Smollett is engaged: ‘He said yes’

Jussie Smollett Is engaged!

On Friday, June 20, the former Empire Star revealed that he asked the question to his boyfriend, Jabari Redd.

“I’m going to spend my birthday with my hubby … He said yes. 💍,” Smollett, who turns 43 on Saturday, June 21st, captions one Instagram carousel.

The series of photos showed a RAM-FRAM-Time line for how B-Boy Blues Director pulled off the proposal.

Redd ended on a street near a restaurant, Redd seemed pleasantly surprised when Smollett came down on one knee and smiles as well. The next picture showed more of Redd’s reaction when he seemed to scream with happiness and lifted his hands to his face.

The third photo showed that Smollett officially placed a ring on his hubby, and the fourth showed the recently engaged couple who hugged.

Two pictures that followed were filled with laughter, even a little champagne, and the announcement ended with a close -up of the ring on Redd’s hand.

“Screams of tears of joy! All my heart loves you both @Jussiemollett. Welcome to the family @jabartedddd. ❤, “Smollett’s younger sister, actress Jurne Smollettcommented.

His other sister, jazz smollett, added, “😝 😝🏾🏾🏾🏾🏾🏾🏾i was waitinggggggg!

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Jussie’s famous friends also agreed to wish him well.

“My children ❤ Empire costs, Taraji P. Hensoncommented.

IN Lee Daniels-Helmed Drama, who ran for five seasons from 2015, played Jussie on the screen for the Golden Globe Award winner, 54.

It was during his time on the series when Jussie claimed that January 29, 2019, while he was on his way home from a Subway Sandwich Shop, he was attacked by Two men Late at night. He claimed they screamed racist and homophobic slurs, put a rope around your neck and doused him with bleach.

Prosecutors claimed that he arranged the attack to get media attention and devoted $ 3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola “Bola” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, to help him pull it off. In November 2024, The Supreme Court of Illinois turned the criminal judges against himDecided that his rights violated when a special prosecutor persecuted charges after the Cook County State lawyer previously lost them. In May, he decided a civil trial with the city of Chicago, Agree to pay $ 50,000 to charity. He has maintained its innocence.

Spoken to PEOPLE about his second leader, The lost HollidayIn September 2024, Jussie said that Henson is someone who has “been there for me from the first day.”

Jussie directed not only the movie but also stars along with Redd as a character called Jason Holliday.

His now fiancé was thrown as his partner Damien, who was tragically killed. The movie stars too Vivica A. Fox Like Cassandra, Dami’s foreign mother, traveling to Los Angeles to plan her son’s funeral.

“It’s such a hopeful movie,” Jussie told People in September 2024. “I think that’s how I really get from this movie for my own life, is it so hopeful. It so,” Well, how will the next day be? How will tomorrow give me? “It can give something big, it can give you something that is not so good, but it’s about what you do with (it).”