Jussie smollett is gay

Actors Jussie Smollett and boyfriend Jabari Redd are engaged. Follow Newsbeat on InstagramFacebook and Twitter. During a guest appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Jussie Smollett, the actor who plays Lucious Lyon’s gay son Jamal on Fox’s hit drama “Empire” came out publicly as a gay man. On stage, before singing, he fought back tears as he told fans: "I had to be here tonight, y'all. We are gay.

Jussie Smollett is headed down the aisle! So now, let's do it. In real life, Smollett's sexuality. Both men shared a series of photos on their respective Instagram accounts. Just over a year ago, the Empire star was living a relatively quiet life, but when he was thrust into instant fame after the Fox show premiered, he. Before leaving the stage the artist said: "We are proud. Smollett's co-star Malik Yoba made headlines last week when several media outlets and fans accused him of inadvertently outing the actor during an interview with In a statement to.

Empire actor Jussie Smollett's performed for the first time since his attack telling fans he'll always stand for love. Skip to content. On Friday, the year-old actor revealed in an Instagram post that he proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, who promptly accepted. And I hope that you all will stand with me.

  • Jussie Smollett is engaged! The "Empire" alum revealed the big news on Instagram over the weekend, posting a series of photos from his proposal to boyfriend Jabari Redd.

    • Jussie Smollett Tapped to Host New Season of ‘AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange’. On Friday, the year-old actor revealed in an Instagram post that he proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, who promptly accepted. This just in! I can't let [them] win. I'm not fully healed yet, but I'm going to. Listen to Newsbeat live at and every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here.

    The slogan was used by Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign. Both men shared a series of photos on their respective Instagram accounts. “That does not mean that. No arrests have been made, and police have not found surveillance video of the attack, though they found footage of Jussie walking home with the rope around his neck.

    This just in! They show Smollett, who turned 43 on Saturday. Share Save. Actors Jussie Smollett and boyfriend Jabari Redd are engaged. Jussie Smollett has had a whirlwind of a year. Jussie Smollett is headed down the aisle! His family and others had urged him to cancel the show while he recovers and police investigate. The concert had been planned for a long time before the incident. “You’re not going to tell me that loving someone is wrong,” he said.

    They show Smollett, who turned 43 on Saturday. While Jussie's had a huge amount of support, others have questioned his version of what happened. I will never stand for anything other than that," said the openly gay actor. Jussie Smollett popped the question to his boyfriend Jabari Redd, seven months after the Empire alum’s conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime was overturned by an Illinois Supreme Court.

    On the show, he plays Jamal Lyon, a gay singer and the middle son of Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) battling his father's homophobia. Police are searching for two men who punched him, poured a "chemical substance" over him and put a rope around his neck in a suspected racist and homophobic attack.

    Getty Images. Empire's Jussie Smollett: I will always stand for love. He glanced at the balcony: "I'm sure my lawyer's sitting up there like.