Who is Jabari Redd? All about Jussie Smollett's boyfriend as they got engaged

On June 20, former Empire star Jussie Smollett revealed that he proposed to his boyfriend, Jabari Redd. Smollett took to Instagram to post a carousel with the caption

"I'll be spending my birthday with my Fiance...He said YES (ring emoji)."

The series of images included a frame-by-frame timeline of Smollett proposing to Redd.

As per IMDB, Jabari Redd is an award-winning, multifaceted artist born in Long Island, New York. He made contributions to Showtime's hit show, The Chi. His performance as D.C. in the hit film B-Boy Blues brought Redd a GLAAD nomination for Outstanding Film and a victory from the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) for Fan Favorite/Best Feature.

Redd served as a producer in hit music videos such as Soulja Boy's Rick and Morty, She Makes It Clap, and She Makes It Clap Remix Ft. French Montana. He has also worked on Lil Wayne's producing team at the Young Money Uproar Hip Hop Festival at LA Memorial Coliseum. As per Jabari's LinkedIn account, he was a senior producer at Raging Nation Films from February 2019 to September 2023. His other work experience includes roles as an aquatics manager, neurology visiting research scholar, and head lifeguard/swim instructor.

More about Jussie Smollett and Jabari Redd

American actor and singer Jussie Smollett recently proposed to his boyfriend, Jabari Redd, as per Smollett's latest Instagram post. His announcement posts featured images of him getting down on one knee, with the next image featuring Redd brimming with happiness.

A third image featured Smollett placing a ring on Redd's finger, and the newly engaged couple hugging. More pictures showed the couple celebrating the engagement with laughter and champagne.

Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer best known for playing Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire. During the time he played Lyon, in 2019, Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two men late at night while he was on his way from a Subway sandwich shop.

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Smollett claimed that the two men yelled racist and homophobic slurs, put a rope around his neck, and doused him with bleach. Prosecutors alleged that Jussie Smollett staged the attack for media attention and paid $3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola "Bola" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, for helping him pull it off. In May 2019, Smollett settled a civil lawsuit with the City of Chicago and agreed to pay $50,000 to charity and has maintained his innocence.

This settlement resolved the city's attempt to recoup costs from its investigation into Smollett's claim of a hate crime, which authorities alleged was staged. Despite the settlement, Jussie Smollett has consistently maintained his innocence.

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