Jussie Smollett has a special someone in his life.

The "Empire" star got engaged to actor Jabari Redd earlier this year. The couple announced the happy news in a June Instagram post, sharing photos of the moment that Smollett popped the question in Florence, Italy.

Smollett penned the caption, “I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé… He said YES.”

Smollett first addressed his sexuality in 2015, when his “ Empire” character, Jamal Lyon, came out as gay .

Smollett, in an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, declined to talk about his personal life in detail. But in a backstage interview with DeGeneres filmed on camera, he came out .

“There is no closet. There’s never been a closet ... I don’t talk about my personal life but that is in no way to deny or hide who God made me

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