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Jussie Smollett celebrated his birthday with a grand gesture.
On the day before his birthday, the Empire alum revealed that he popped the question to his boyfriend Jabari Redd by sharing a series of photos from the sweet engagement.
“I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé,” Jussie captioned a June 20 Instagram post alongside several photos of the actor getting down on one knee outside of what seems to be a restaurant. “He said YES.”
And moments after the big announcement, the 43-year-old’s family and friends were quick to offer their congratulations in the comments.
“Screaming with tears of joy,” Jussie’s little sister Jurnee Smollett gushed. “My whole heart loves both of you @jussiesmollett. Welcome to the family @jabriredd.”
For her part, their other sister Jazz Smollett echoed the sentiment in a message of her own.
“Yaaaass,” the 45-year-old wrote in the comments. “Welcome to the family Jabari!!! Love y’all!! Sooooo happy for you both!”
Even Jussie’s former Empire costar Taraji P. Henson chimed in by adding, “My babies,” while Halle Berry showed her support by sharing a few simple hearts as well as a fire emoji.
The happy news comes seven months after the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie’s criminal conviction on five counts of disorderly conduct after he was accused of falsely reporting a hate crime, for which he was sentenced to 150 days in jail in 2022. He was released after six days behind bars after his lawyer appealed his conviction.
"Today we resolve a question about the State's responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants,” the court wrote in its decision last November, as seen in documents obtained by E! News. “We hold that a second prosecution under these circumstances is a due process violation, and we therefore reverse defendant's conviction."
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Ultimately, the state high court ruled that the Mighty Ducks actor should not have been charged after he entered a non-prosecution agreement with the State Attorney’s Office in Cook County. The court also noted it had remanded the case back to the circuit court to enter a judgement of dismissal.
Since the controversy—which saw the celeb accused of paying two brothers $2,500 to stage the hate crime—Jussie announced he would be donating $50,000 as part of a settlement with the city of Chicago, as well as an additional $10,000 on top of that.
“Though I was exonerated by the Illinois Supreme Court in a unanimous decision and the civil case will now be dismissed, I’m aware that it will not change everyone’s mind about me or the attack I experienced,” he wrote on Instagram last month. “Despite arduous and expensive attempts to punish me, I am innocent in the eyes of God and our criminal justice system. What I have to do now is move forward.”
While Jussie and Jabari prepare to embark on their new journey together, keep reading to see which celebs tied the knot in 2025.
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Aaron Rodgers
In June, the NFL quarterback confirmed that he got married to a woman named Brittani.
“It’s a wedding ring,” Aaron told a reporter who congratulated him after the first Pittsburg Steelers practice. “Thank you.”
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Michelle Young & Jack Leius
The Bachelorette alum and the sales consultant tied the knot on June 7 in a Minnesota ceremony.
“It’s been a whirlwind of emotions, and our cheeks may get stuck from smiling so big,” Michelle shared with People in an interview published June 12. “So many fun moments and funny stories.”
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Jack Wagner & Michelle Wolf
The General Hospital star and the musician said "I do" in a private ceremony after four years of dating.
“We did it!!!!!!” Michelle gushed on Instagram May 31. “MARRIED in front of our little family!!”
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Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Allen
On May 31, the Sinners actress married the Buffalo Bills quarterback in a stunning California ceremony after two years of dating.
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Demi Lovato & Jutes
The "Cool for the Summer" singer wore a Vivienne Westwood wedding dress as she tied the knot with the musician on May 25 in California.
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Zach Shallcross & Kaity Biggar
The Bachelor Nation couple married on May 23 at what Kaity called a "cute little chapel" in Texas.
Added Zach on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, "We kept it very intimate. Very private."
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Eric Murphy & Jasmin Lawrence
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are officially in-laws! The Nutty Professor alum's son eloped with the Bad Boys star's daughter in early May.
"Everybody was making their big wedding plans," Eddie explained on the May 29 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, "and then they decided they wanted to do something quiet with just the two of them."
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Cara Santana & Shannon Leto
The Vida actress married the 30 Seconds to Mars drummer on May 5 in front of a small but star-studded group of friends and family, including the groom's brother and bandmate Jared Leto.
"We invited only 50 people to make it an intimate wedding," Cara told Vogue Mexico. "It was untraditional, highly personalized, and SO much fun!"
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Ally Brooke & Will Bracey
The Fifth Harmony singer was more than worth during her May 3 wedding with the tour manager at Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
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Weston Cage Coppola & Jenifer Alexa Canter
The son of Nicolas Cage married his longtime friend in at The London West Hollywood in Beverly Hills on April 25.
Following their nuptials, Weston wrote on Instagram, "I am ineffably honored to announced that I am married to my twin flame just as the creator intended all along."
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Ioan Gruffudd & Bianca Wallace
The Fantastic Four actor tied the knot with the actress during an intimate beachside ceremony.
“Mr & Mrs Gruffudd,” the newlyweds captioned their joint Instagram post April 26, alongside a montage of their romantic nuptials. “Marriage now, wedding later.”
Javi Marroquin & Lauren Comeau
The Teen Mom star married his longtime love at Florida's Vero Beach on April 24. The ceremony was only attended by a handful of family members, including Javi's son Lincoln—who he shares with ex-wife Kailyn Lowry—as well as his and Lauren's kids Eli and Maizee.
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Jalen Hurts & Bryonna "Bry" Burrows
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback married the tech executive in early 2025, with Jalen sharing in his April cover story with Men’s Health, "You can call her my wife."
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Joe Exotic & Jorge Marquez
Amid his 21-year prison sentence, the Tiger King star (real name Joseph Maldonado) married his fellow inmate, who changed his moniker to Jorge Flores Maldonado.
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Kristen Stewart & Dylan Meyer
The Twilight alum said yes to loving the screenwriter for a thousand years at an April 20 wedding ceremony held at Los Angeles' Casita Del Campo Mexican restaurant.
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Tommy Bracco & Joey Macli
The Big Brother star wed his longtime love in a New York City ceremony April 19.
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Katie Thurston & Jeff Arcuri
One month after sharing her breast cancer diagnosis, the Bachelor Nation star announced she and the comedian got hitched at a backyard ceremony in New York.
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Melissa Rivers & Steve Mitchel
Joan Rivers' daughter officially tied the knot with the Los Angeles-based attorney in a Wyomming ceremony in March, just months after the couple's house burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires.
“We were going to cancel,” Melissa—who got engaged to Steve in November 2023—told People in an article published March 20. “I was tapping out, like ‘I just can’t do this.’ And that’s when my friends stepped in and said, ‘We are doing this’ because a number of people who are coming lost their homes too, and they were like, ‘Thank God we have this to look forward to.’”
And good thing, as the television host described their special day as "perfect."
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Jonathan Majors & Meagan Good
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Justin Theroux & Nicole Brydon Bloom
The Leftovers alum tied the knot with the the Gilded Age actress in Tulum, Mexico, on March 15.
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Gabby Windey & Robby Hoffman
In March, the Traitors star shared that she and the comedian got married in a private Las Vegas ceremony earlier in the year.
"It was the best," Gabby told Cosmopolitan in an interview published March 5. "In a weird way, it was giving Bachelor because there were roses everywhere. I never envisioned my wedding as a kid or anything, but that's part of what made this feel so right. Actually being there and feeling it, it was so us."
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Justine Lupe & Tyson Mason
The Nobody Wants This star tied the knot with the Detention actor at a Los Angeles courthouse on Feb. 18. In tow were the couple's baby girl Ellis, as well as their dog Lil.
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St. Vincent
While accepting the 2025 Grammy award for Best Rock Song, the "Broken Man" singer (real name Annie Clark) revealed she got hitched.
"Thank you to my beautiful wife Leah, our beautiful daughter," she shared, adding that "this record was obviously a labor of love."
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Michael Zegen & Jennifer Damiano
Meet the marvelous newlyweds! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actor and the Broadway star tied the knot at a New York ceremony in January, according to theater publicist Chelsea Nachman.
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Stephanie Rice & Mark Lassey
The Olympic swimmer married the pastor at a ceremony in Perth, Australia, on Jan. 10. "The day was everything we dreamed it would be—overflowing with love, joy, and the tangible presence of God," she wrote on Instagram. "It felt like heaven touched earth."
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Angelo Massagli & Caitlin Hale
The former School of Rock costars—who met as kids on the Jack Black movie, before reconnecting as adults pursuing careers outside of acting—tied the knot at a Jan. 4 ceremony attended by their castmates.
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Briana Cuoco & Brian Logan Dales
Kaley Cuoco officiated her sister's New Year's Eve wedding at the Cathedral of St. Vibiana in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the Big Bang Theory alum and fiancé Tom Pelphrey's daughter Matilda served as a flower girl.
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