{"id":249538,"date":"2026-07-01T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/karamo-brown-jussie-smollett-are-dating\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:17:28","slug":"karamo-brown-jussie-smollett-are-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/karamo-brown-jussie-smollett-are-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Karamo Brown &#038; Jussie Smollett Are DATING!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is the pairing that, truly, no one expected.<\/p>\n<p>Karamo Brown is a former star of Netflix\u2019s <em>Queer Eye<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jussie Smollett is an actor who is arguably better known for a legal controversy than he was for his work on <em>Empire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Brown is gushing over their newly revealed relationship, predicting that they may one day marry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Karamo Brown speaks on a podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-558173 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2018Queer Eye\u2019 alum Karamo Brown speaks on the \u2018Reality With The King\u2019 podcast.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-s-a-fun-thing-to-reveal-at-the-end-of-pride\">That\u2019s a fun thing to reveal at the end of Pride<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday, June 30, was the final day of Pride Month 2026. (This year, particularly, the \u201cJuly is Wrath Month\u201d joke feels less like a joke.)<\/p>\n<p>As what many felt was some sort of practical joke, Karamo Brown sat down on Carlos King\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TkpY3qF8sA4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Reality With The King<\/em> podcast<\/a> to share some surprising news.<\/p>\n<p>He says that he has found the love of his life in Jussie Smollett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do believe this is going to be my husband,\u201d Brown shared. <\/p>\n<p>He affirmed: \u201cI believe this is going to be my forever person.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KARAMO: The REAL Reason I Left Queer Eye and WHO is his new love?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkpY3qF8sA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mere hours earlier, reports had dished that Brown and Smollett were dating.<\/p>\n<p>The clues, it seem, came from the couple having dined with Karamo Brown\u2019s mother for lunch in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>After the fact, they ran errands and even went on a reportedly romantic hike through Runyon Canyon together.<\/p>\n<p>Could two people do these things without dating? Of course.<\/p>\n<p>But Brown\u2019s interview makes it pretty clear that, no, they\u2019re not just good friends hanging out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Karamo Brown gestures on a podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-558174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Karamo Brown gestures on a podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-558174 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0701_karamobrown_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To the best of his recollection, Karamo Brown describes his experiences with the \u2018Queer Eye\u2019 casting process.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-have-they-been-dating\">How long have they been dating?<\/h2>\n<p>Smollett and his former fiance, Jabari Redd, were together for almost three years.<\/p>\n<p>However, they recently called off their engagement and broke up altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brown\u2019s last relationship was with photographer Carlos Medel.<\/p>\n<p>Those two got together back in 2021, only to break up over a year ago \u2014 in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like the timing (and personalities, and more) were just right for them to find each other.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ76loVklZ4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Both Brown and Smollett have been at the center of controversy, for wildly different reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Brown has made some unorthodox choices, from expressing a willingness to meet with Mike Pence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/karamo-brown-queer-eye-absence-bullied-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abruptly skipping a <em>Queer Eye<\/em> interview<\/a>, blindsiding his former co-stars in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett, more famously, reported in January 2019 that he had been the victim of a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p>Police would go on to claim that their investigation showed that he was lying. A years-long legal battle ensued, with some considering him too controversial.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, perhaps they both really have found their forever person. Good for them!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/karamo-brown-jussie-smollett-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the pairing that, truly, no one expected. Karamo Brown is a former star of Netflix\u2019s Queer Eye. Jussie Smollett is an actor who is arguably better known for a legal controversy than he was for his work on Empire. 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