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Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett refuses to confirm he's official with Karamo Brown… after passionately smooching Queer Eye star at airport

Jussie Smollett's lips were sealed about his connection to Queer Eye star Karamo Brown when he was spotted enjoying lunch with a friend in Los Angeles on Wednes...

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July 2, 2026

's lips were sealed about his connection to Queer Eye star Karamo Brown when he was spotted enjoying lunch with a friend in on Wednesday.

Smollett – whose conviction for lying to police about a faked hate was – was seen chatting with a male friend outside a restaurant in LA before he headed back to his SUV and drove away.

In video from the outing, the 44-year-old former Empire star was asked about the status of his relationship with Brown, 45, after they were at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday.

'It's all love,' Smollett replied cryptically before closing the door.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Smollett's representatives for comment but has not yet received a response.

Smollett was dressed in a casual, sporty ensemble for the lunch meet-up, including a bright yellow T-shirt highlighting his fit physique.

Jussie Smollett's lips were sealed about his connection to Queer Eye star Karamo Brown when he was spotted enjoying lunch with a friend in Los Angeles on Wednesday

Smollett – whose conviction for lying to police about a faked hate crime was overturned in 2024 by the Illinois Supreme Court – was seen chatting with a male friend outside a restaurant in LA before he headed back to his SUV and drove away

In video from the outing, the 44-year-old former Empire star was asked about the status of his relationship with Brown, 45, after they were caught sharing a passionate kiss at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday

The TV star wore a set of beige Adidas trainers and carried a small black jacket and bag while wearing sleek aviator sunglasses.

Smollett appeared to take his relationship with Brown public the day before, when they were pictured outside the transportation hub at LAX as they embraced and locked lips.

'It's all love,' Smollett replied cryptically when asked about this alleged relationship with Brown, before closing his car door

The actor appeared to be deep in conversation with a friend that he met for lunch

Smollett was dressed in a casual, sporty ensemble for the lunch meet-up, including a bright yellow T-shirt highlighting his fit physique

The TV star wore a set of beige Adidas trainers and carried a small black jacket and bag while wearing sleek aviator sunglasses

Smollett appeared to take his relationship with Brown public the day before, when they were pictured outside the transportation hub at LAX as they embraced and locked lips

Brown appears to see his alleged relationship with Smollett going the distance and potentially leading to marriage.

In an interview with Reality with The King, Brown said he was '100-percent sure' that his boyfriend was the one as he gushed profusely about his new partner.

Smollett (pictured on Empire) was convicted for lying to police in 2021, only to have his conviction overturned in 2024 by the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled that his Fifth Amendment rights had been violated because he took a plea deal under which prosecutors agreed not to charge him

Brown's rift with his Queer Eye castmates was unveiled earlier this year, a feud that was in part started due to a conversation his co-stars had that was overheard by his mother

The Illinois Supreme Court justices ultimately decided that the decision to charge the TV star again violated the deal he had agreed to and his constitutional rights.

Brown, meanwhile, has endured a difficult year that also made headlines.

explaining his absence from a scheduled interview with them, Brown said: 'Though the show is ending, I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can't be there today.'

Brown has since said the falling-out was due in part to a conversation his castmates had about him behind his back, which his mother overheard.

'The thing I know is the tears I saw in my mother's eyes,' he told People. '[She kept repeating], "I thought they were your friends." It made me realize I can no longer stay silent about how often I was made to feel like an outsider.'

Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett refuses to confirm he's official with Karamo Brown… after passionately smooching Queer Eye star at airport

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