You’ve no doubt heard by now that Jaden Smith and Tyler the Creator are boyfriends. The 20-year-old performer made the big announcement during a recent show, although judging by his delivery and Tyler’s reaction, we’re guessing the gesture was more symbolic than literal.
“I just want to say Tyler the Creator is the best friend in the whole world and I love him so f*cking much,” Smith said. “And I want to tell you guys something… Tyler doesn’t want to say, but Tyler is my motherf*cking boyfriend, and he’s been my motherf*cking boyfriend my whole f*cking life. Tyler the Creator is my f*cking boyfriend! It’s true!”
And the crowd went wild.
Watch.
He followed up the big announcement with a tweet:
Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now.
— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) November 12, 2018
Prompting Tyler to respond:
hahaha you a crazy nigga man
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 12, 2018
A few hours later, Tyler wrote another tweet:
i feel freeeeeee
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 12, 2018
It’s pretty clear the guys are just playing around and drumming up some publicity for Jaden’s new album, but that didn’t stop Twitter from celebrating the new “couple”:
Jaden Smith just announced that Tyler the creator is his boyfriend and let me just say I am SHOOK.
— Envy? (@MoMelaninMoPrbz) November 12, 2018
So jaden smith is bisexual guys
— ????? ?????$$ (@trapvalore) November 12, 2018
Me hearing Jaden Smith and Tyler the Creator are dating pic.twitter.com/U1kwXqXQn9
— Tail Tip Bastard (@Humble_Squid) November 12, 2018
when jaden smith said “tyler the creator is my motherfucking boyfriend” i felt that
— ??????? ? (@ruchikalovee) November 12, 2018
Tyler the Creator Nd Jaden Smith are dating and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
But that shit gay.
— Wave_Papi ? (@DTP_DRIP) November 12, 2018
Why is everyone calling Jaden smith gay, like bi isn't a thing, it's real, yall just gotta open your mind a lil pic.twitter.com/GT2RVajXhb
— Bøhemian.Papi ??? ?? (@HemianPapi) November 12, 2018
???TYLER, THE CRETOR AND JADEN SMITH ARE DATING!!!
THIS IS THE GRAND FINALE OF 20GAYTEEN WE DESERVE???— isabella?? (@isabellahempel) November 12, 2018
jaden smith just admitted hes dating tyler the creator and i want you guys to know i am stanning that shit
— pondscum. (@taralee97) November 12, 2018
jaden smith: “IM TYLERS MOTHERFUCKIN BOYFRIEND”
tylers white boys: pic.twitter.com/u0aHJfkF8A
— lol what (@AlyjahTravis) November 12, 2018
Jaden Smith is dating Tyler bitch THIS SHIT IS BEAUTIFUL
— mon???? (@hesmediciine) November 12, 2018
But not everyone’s buying into the hype…
Me acting fake surprise that jaden smith is gay pic.twitter.com/TDnJYS1s23
— Trapp Money Brittany ? (@Br1tany_14) November 12, 2018
Jaden Smith has been openly bisexual since the nigga was modeling dresses and wearing cheetah print skinny jeans, yall can stop acting fake shook
— ???? ???? ????? ? (@PrydeKnxwledge) November 12, 2018
People are really shocked that Jaden Smith is bi? pic.twitter.com/wCUbaPgXfn
— joanne (@BROCKSQUADD) November 12, 2018
If Jaden Smith really is gay and dating tyler the creator, he’s gaining a lot of new fans and losing some old ones. If he isn’t, young twitter coming for his head for joking about it.
Either way he’s got the headlines right before he drops. He learned from Kanye’s method ?
— ???? ?. ?? (@MattJ_33) November 12, 2018
Jaden Smith says anything for attention. Everybody wants to play gay until it’s time to get fucked. pic.twitter.com/bgsKLmIkrq
— ????. (@MrFlyyyGuyyy) November 12, 2018
Can’t believe that y’all think Jaden smith is gay Bc he called Tyler his boyfriend smh
— Ammar (@_vmmvr) November 12, 2018
Jaden Smith yelled out “Tyler the Creator is my fucking boyfriend” but I know that shit ain’t true cause they both don’t like dating Black people. pic.twitter.com/FS9zLSIC45
— ???? ????’? ??*?? (@oluwablk) November 12, 2018
I think it’s a joke,
But either way it’s chill— SunKissXout? (@1313xout) November 12, 2018
Jaden Smith spilling tea or just playing hmmm I wonder ???????????? pic.twitter.com/kjsX2zQotP
— ?å????_??? (@_NOSTALGIA_B) November 12, 2018
I don't believe "Jaden Smith" until he comes out at the Red Table with his mom and grandmother pic.twitter.com/RNl9apZiSN
— Finding Negro (@FindingNegroe) November 12, 2018
Related: WATCH: Jaden Smith introduces his famous boyfriend, crowd goes wild
QueerTruth
Honestly… no one cares. Stop trying to make it happen
kevininbuffalo
“The whole world”? Most of the world has never heard of these 2 and could care less.
joechuck54
Yep.
I couldn’t care less.
Bryguyf69
Then don’t post!!! Please read my post on why you’re a self-defeating hypocrite. By reading and posting, you actually ENCOURAGE Queerty to post more on this topic in which you CLAIM to have no interest.
Me thinks the lady doth protest too much!
Annaronimo
Bryguyf69 is right. If you don’t care, don’t post. Posting is absolutely making a liar of you.
M0mMouse
Bryguyf69 your post LITERALLY defeats the purpose of the post? WTF?
Other than that I guess I am old because I find it ex exceptionally pretentious to name yourself “the Creator”. If there is any truth to them being in a relationship it is SOOO not ok to announce it without the consent of Tyler.
And I am so done with the idea that you can be bisexual while you have a partner of the opposite gender but as soon as you have a same gender partner you are gay. It is ridiculous. I have identified as a bisexual since the mid 1990’s and recently realized that a more appropriate identity for me is pansexual. During the last 20+ years I have been in monogamous relationships with men and women as well as in polyamorous relationships with 1 or more partners who identify as male or female at the same time. I am not in a phase, I won’t “make up my mind” one day… This is who I am. Jaden Smith has been openly bisexual and gender-nonconforming for a while now. Let Jaden be Jaden and don’t try to pretend that you know better than they do who they are and that their orientation or gender identity is in any way your business.
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Charlie in Charge
I truly do not understand the impulse to click on an article and add the comment that you don’t care. Why are you taking time out of your day to be sour to someone?
pharaon.em.joe
To let queerty know that they are not interested in such news.
Bryguyf69
You’re absolutely right. I don’t understand these Drama Queens who feel a need to announce their displeasure before exiting — just like an operatic caricature. They feel a need to make a Grand Entrance and then a dramatic Grand Exit with an egocentric monologue. Why not just ignore the article or leave quietly after reading? The title makes it perfectly clear what the topic is. If you’re not interested, ignore it. Bye, Felicia!
Bryguyf69
@pharaon.em.joe – That’s stupid and self-defeating. Seriously, it’s stupid because Queerty doesn’t give a damn. When was the last time you saw one of their writers respond? Here’s the real deal: These sites are mostly run by software. For example, your posts are automatically blocked if they contain links or certain words. And most importantly, it’s a business so the computer tallies up clicks and views (hence the term, “clickbait”). The more views a site has, the more it costs advertisers, increasing the site’s revenue. As such, each page is also tallied — as is activity, and often, view time. In other words, the more activity on a page — including pointless bitchy complaints like, “Who cares?” — the more the topic is worth. That tells the owners to post MORE on the topic. So posting stupid complaints actually show the computer that you DO care. And that the page gets views and activity, which is what advertisers want.
BOTTOM LINE: YOU DRAMA QUEENS WHO FEEL AN EGOCENTRIC NEED TO POST POINTLESS COMPLAINTS ARE SELF-DEFEATING. You are actually expressing an interest and filling Queerty’s wallets, thus encouraging them to post MORE on this topic in which you claim no interest. HYPOCRITES.
Donston
Typical Twitter response. Only a small percentage of people actually comprehended that it was a joke/a reach for attention and then quickly dismissed it. Another portion was easily fooled. Another portion is so desperate for out an out black male celeb couple that they’re hoping it’s true. Another portion wants to indulge another identity debate: “No, he’s not gay. He’s probably bi. Gay and bi are absolutely opposite things. And you can’t be ‘gay’ unless you’re completely 100% homosexual and have only ever dated and had sexual contact with someone of your cis gender for your entire life”. Even though neither dude identifies as anything.
Kion’s comment was cute and cutting but also kind of ignorant. Some people who have greater romantic and relationship fulfillment towards their gender are not all that into gay sex. As much as so many people on social media claim to be “woke” perhaps the majority have huge gaps in their knowledge, are really gullible and easy to troll, are super petty, and are agenda driven. I will say that “Brad Pitt’s Whore” hit it on the nail. Neither dude is trying to be a black person. So, I knew this was BS even before I clicked on yesterday’s article.
Now watch all these people start going in on him with “gay baiting” claims because they weren’t astute enough to see through something that was fairly transparent.
masterwill7
“And you can’t be ‘gay’ unless you’re completely 100% homosexual and have only ever dated and had sexual contact with someone of your cis gender for your entire life”.”
Did you made this up yourself? Because it’s not true.. Been with a girl for 6 years, then switched sides.. I can tell you for a fact, I’m 100% gay now! 😉
missannethrope
“No, he’s not gay. He’s probably bi. Gay and bi are absolutely opposite things. And you can’t be ‘gay’ unless you’re completely 100% homosexual and have only ever dated and had sexual contact with someone of your cis gender for your entire life?”
Two ridiculous things:
1. Gay & bi are absolutely opposite. How do you figure? I think of sexuality as sort of a sliding scale & bi would be between straight and gay. Straight would be the absolute opposite of you have to pick one.
2. You can’t be ‘gay’ unless… my uncle was married & had 2 kids before he figured it out (or let himself admit it – they did grow up catholic). He is definitely gay now & has been with his partner for 15 years.
Donston
Masterwill7, that made-up quote was meant to reflect many of the petty debates on social media. Twitter is one of the more odd places when it comes to lgbtq etc. topics. A lot of people who claim to be “supporters” and have a lot of knowledge merely just push agenda and identity all day. And almost every time a celebrity comes out to whatever capacity and doesn’t identify as gay or bi the main conversation quickly becomes whether they’re gay or bi and people arguing over what exactly “gay” and “bi” mean.
Missannethrope, there are a lot of people who consider “gay” to just mean having overall same-sex preferences rather than being “homosexual”. To some it means preferring a same-sex romantic and life partner and doesn’t have much to do with sex at all. Some people include trans people on the gay train. Some don’t. To some it’s about “lifestyle” and “behavior”. To some it’s about your inherent self. To some people you can never be “gay” if you’re not 100% homosexual and have ever had any attractions or romantic feeling or sexual experiences beyond your cis gender. For some you can be “gay” while also being bi, pan, fluid, etc. as well. Some people don’t equate “straight” as meaning 100% inherently hetero. Then there’s the debate over what exactly does “queer” means.
It’s pretty silly and convoluted stuff that’s fairly persistent in the realm of “queer social media”. The focus should be less on what someone wants to call themselves and where they fit on the spectrum and more on supporting someone being themselves and striving for happiness. But Twitter, more so than any social media, is often driven by social and identity politics and group-think.
Bob LaBlah
Considering Jaden’s past choices of attire its not hard to figure who wears the skirt in the family. lol
Peter Cintron
It is what it is. I simply do not care. None of my business. Let him live. Leave your prejudices behind.
cjc1414
I don’t think anyone needed this talentless twit to come out as gay, it has always been very obvious. The gay gene is carried by both his parents. Never heard of Tyler and don’t think of either of them as relevant.
Annaronimo
Everyone carries ‘the gay gene’ if that’s how you want to put it. What a stupid comment to make. And what arrogance to believe you’re the arbiter of what’s relevant to society and popular culture.
Kieran
“I just want to say Tyler the Creator is the best friend in the whole world and I love him so f*cking much,” Smith said. “And I want to tell you guys something… Tyler doesn’t want to say, but Tyler is my motherf*cking boyfriend, and he’s been my motherf*cking boyfriend my whole f*cking life. Tyler the Creator is my f*cking boyfriend! It’s true!”
And the homophobes (predictably) went wild. But who cares?
Juanjo
And the trolls line up to pile on their vitriol, proclaiming how they did not care enough to note the actions of these two and then post a comment showing that apparently, they do care. Bunch of tired old queens who have no idea about anything or anyone who has been popular since around 1985.
Bob LaBlah
I sure wish he (Jaden) gave more details regarding Tyler’s “specifics” and positions.
Kangol
Exactly. Because if you didn’t give a damn about either of these two, why post on here at all?
Jaden and Tyler are friends, that’s been established. Tyler even said Jaden sent him d!ck pics. Whatever their sexuality, Jaden’s playing around here, and many in the audience are clearly cheering rather than jeering at the prospect of these two being close friends and possibly in a relationship.
The main problem is that Tyler likes white twinks, as he’s expressed more than once. Jaden also doesn’t seem to be that interested in other black people his age of either gender. But hey, maybe they’ll click, hook up, and if so, how much do you want to bet that Queerty won’t cover it?
Donston
Tyler said he asked for dick pics, not that he actually received them.
Are you implying that Queerty won’t cover them if they become a legit couple? They already do a lot of Jaden articles even though he’s never openly dated a guy and has shown no real sexual or romantic interests in guys. Tyler has been persistently posted about ever since he semi came out. However, this site (like a lot of “gay media”) does tend to focus on the same three or four guys, and hyper focus on speculation and hetero-leaning dudes rather than actually covering and supporting real same-sex relationships (outside of Dustin and Tom). But they’d cover the hell out of them if they became a fo’ real couple if only to make sure people don’t scream “racism”.
Bryguyf69
The people here who dismissively write, “Who cares?’ are incredibly ignorant and egocentric. You do realize that there’s a big world out there that doesn’t revolve around YOUR tastes or name recognition, right? To answer your silly rhetorical question, just look at the Twitter response. One of Tyler’s replies has 102,000 likes, and 22,000 follow up comments. And counting. THAT’S who cares.
As such, forget your own little world and look at the larger picture. Here are two famous Hip Hop artists with huge followings joking about a gay relationship WITHOUT any negative connotations. Even the fact that they’re so loudly expressing platonic male love is epic. Not long ago, that same community was going, “No homo!” at any hint of male bonding. Let’s face it: Hip Hop is the most violently homophobic genre in the performing arts (Country is/was homophobic but not violently so. Unlike Hip Hop, you don’t have lyrics encouraging gaybashing).
And let’s not forget that Jaden’s dad, Will Smith, is arguably the most powerful actor in Hollywood. Forbes rated him as the most bankable actor in 2014, and he still holds several records for movie earnings, e.g. he is the only actor to have 8 consecutive films earn over $100 million domestically, and 8 consecutive films that opened at #1. So yes, as the most famous Smith offspring, people DO care about what Jaden Smith has to say.
Both Jaden Smith and Tyler the Creator have a huge influence on Hip Hop culture, especially on younger fans. If you want to change the genre’s homophobia, you’d be thankful that artists like them are at the helm. And that the crowds are reacting positively.
As an aside, Will Smith was actually accused of homophobia when he expressed reservation in playing the gay lead in Six Degrees of Separation. I believe he wanted to downplay the gay aspect. But he was young and it was a different era. Raised Baptist and Catholic, Smith now identifies as non-religious and has expressed support for marriage equality. No longer dependent on Hip Hop culture for his income, I have no doubt that he’d wholeheartedly accept Jaden, if he was indeed gay.
SO THAT IS WHY THIS MATTERS, even if you’ve never heard of them!!!!
Donston
I agree to some capacity. This type of stuff represents a bit of progression and ease within the “black community”. But Tyler and Jaden aren’t all that connected to hip-hop culture. Tyler has been living in a glass closet for quite a while. And he still seems to have a lot of discomfort expressing his passion and romantic feelings towards dudes. (Musically, the little that he’s done that has been homo-erotic has been laced with violence, bitterness and/or sarcasm). While Jaden was raised by Hollywood and Hollywood parents not hip-hop. He’s not “hip hop”. He hasn’t made any type of dent with his music. And he has always gotten a kick out of gender and sexual “non-conformity”. This isn’t new for him. Also, this whole thing was all about Jaden. Tyler didn’t indulged any of it, even from a joking standpoint.
I do get what you’re saying and agree to some degree, but Tyler and Jaden have always been seen as outsider “queers”. And many see them as talent-less and “troubled”. So, it’s perhaps not quite as big of a moment as you’re selling it to be.
nm4047
until I googled the names, I had NFI who either was, but now I’m guessing 1 is copying the fathers way to garnish publicity when no-one is listening, rumours have circulated and still do on Will and his wife being a marriage of convenience, kept their names in the focus of a gossip fascinated world.
Annaronimo
Yeah rumours continue to circulate, because nasty people still make snide comments on the internet about things they know nothing about. It’s no one’s business what their relationship is, and it’s completely irrelevant to anyone but them.
ShowMeGuy
He’s a “performer” alright. All hype and no hope.
scubooty
Good thing Jaden got that tight little body.
Sort of looks like he is not of this planet.
Planet Bleach.
frankcar1965
Lick that little tight booty!!!! And shut up.