Jaden Smith has reiterated claims that Tyler, The Creator is his boyfriend.
During a recent performance, Smith told fans that the Flower Boy rapper was his "f*cking boyfriend", as Tyler himself watched from the crowd.
"I just wanna say Tyler, The Creator is the best friend in the world", he proclaimed. "And I love him so fucking much, and I wanna tell you guys something, I wanna tell you, Tyler doesn’t wanna say, but Tyler is my mother fucking boyfriend."
Now, while making an appearance on Beats 1 Radio on Friday, Smith seemingly confirmed their relationship once more.
Although he received criticism for the use of homophobic slurs during his Odd Future days, Tyler apparently came out on the 2017 album, Flower Boy.
On I Ain’t Got Time!, he rapped. "Next line will have them like, ‘woah’ / I been kissing white boys since 2004."
Another set of lyrics from the track ‘Garden Shed’ – which features Estelle – has also been highlighted by Uproxxx for how it covers the topic of secret love.
"That was real love I was in, ain’t no reason to pretend / All my friends was lost / They couldn’t read the signs / I didn’t wanna talk / I tell ’em my location and they ain’t want to walk."
Earlier this month, Jaden Smith surprised the crowds gathered to watch him perform with an unexpected statement. Smith, who was playing at Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles, spoke about rapper Tyler, The Creator - who was in the audience watching.
"I just wanna say Tyler, The Creator is the best friend in the world," he said to the crowd. "And I love him so f**king much, and I wanna tell you guys something."
"I wanna tell you, Tyler doesn’t wanna say, but Tyler is my motherf**king boyfriend. And he's been my motherf**king boyfriend my entire life.
"Tyler, The Creator is my mother f**king boyfriend, it's true!"
Video from the event showed Tyler's reaction, as he shook his head and laughed. Later on, Smith tweeted "Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now," but the tweet was deleted soon after - but not before he got a response.
While the comment, and the way it was said, could easily have been a joke - given the two men it involved, many believe that Jaden may be telling the truth. Jaden, known for his often-androgynous style of clothing, has been open about his sexuality, yet he hasn't seemed to confirm where exactly he lands on the spectrum. Tyler, meanwhile, is a little more complicated.
Tyler's earlier music was actually heavily criticised for its use of the homophobic slur "f**got," as well as numerous other offensive language that turned up on the album, Goblin. However, things seemed to have changed over the last few years. On his album Flower Boy, he alluded to his sexuality in a way that many fans have interpreted to be an admission that he wasn't straight.
Meanwhile, the comments he has made in public are often hard to read, given his tongue-in-cheek sense of humour. In one interview he said he would "100% would go gay for ’96 Leonardo DiCaprio", told the Rolling Stone that he was "gay as f**k", and even claimed he "tried to come out" but no one cared.
"It's still such a grey area with people, which is cool with me," Tyler said in a recent interview. "Even though I’m considered loud and out there, I’m private. Which is a weird dichotomy."
However, Jaden has not backed down from his original claim, despite Tyler's relative silence over the potential relationship. In an interview with Apple Music's Beats 1 Radio, he doubled down on his claim.
"I recently said that Tyler, the Creator is my boyfriend, and that's true," Smith said. "So, just so you know."
It's possible that, regardless of their own personal relationship statuses and sexuality, Jaden could still be making a joke out of it all. Smith has made many strange comments in the past, and this may be his way of poking fun at the speculation that surrounds Tyler's sexuality, and the sexuality of other celebrities who aren't so easily defined.
Earlier this week, Jaden Smith dropped an absolute bombshell during his performance at Flog Gnaw Carnival. In the middle of the LA show on Monday, Smith addressed rapper Tyler, The Creator - who was watching from the audience.
"I just wanna say Tyler, The Creator is the best friend in the world," he said to the crowd. "And I love him so f**king much, and I wanna tell you guys something."
"I wanna tell you, Tyler doesn’t wanna say, but Tyler is my motherf**king boyfriend. And he's been my motherf**king boyfriend my entire life.
"Tyler, The Creator is my mother f**king boyfriend, it's true!"
This, as you would expect, surprised many of the fans gathered that day. When he said those words, whether they were genuine or simply a joke, Tyler was seen shaking his head, mouthing "no" and laughing.
Smith later reiterated what he said on twitter, where he wrote: "Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now" - a tweet that was later deleted. Tyler later replied to say "hahaha you a crazy n**** man."
While Jaden has never spoken publicly about his sexuality, it has been a focus for many of Tyler's fans over the years. From jokes, such as when he said that he would "100% would go gay for ’96 Leonardo DiCaprio", to more straight-forward comments, such as the 2015 interview in which he claimed he was "gay as f**k," he has avoided giving a serious statement on the matter, like his friend and frequent collaborator Frank Ocean did in 2012.
There have been plenty of other signs though, including the tweet in which Tyler claimed he "tried to come out" but "no one cared".
Tyler's 2017 album Flower Boy made a few references to his sexuality, including the line from 'I Ain't Got Time', where he raps: "Next line will have ’em like, “Whoa” / I’ve been kissing white boys since 2004".
There are other potential allusions to this throughout the album, leading to many wanting to ask him about this subtext.
Earlier this year, Eminem was called out by some for homophobic language used on his title track from Kamikaze, in a line where he takes aim at Tyler. While he was criticised for this language, others quickly pointed out that Tyler's music isn't exactly free of this kind of language.
Most notably, in his 2011 album 'Goblin' he used the term "f****t" numerous times, as well as including other similar comments.
Whatever the speculation, Tyler seems to like to keep this side of his life separate from his public persona. Speaking to Fantastic Man recently, the rapper spoke about his sexuality and his fans interest in his personal life:
"It's still such a grey with people, which is cool with me.
"Even though I’m considered loud and out there, I’m private. Which is a weird dichotomy."
While Tyler has already replied to Jaden's comments, it's unlikely he'll be addressing them much further even if Smith is being genuine - given how Tyler tends to stay quiet about this part of his life.
On Sunday night, Jaden Smith stunned his audience - but this time, not with his singing.
In the middle of a show, the 20-year-old paused the performance to talk to the crowd, claiming that he was in a relationship with American rapper, Tyler, The Creator.
"I just wanna say Tyler, The Creator is the best friend in the world," he said. "And I love him so f**king much, and I wanna tell you guys something, I wanna tell you, Tyler doesn’t wanna say, but Tyler is my mother f**king boyfriend. And he's been my mother f**king boyfriend my entire life. Tyler, The Creator is my mother f**king boyfriend, it's true!"
The bombshell had the crowd cheering up a storm - that was, aside from his alleged partner, Tyler, The Creator.
As the camera panned to the Yonkers star, he could be spotted wearing a white mask and a red jumper, shaking his head and waving his arms, seemingly not impressed with Jaden's comments.
But his apparent denial couldn't stop the youngest son of Will Smith taking to social media after the show to repeat the claim. Writing on Twitter, he said: "Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now (sic)."
The rumour was well and truly in the air, all we had to do was wait for Tyler to confirm it.
The 27-year-old — real name Tyler Gregory Okonma — made his first public comment on the situation on Monday, turning to the comment section on Jaden's tweet to make his voice heard.
However, the Who Dat Boy star neither confirmed or denied the alleged relationship, just writing: "hahaha you a crazy n**** man (sic)".
Jaden has never spoken out about his sexuality before, but in the past has discussed being gender fluid.
Speaking to GQ about challenging gender stereotypes, he claimed that he saw no problem with men and women switching clothes.
"I don’t see man clothes and woman clothes," he said. "I feel like people are kind of confused about gender norms. I feel like people don’t really get it. I’m not saying that I get it, I’m just saying that I’ve never seen any distinction. If I wanna wear a dress, then I will, and that will set the new wave."
As for Tyler, the rapper has been criticised in the past for his use of homophobic slurs in his music. For example, his track A**Milk included the line: "Come take a stab at it, f****t, I pre-ordered your casket".
Despite this, rumours that he is gay or bisexual have circulated for years and lyrics on his 2017 album Flower Boy suggested this could be true.
In I Ain’t Got Time, he raps: "Next line will have ’em like, “Whoa” / I’ve been kissing white boys since 2004."
In addition, in a 2015 interview, he claimed he would "100 per cent go gay for 96 Leo [DiCaprio]", and he once posted a picture of the Hollywood actor with the words "yes boyfriend yes".
In the same year, he tweeted: "I TRIED TO COME OUT THE DAMN CLOSET LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO AND NO ONE CARED HAHAHHAHAHA."
So, are Jaden and Tyler really a couple? Only time will tell.
One of the most talked-about subjects in pop-culture is celebrity relationships. Sure, they're interesting when someone who's rich and famous decides to date an Average Joe like you or me, but what really gets tongues wagging is celebs who date each other.
People being people, they love a good gossip, and what's more, they love scandal! Just think about the media storm that erupts every time Selena and Justin get back together, or each time Miley and Liam break up.
Now, the latest member of the younger generation of celebs to make a fairly big revelation about his love life is 20-year-old Jaden Smith, son of Hollywood legend, Will Smith. While performing at a concert Creator's 2018 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in California, Jaden made the outrageous claim that he was dating 27-year-old rapper Tyler, The Creator.
Now, if you've followed Jaden's career, you'll know that he is certainly a flamboyant and enigmatic individual. But to go as far as to publically out himself and his friend/potential boyfriend, it all seems a little bizarre. Watch the video and see what you think. Is it genuine?
Check out the outrageous video below to watch the crowd go absolutely crazy for the news:
While the crowd was vehemently in favor of the relationship, the same could not be said about Tyler himself, who was honed in on by one audience member's camera wearing a white mask and a red hoodie, waving his arms seemingly in disagreement.
Even though this seemed to serve that this was nothing more than one friend declaring their love for another, Jaden did not change his stance on what he had said, taking to Twitter to write, "Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can't Deny It Now [sic]."
But given that Jaden has been vocal about his love about his male friends before, there's still a chance he was saying boyfriend platonically.
Check out the video below to see Jaden once again profess his love for a male friend:
So, are these guys actually together? And are they even gay?
Well, referring to Leonardo DiCaprio in a 2015 Rolling Stone interview, Tyler did say he "100% would go gay for '96 Leo", and he once posted a picture of the actor from the 1996 Romeo + Juliet movie with the words "yes boyfriend yes".
In 2015, Tyler also tweeted: "I TRIED TO COME OUT THE DAMN CLOSET LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO AND NO ONE CARED HAHAHHAHAHA."
Also in 2015 (back when they were both relatively unknown) Jaden appeared to announce his love for Tyler on Twitter, writing, "I think I'm in love with you," alongside a birthday message. "I don't know I'm still figuring it out but in the meantime happy birthday."
This tweet subsequently received a lot of media attention with many publications reporting that Jaden had come out. "It happened!" Media Take Out reported. "Will Smith's son Jaden Smith comes out of the closet, he admitted on Twitter that he's gay."
These headlines, however, were rebuked by a Smith family representative who said to Philadelphia magazine, "There's no truth to any of it."
In Tyler's back catalog, the rapper was heavily criticized for his use of the word "f*ggot" in his songs - suggesting that he is far from gay. However, on his last album Flower Boy, he discussed his sexuality in what appeared to be a "breakthrough moment", and he has since been more open about his refusal to accept labels.
And despite wide speculation in the press, Jaden has never spoken about his sexuality but has openly discussed being gender fluid and is very open with his androgynous fashion choices.
So, what was Tyler's reaction to Jaden's claims? Well, it seems he took it all in jest:
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Tyler replied, writing, "hahaha you a crazy n**** man [sic]", in an apparent denial of any relationship.
What do you think? Are Jaden and Tyler going to be kissing under the mistletoe this year or not? Let us know the poll below:
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However, in a very interesting update to this story, Jaden's original post outing their relationship has now disappeared, leaving fans confused as to what exactly is going on.
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"I just really want jaden smith and Tyler the Creator to be boyfriends for real :( y u delete the gay, jaden :((((, [sic]" wrote Twitter user @omgwtfbbqj.
Other people online expressed their bewilderment, with@allthegirlstoo tweeting "why did u delete ur tweet coward [sic]" and @wishyoudabest putting: "Can't believe he deleted that tweet. Everyone's confused now".
Yep, everyone certainly has been left confused by Jaden's behavior. But this certainly isn't the first time, and it probably won't be the last.
But it's one ride that shows no signs of slowing down, with Jaden recently mysteriously deleting the tweet in which he 'confirms' the secret relationship.
After telling the crowd at the Camp Flog Gnaw festival that Tyler was his "mother f**king boyfriend", the 20-year-old had repeated the claim online, writing: "Yup @tylerthecreator I Told Everyone You Can’t Deny It Now (sic)."
However, this post has now disappeared, leaving fans confused as to what exactly is going on.
"I just really want jaden smith and Tyler the Creator to be boyfriends for real :( y u delete the gay, jaden :((((," wrote Twitter user @omgwtfbbqj.
Other people online expressed their bewilderment, with@allthegirlstoo tweeting "why did u delete ur tweet coward" and @wishyoudabest putting: "Can't believe he deleted that tweet. Everyone's confused now".
While Jaden has been the ringleader in sparking a rumour that the pair are dating, Tyler's reaction the news hasn't been so enthusiastic.
As the crowd cheered at the Camp Flog Gnaw festival, the camera panned to the Yonkers star and he could be spotted shaking his head and waving his arms, seemingly not impressed with Jaden's comments.
Afterwards, the American rapper turned to Twitter himself, but neither confirmed or denied the alleged relationship, simply writing: "hahaha you a crazy n**** man (sic)".
Tyler has been criticised in the past for his use of homophobic slurs in his music. For example, his track A**Milk included the line: "Come take a stab at it, f****t, I pre-ordered your casket".
All in all, on his album Goblin, the Odd Future star – Tyler Gregory Okonma – is said to have used the word "f*****" and various anti-gay slurs 213 times.
His use of homophobic language and violent imagery led to the British government banning him from the UK for up to five years, with then-Home Secretary Theresa May claiming his music "encourages violence and intolerance of homosexuality" and "fosters hatred with views that seek to provoke others to terrorist acts".
Despite, this the rapper has insisted he is not homophobic, claiming that he was among the first people Frank Ocean told he was gay. Speaking to NME, he said: "I’m not homophobic. I just think “f*****” hits and hurts people. It hits. And 'gay' just means you’re stupid. I don’t know, we don’t think about it, we’re just kids. We don’t think about that shit. But I don’t hate gay people. I don’t want anyone to think I’m homophobic."
In fact, rumours that Tyler himself is gay or bisexual have circulated for years and lyrics on his 2017 album Flower Boy suggested this could be true. In I Ain’t Got Time, he raps: "Next line will have ’em like, “Whoa” / I’ve been kissing white boys since 2004."
In addition, in a 2015 interview, he claimed he would "100 per cent go gay for 96 Leo [DiCaprio]", and he once posted a picture of the Hollywood actor with the words "yes boyfriend yes".
In the same year, he tweeted: "I TRIED TO COME OUT THE DAMN CLOSET LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO AND NO ONE CARED HAHAHHAHAHA."
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