Is Skai Jackson dating Beyonce's nephew Julez Smith? Truth behind photo that sparked relationship rumors
Singer Solange Knowles’s son and Beyonce’s nephew, Daniel Julez Smith Jr, is rumored to be dating Disney actress Skai Jackson after a photo of the teens recently surfaced on the Internet. In the picture shared by BCK online, Skai, who is 18-years-old, can be seen sitting on Solange's son Julez’s shoulders, who is 16-years-old. Skai is best known for her work on the Disney Channel shows ‘Jessie’ and ‘Bunk’d’. The star is fresh off her stint on the latest season on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
According to sources, the photo is about a year old. “If you look closely, Julez has a full head of curls and he recently just shaved his hair off. The duo did date at one point, but they are no longer together,” the source told BCK Online exclusively.
Solange had her son with Daniel Smith when she was 18. Solange was 17 when she married her high school sweetheart, but they divorced three years later. The singer has always been a private person and has kept Julez away from the media. Julez recently shaved off his hair to sport a trimmed platinum blonde look. The 16-year-old debuted his new look on Instagram a few weeks ago. He later dyed his hair back to black.
Julez himself put the rumors to rest when he took to his Instagram stories on Jan 15 to clear up the rumors. When asked if he talks to Skai he said “F*&^, No”. He further explained, “I don’t like her like this. Don’t believe what other people say..and her personality and her ego is very big..she need to come down back to earth.”
Skai, who became a trending topic on Twitter, caught wind of the post and subliminally responded. She wrote, “The negative energy you put out is the same energy you are putting on to yourself”.
The negative energy you put out, is the same energy you are putting on to yourself🤷🏽♀️
— Skai Jackson (@skaijackson) January 15, 2021
Jackson has worked hard in Hollywood to make a name for herself as a true Disney darling. In addition to acting, the young adult is an accomplished author who knows a thing or two about clapping back on social media. In 2019, she released her book, ‘Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire’, ‘Empower’, and ‘Clapback’. During an interview with ET for their Unfiltered series, Skai spoke about the price that comes with fame.
She said, “For me, growing up at a young age in the limelight and on social media, I joined Twitter when I was 10 and I got my Instagram when I was 11, so when I joined Instagram, I did notice a lot of hate comments or people would just, like, nitpick at my appearance, just to be funny.”
She continued, “A lot of people go through this. The most popular people do. And for me, being a young age, I didn’t understand why these people were saying these things. I would get really, really sad. But now I’m starting to learn to love myself no matter what and not care what anyone says.”