Draya , if you do n’t jazz , is a world champion , thespian , and mother of three children : sons Kniko , 21 , and Jru , 8 , and a new-sprung daughter , whom she shares with Jalen .

Maybe you’ve heard of Draya Michele.

You might have also heard of Jalen Green.

The two have reportedlybeen togethersince at least August 2023, and in May, they had their first child.

Throughout their relationship, the two have constantly faced criticism over their age gap — Draya is 39, Jalen is 22 — which she just addressed for the first time.

DrayatoldTMZ Sports, “I don’t know what people’s problem is. Two adults being in love? I don’t know why that would rub people the wrong way.”

“It’s kind of weird,” she added. “Love is love at the end of the day.”

Draya also said she and Jalen tend to block out the negative things people say about them in general.

“We try to stay off the internet and not really listen to that kind of stuff,” she shared.

“We also don’t care,” Jalen added.

Welp!

Draya Michele is wearing long, emerald-green earrings and a matching, elegant dress, posing against a plain backdrop

Jalen Green smiles while seated with a crowd in the background. He wears a short-sleeve shirt and a chain necklace

Draya Michele wearing a metallic halter dress at a GQ event

Jalen Green and Draya Michele

Basketball player Jalen Green in a white and red "Rockets" uniform, standing on a court

Closeup of Draya Michele

An interviewer in a red dress speaks courtside with basketball player Jalen Green, wearing a white and red uniform, after a game