Jodie Turner-Smith & Pal Moses Sumney Hold Hands While Attending Essence Event During Oscars Week

Jodie Turner-Smith and Moses Sumney are enjoying a fun afternoon together!

The longtime friends were seen holding hands while they posed for photos together at the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday afternoon (February 27) at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

The annual event, which has the “Scene and Unseen” theme this year, is honoring Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs, and Raamla Mohamed. The event is “spotlighting the stories, performances, and contributions that often go overlooked, even as they shape the fabric of the entertainment industry.”

Jodie and Moses have known each other for years and they previously walked a carpet four years ago for the premiere of the movie Zola.

Jodie, who filed for divorce from husband Joshua Jackson in October 2023, has been in a legal battle with her ex for the past year.

Moses released his debut album Aromanticism in 2017 and titled it after the term that refers to people who haven’t experienced love.

“I’ve had a lot of romantic interactions,” he told The Fader. “I was present to some degree, but I wasn’t in love; I wasn’t able to reciprocate. I was like, Do I need to go to a doctor, or write an album?”