Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson insists it’s “too late” to cancel his February 2025 wedding to Sharelle Rosado despite their recent split. On his “Nightcap” podcast with Shannon Sharpe, the former NFL wideout explained why he won’t call off the wedding, while Sharpe joked that he will object if Rosado isn’t the bride.
“You still got your suit for the wedding?” Johnson said. “I do,” Sharpe responded.
“Hey, s–t looking grim… I know one thing, I’m getting married come February, you hear me,” Johnson said. “I’m getting married in February. I don’t know who the f–k it’s going to be, but when that God damn day come, I’m walking down the aisle with somebody.
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“… Bro, i’m 46 years old, man, I ain’t got any time to be playing. What are you trying to do? Whoever it’s going to be, I’m walking down that mother f–king aisle in February.”
At that point, Sharpe interjected, as reported by the New York Post.
“Well I aint going. If it ain’t my niece, I ain’t going,” he said, referring to Rosado.
“You know what, if you don’t show up that’s fine. .. s–t, boy. I hate for us to fall out now,” Johnson quipped.
“I’ll tell you what, when the minister says, ‘Does anybody object, speak now or forever hold your peace’ — ‘I object, I said it, I object! This ain’t right!’
“I’ve known Relle for two years. She’s a good woman, Ocho!”
The reason for Johnson and Rosado’s breakup remains unclear.
Rosado, 37, confirmed the split last month on X, stating that Johnson, 46, “is a free man.” She noted being tagged in numerous social media posts.
On their “Nightcap” podcast, Sharpe joked that if Johnson marries someone else, he will tell the bride she is not accepted by the “Nightcap” family.
The couple shares a 2-year-old daughter, Serenity.
“Unc, I know how you feel but sometimes in life… s–t looking kinda grim right now, boy. So you might as well get it through your head, get it through your skull, it might not be who you wanted,” Johnson said.
“But I’m walking down that aisle come God damn February because I’m going to be old. I aint got time to play.”
Johnson revealed that he has already paid deposits for big-name entertainers for his upcoming wedding.
“I’m having an open bar, I got three people performing,” he said, adding that he has Brian McKnight, Anthony Hamilton and John Legend set to perform. “It’s too late now. It’s too late.”
Johnson and Rosado went public with their romance in November 2020 and got engaged in January 2023.
