The “Hustle & Flow” actor and his wife secretly exchanged vows in a private Los Angeles ceremony in January .
Howard broke the news to CNN's Anderson Cooper earlier this week while making the promo rounds for “Winnie,” a biopic in which he plays Nelson Mandela opposite Jennifer Hudson who will be playing Winnie.
The happy couple have been spotted hob-knobbing at the annual Cannes Film Festival in France all week.
