gossett has been married three times and fathered one son and adopted one son. his first marriage was to hattie glascoe; it was annulled. his second, to christina mangosing, took place on august 21, 1973. their son satie was born in 1974. gossett and mangosing divorced in 1975. his third marriage, to "star search" champion cyndi james-reese, took place on december 25, 1987. they adopted a son, sharron (born 1977). gossett and james-reese divorced in 1992.