What Happened to JJ on DAYS OF OUR LIVES

JJ was born to Jennifer shortly after Jack’s death, and named Jack Jr. after his late father. Thankfully, Jennifer discovered that her husband had not been killed by the Salem Stalker, and the family was reunited. They chose to move to London where Jack and Jennifer got jobs as reporters.

JJ returned to Salem in 2013 having been kicked out of boarding school. However, it was revealed that he was expelled because he knew his roommate had been selling drugs!

JJ didn’t approve of his mother’s new boyfriend, Dr. Daniel Jonas, and kept trying to sabotage their relationship. He even went so far as to vandalize Daniel’s car, but when he was accused of anything, insisted he was innocent.

Dissatisfied with the money they were raising selling pot, JJ and his friend, Rory, stole medication from the hospital. And after learning that Jack had raped Kayla, JJ flew into a rage and vandalized the town square!

When Theresa Donovan overdosed, a frightened JJ called Daniel for help and came to realize that his mother’s beau was not a bad guy. Seeing how close he was to going to jail, JJ decided to turn his life around.

JJ became smitten with Paige Larson, but his friends, Rory and Bev, didn’t like this new side of JJ and Bev tried to sabotage their relationship. Paige’s mom, Eve Donovan, who has a contentious history with Jennifer, didn’t approve of her daughter dating her rival’s son, either.

After Paige and JJ split up, he ended up having a secret affair with her mother, Eve! Naturally, when Paige discovered this (on her birthday, no less!), she was decidedly less than happy about it!

JJ began working with the DEA and posed as a drug dealer to find out who Kyle’s boss was. Paige, who was dating Kyle at the time, was unaware of JJ’s undercover status and feared he was back on drugs again.

Kyle was killed by his boss, Clyde Weston, and when JJ found Paige dead, he immediately suspected Clyde, but also blamed himself for getting Paige involved in the danger. However, it was later revealed that Paige had actually been killed by Ben Weston, who was Clyde’s son.

After working with the Salem PD to help get Clyde arrested, JJ decided to join the police force. He also began dating Gabi Hernandez, but when Abigail was killed in a plane crash, he had a grief-stricken one-night stand with a woman he didn't remember. Gabi reluctantly gave him another chance, but they split for good when she thought he was cheating on her again. In fact, the secret he was keeping was that Abigail was alive and hiding out in Salem!

JJ dated fellow detective Lani Price, but things took a turn when he shot her brother, Theo Carver, in the line of duty. Unable to deal with the guilt, JJ considered taking his own life but was stopped by Gabi. He also believed he was the father of Lani’s baby, but the babydaddy turned out to be Eli, which really ended their relationship.

Moving on, JJ decided to become an EMT, and came to the aid of nurse Haley Chen, who was attempting suicide. They grew close and she confided that she was in the country illegally. Unfortunately, when he offered to marry her so she could stay in the US, she declined and entered into a Green Card marriage with Tripp instead! 

After a year passed in the blink of an eye, JJ was in a terrible place, driven back to drugs from Haley's tragic death. It was later revealed that she'd died after a grief-stricken Kristen pushed her down the hospital stairs. He sought revenge on Kristen but ultimately chose not to kill her and with the love of his family, began putting his life back together again. Ultimately, however, he chose to leave Salem to help Theo, thereby helping himself.

In November 2020, JJ came home to Salem with Theo to reunite with his family and attend his parents' anniversary party. Stay tuned to see how he factors into the drama coming up!