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Actor/singer Jussie Smollett performs at the Television Academy event for Fox Tv’s “Empire” – A Performance Under The Stars at The Grove on May 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California *“Empire” creator Lee Daniels is speaking out yet again about Jussie Smollett’s alleged homophobic and racially charged attack, telling New York magazine that the is […]

*There seems to be some doubt among neighbors, locals cops and news media about Jussie Smollett’s claim that he is the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime that went down in Chicago in the early morning hours of Jan. 29. According to Mediaite, investigators reportedly agree that his story is suspicious and members […]

Jussie Smollett and Robin Roberts viA ABC *Robin Roberts says she had complicated feelings going into her on-air sit down with “Empire” star Jussie Smollett.  Nearly three weeks after they dished about his alleged hate crime, the “Good Morning America” anchor is opening up about her emotions to the interview. “I’ll be completely honest, […]

Actor/singer Jussie Smollett performs at the Television Academy event for Fox Tv’s “Empire” – A Performance Under The Stars at The Grove on May 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California *Google has been ordered by a Cook County judge to turn over a year’s worth of Jussie Smollett’s emails, photos, location data and private messages  […]

*“Empire” star Jussie Smollett dodged a lifetime of being behind bars after criminal charges against him were dropped and his record expunged. Smollett was accused of orchestrating a hate crime against himself in Chicago and filing a false police report about it. The entertainer maintains he had no involvement in staging the attack. Chicago Police […]

Taraji P. Henson, left, as Cookie Lyon and Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon in the “My Bad Parts” episode of “Empire.” (photo: Fox) *Jussie Smollett, as we reported earlier, was up for an NAACP Image award, but we can now report that the embattled “Empire” actor came up empty. The category that Smollett was nominated […]

*Following his arrest on the charges of filing a false police report, Jussie Smollett has been removed from the final two episodes of “Empire” Season 5, executive producers of the hit FOX music drama announced in a statement Friday. “The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us,” read […]

*On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the hosts of “The Real” talk about Jussie Smollett being indicted by a grand jury in Chicago. Co-hosts Loni Love and Tamera Mowry-Housley feel that the case is just a political statement. Co-host Jeannie Mai thinks if Smollett is guilty, he needs to pay for the damage he’s done to the […]

Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on March 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Source: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images North America) *Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett may return to “Empire” before the sixth and final season comes to an end.  Showrunner Brett Mahoney revealed to TVLine that there have been discussions about bringing Smollett back […]

Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson / Getty *The former Chicago police chief who arrested Jussie Smollett for staging a hate crime in 2019 said the actor could have avoided a trial and public humiliation had he apologized and admitted to lying about the alleged crime. “I want people to understand this. This was not […]

*”Empire” star Jussie Smollett has finally turned over partial records of his cellphone use to detectives investigating an alleged assault by two masked men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him last month. “Phone records from Jussie’s manager were sent to police on Feb. 5 and Jussie’s records were sent over this morning. Both […]

Jussie Smollett courtroom outburst (screenshot) *As we previously reported, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime in Chicago. After learning his fate, Jussie went off on the judge, telling him if he dies in prison it’s not suicide. “I am innocent. I could have said I was […]

Jussie Smollett and Nigerian brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo *Jussie Smollett is heading to trial next month over his racist and homophobic attack in Chicago in 2019 — an incident that the police claim he made up. The former “Empire” actor attempted to have the criminal case against him tossed but TMZ reports that […]

Sam Jackson – Jussie Smollett *Several celebrities and organizations tried their best to keep Jussie out of jail by writing letters to the judge pleading with him to take it easy. Samuel L. Jackson and Alfre Woodard were among the few who went to bat for Jussie, according to Daily Mail. Samuel and his wife […]

Getty * Jussie Smollett opened up about his 2019 hate crime attack in an interview with activist Marc Lamont Hill on Wednesday. The former “Empire” star appeared in an Instagram Live with Hill, during which he discussed his ongoing trial. “It’s been beyond frustrating, and I certainly am not going rogue,” he said about the […]