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Charges Renewed Against Smollett for Alleged False Report

Ten months after charges against him were dropped, actor Jesse Smollett was indicted again on Tuesday for allegedly lying to police when he reported being the victim of a hate crime. The “Empire” star was pr...

Jussie Smollett Claims Lawsuit Against Him Should Be Dropped

After almost nine months, former Empire star Jussie Smollett is requesting the $130,000 lawsuit against him from the city of Chicago be dropped, reported the Chicago Sun Times. Chicago police officers accus...

Fox Renews Empire but Not Jussie Smollett’s Character

Fox has announced they will be renewing drama series Empire for a sixth season, but will not include Jussie Smollett’s character, reported Reuters. The announcement was made on Tuesday (April 30), and it see...

Brothers Involved in Smollett Case File Defamation Suit against Actor’s Attorneys

Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two brothers who claim Jussie Smollett paid them to help stage a hate crime hoax, are suing Smollett’s attorneys for defamation. The Osundairo brothers claim Mark Geragos...

Jussie Smollett’s Attorney Says Actor Won’t ‘Be Intimidated’ to Repay Chicago $130,000

Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney Mark Geragos has slammed the city of Chicago’s pending civil suit against the “Empire” star demanding he repay the city $130,000 — the cost of the police investigation into th...

Trump says DOJ, FBI to Review the Jussie Smollett Case

President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI will review the “outrageous” Jussie Smollett case after prosecutors dropped 16 counts of disorderly conduct against the “Em...

Charges Against Jussie Smollett Are Dropped

After speculation that he faked his own hate crime, all charges against gay actor Jussie Smollett have been dropped, according to Gay Star News. Smollett was summoned to an emergency court appearance Tuesday...

Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to 16 Felony Counts

Empire actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to charges that he staged a homophobic and racist hate crime against him for personal profit, reported USA Today. The star and his legal team appeared in a...

Brothers Involved in Jussie Smollet Case Issue Apology

The two men who allegedly helped “Empire” star Jussie Smollett stage a fake homophobic and racist attack say that they have “tremendous regret” for how the incident has affected minority communities and victims...

Jussie Smollett Arrested for Filing False Police Report

Jussie Smollett has been arrested on suspicion of filing a false police report, reported the Gay Times. On January 29, the Empire star claimed he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack, where two a...

Anonymous Claims That Jussie Smollett Staged Hate Crime Shift Investigation

Anonymous sources claim gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged his own hate crime, reportedly shifting the trajectory of the investigation by Chicago police. Brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo were ar...

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