Charges Renewed Against Smollett for Alleged False Report John Paul King, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National February 15, 2020 0Ten months after charges against him were dropped, actor Jesse Smollett was indicted again on Tuesday for allegedly lying to...
Jussie Smollett Claims Lawsuit Against Him Should Be Dropped Katie Burkholder National September 6, 2019 0After almost nine months, former Empire star Jussie Smollett is requesting the $130,000 lawsuit against him from the city of...
Fox Renews Empire but Not Jussie Smollett’s Character Katie Burkholder Culture May 2, 2019 0Fox has announced they will be renewing drama series Empire for a sixth season, but will not include Jussie Smollett’s...
Brothers Involved in Smollett Case File Defamation Suit against Actor’s Attorneys Mariah Cooper National April 25, 2019 0Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two brothers who claim Jussie Smollett paid them to help stage a hate crime hoax,...
Jussie Smollett’s Attorney Says Actor Won’t ‘Be Intimidated’ to Repay Chicago $130,000 Mariah Cooper National April 6, 2019 0Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney Mark Geragos has slammed the city of Chicago’s pending civil suit against the “Empire” star demanding...
Trump says DOJ, FBI to Review the Jussie Smollett Case Mariah Cooper National March 30, 2019 0President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI will review the “outrageous” Jussie Smollett...
Charges Against Jussie Smollett Are Dropped Katie Burkholder National March 27, 2019 0After speculation that he faked his own hate crime, all charges against gay actor Jussie Smollett have been dropped, according...
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to 16 Felony Counts Katie Burkholder National March 15, 2019 0Empire actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to charges that he staged a homophobic and racist hate crime against...
Brothers Involved in Jussie Smollet Case Issue Apology Mariah Cooper National March 2, 2019 0The two men who allegedly helped “Empire” star Jussie Smollett stage a fake homophobic and racist attack say that they...
Jussie Smollett Arrested for Filing False Police Report Katie Burkholder National February 22, 2019 0Jussie Smollett has been arrested on suspicion of filing a false police report, reported the Gay Times. On January 29, the...
Anonymous Claims That Jussie Smollett Staged Hate Crime Shift Investigation Katie Burkholder National February 19, 2019 0Anonymous sources claim gay Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged his own hate crime, reportedly shifting the trajectory of the investigation...